An Ohio State football player was named to a preseason watch list for the fifth day in a row on Friday as this year’s rollout of preseason watch lists for college football’s major awards continued.
Ohio State center Luke Wypler was named Friday to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which honors college football’s best center. He was one of 40 centers selected to the watch list.
Congratulations to our 2022 Rimington Trophy Watchlist! Our committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers.
— Rimington Trophy (@rimingtontrophy) July 22, 2022
Presenting the 2022 watchlist: https://t.co/ugVqWIXZBY pic.twitter.com/CvUiw5gQGk
Wypler is entering his second season as the Buckeyes’ starting center after playing a team-high 860 snaps in 2021.
He joins C.J. Stroud, TreVeyon Henderson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Buckeyes who made preseason watch lists this week. All three of them were nominated for the Maxwell Award while Stroud is on the watch list for the Davey O’Brien Award, Henderson is on the watch list for the Doak Walker Award and Smith-Njigba is on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award – which honor college football’s top quarterback, running back and wide receiver.
Watch lists for 10 more major awards are scheduled to be released over the next two weeks.
The @JohnMackeyAward and @RimingtonTrophy have released their preseason watch lists, highlighting the nation's top returning tight ends and centers. Here's the composite list after one week. https://t.co/w0iF4uVE7l pic.twitter.com/f0Iqoz5Xz9
— NCFAA (@ncfaa) July 22, 2022
