Three Alabama linemen landed on preseason watch lists Tuesday.

Crimson Tide offensive linemen Ross Pierschbacher and Jonah Williams were named to the Outland Trophy’s preseason watch list, while defensive lineman Raekwon Davis was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy’s preseason watch list. The FWAA announced both.

The Outland Trophy honors the top interior lineman in college football, and its watch list was made up of 82 standouts representing all 10 Division I FBS conferences and independents. Four Crimson Tide players have won the award previously, including Chris Samuels (1999), Andre Smith (2008), Barrett Jones (2011) and most recently Cam Robinson in 2016.

Coming off a first-team All-SEC season at left guard, Pierschbacher helped anchor an offensive line that ranked second in the league and 13th nationally in rushing with 250.6 yards per game, while also ranking second in the SEC and 15th nationally in scoring offense (37.1 ppg).

The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native played 762 snaps last year and is the 10th-best returning player for the 2018 Crimson Tide team, in terms of season-long Pro Football Focus grades at 77.6. Pierschbacher made the move to center, where he will play in 2018, this spring. He was also named to the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy, given to the top center.

Last season, Williams finished with 22 knockdown blocks and an average grade of 86.7 percent in 14 games, per UA Athletics. He surrendered just 2.5 sacks and eight pressures in 831 offensive snaps while committing just two mental errors and only missing 10 assignments.

The Nagurski Trophy is annually presented to the nation’s top defensive player, and its watch list featured 97 defensive standouts from 61 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences. The 2018 watch list included 27 defensive backs, 26 linebackers, 24 ends and 20 tackles.

Also named to the Chuck Bednarik Award watch list, Davis ranked third on the team with 69 tackles, 10 of which went for a loss to rank second on the Tide defense in that category. He also contributed a team-high 8.5 sacks to finish fifth in the SEC. Davis added a pair of quarterback hurries, recovered one fumble and picked off his first career pass in his sophomore campaign.

The last, and only, Alabama player to win the Nagurski was a defensive lineman, as former UA All-American and first-round draft pick Jonathan Allen won the award after the 2016 season.

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Alabama players on 2018 preseason watch lists:

Maxwell Award -- Damien Harris, Jalen Hurts, Tua Tagovailoa

Chuck Bednarik Award -- Raekwon Davis, Anfernee Jennings, Mack Wilson

Lott IMPACT Trophy -- Anfernee Jennings

Davey O’Brien Award -- Jalen Hurts

Doak Walker Award -- Damien Harris

Rimington Trophy -- Ross Pierschbacher

John Mackey Award -- Hale Hentges

Butkus Award -- Anfernee Jennings, Dylan Moses, Mack Wilson

Bronko Nagurski Trophy -- Raekwon Davis

Outland Trophy -- Ross Pierschbacher, Jonah Williams

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