Mele Tabbed To Rimington Trophy Watch List
August 04, 2023 | Football
Washington center Matteo Mele has been named to the 2023 Rimington Trophy Watch List.
Mele, a junior from Tucson, Ariz., appeared in all 13 games for the Huskies last season. He was part of an offensive line group that helped Washington rush for 1,898 yards and throw for 4,807 yards with 65 total touchdowns scored.
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze
Outland Trophy – Troy Fautanu
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Bralen Trice
Wuerffel Trophy – Edefuan Ulofoshio
Rimington Trophy – Matteo Mele
Mele, a junior from Tucson, Ariz., appeared in all 13 games for the Huskies last season. He was part of an offensive line group that helped Washington rush for 1,898 yards and throw for 4,807 yards with 65 total touchdowns scored.
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Dave Rimington, the award's namesake, was a consensus first-team All-America center at the University of Nebraska in 1981 and 1982, during which time he became the John Outland Trophy's only two-time winner as the nation's finest college interior lineman. For more on the Rimington Trophy, visit www.rimingtontrophy.com.
Washington Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze
Outland Trophy – Troy Fautanu
Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Bralen Trice
Wuerffel Trophy – Edefuan Ulofoshio
Rimington Trophy – Matteo Mele
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