The 6-3, 300-pound
Byford is one of four Big 12 centers on the watch list. Byford started the final
13 games last season and earned honorable-mention All-Big 12 honors from the
Associated Press and Big 12 Coaches. His performance helped Nebraska rank in the top
25 nationally in rushing, passing, scoring and total offense.
The eight year old
trophy is presented by Canon, Cornhusker Marriott, and Logitech. The award is
hosted by the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Former Nebraska great Dave Rimington is the namesake
for the award, presented annually to the nation’s top center. Husker Dominic
Raiola was the first recipient of the award in 2000.
The winner is selected
by determining the consensus All-American center pick from four existing All
America Teams including:
- American Football Coaches
Association
- Walter Camp Foundation
- Sporting News
- Football Writers Association of
America
The winner will be
honored at an awards banquet at the Rococo Theater in Lincoln in January of
2008.
2007
Rimington Trophy Watch List
|
Kenny
Alfred |
Washington
State |
Sophomore |
6'2" |
293
lbs. |
|
Sete
Aulai |
BYU |
Senior |
6'0"
|
290
lbs. |
|
Royce
Blackledge |
Mississippi
State |
Senior |
6'4"
|
293
lbs. |
|
Tim
Bond |
Wyoming |
Junior |
6'4"
|
296
lbs. |
|
Jason
Bosley |
Auburn |
Junior |
6'2"
|
280
lbs. |
|
Brett
Byford |
Nebraska |
Senior |
6'3"
|
300
lbs. |
|
Antoine
Caldwell |
Alabama |
Junior |
6'3"
|
288
lbs. |
|
Jim
Cordle |
Ohio
State |
Sophomore |
6'5"
|
275
lbs. |
|
Mike
Dent |
West
Virginia |
Junior |
6'4"
|
285
lbs. |
|
Kyle
DeVan |
Oregon
State |
Senior |
6'2"
|
310
lbs. |
|
Rafael
Eubanks |
Iowa |
Sophomore |
6'3"
|
288
lbs. |
|
Robby
Felix |
UTEP |
Junior |
6'3" |
295
lbs. |
|
Dominic
Green |
Nevada |
Junior |
6'3"
|
295
lbs |
|
Blaine
Guenther |
Air Force
|
Senior |
6'2"
|
270
lbs. |
|
Kyle
Gunther |
Utah |
Senior |
6'4"
|
304
lbs. |
|
Antron
Harper |
Navy |
Senior |
5'11"
|
272
lbs. |
|
Brett
Helms |
LSU |
Junior |
6'2"
|
283
lbs. |
|
Chris
Joseph |
UCLA |
Senior |
6'5"
|
282
lbs. |
|
Steve
Justice |
Wake
Forest |
Senior |
6'4" |
280
lbs. |
|
Adam
Korby |
Idaho |
Junior |
6'2"
|
292
lbs. |
|
Robbie
Krutilla |
Western
Michigan |
Senior |
6'3"
|
308
lbs. |
|
Doug
Legursky |
Marshall |
Senior |
6'3"
|
308
lbs. |
|
Scott
Lenahan |
North
Carolina |
Senior |
6'1"
|
290
lbs. |
|
Kory
Lichtensteiger |
Bowling
Green |
Senior |
6'3" |
300
lbs. |
|
Jonathan
Luigs |
Arkansas |
Junior |
6'4"
|
305
lbs. |
|
Alex
Mack |
California |
Junior |
6'5"
|
295
lbs. |
|
Tim
Mattran |
Stanford |
Senior |
6'5" |
300
lbs. |
|
Ryan
McDonald |
Illinois |
Junior |
6'5"
|
300
lbs. |
|
Josh
McNeil |
Tennessee |
Sophomore |
6'4"
|
280
lbs. |
|
Drew
Miller |
Florida |
Senior |
6'5"
|
297
lbs. |
|
Trey
Miranne |
Army |
Senior |
6'0"
|
273
lbs. |
|
Justin
Paysinger |
San
Jose State |
Junior |
6'1"
|
295
lbs. |
|
Mike
Pollak |
Arizona
State |
Senior |
6'4"
|
300
lbs. |
|
Daniel
Sanders |
Colorado
|
Junior |
6'3"
|
305
lbs. |
|
Blake
Schlueter |
Texas
Christian |
Junior |
6'3"
|
272
lbs. |
|
Kevin
Sheridan |
Boston
College
|
Senior |
6'3"
|
295
lbs. |
|
A.Q.
Shipley |
Penn
State |
Junior |
6'1"
|
293
lbs. |
|
Adam
Spieker |
Missouri |
Junior |
6'4"
|
310
lbs. |
|
John
Sullivan |
Notre
Dame |
Senior |
6'4"
|
290
lbs. |
|
Ryan
Tonnemacher |
Utah
State |
Junior |
6'3"
|
272
lbs. |
|
Lafu
Tuioti-Mariner |
Hawaii |
Junior |
6'0" |
279
lbs. |
|
Kevin
Tuminello |
Georgia
Tech |
Senior |
6'4" |
290
lbs. |
|
Cody
Wallace |
Texas
A&M |
Senior |
6'4" |
296
lbs. |
|
Ryan
Wendell |
Fresno
State |
Senior |
6'2" |
285
lbs. |
|
Austin
Wilkinson |
Rice |
Junior |
6'2" |
270
lbs. |
|
Eric
Wood |
Louisville |
Junior |
6'4" |
301
lbs. |
|
Ben
Wyss |
Indiana |
Senior |
6'1" |
280
lbs. |
|
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