Junior lineman Everett Smalley named to 2022 Outland Trophy Watch List
7/26/2022 8:05:00 AM | Football
Air Force junior offensive lineman Everett Smalley was one of 89 returning standout interior linemen representing 10 Division I FBS conference and independents named to the 2022 Outland Trophy watch list, announced by the Football Writers Association of America.
Smalley was part of an offensive line that was outstanding all season, as the unit had eight different starting lineups up front. The line started three different centers. Despite the changes, the unit helped the Falcons lead the nation in rushing (327.7) and time of possession (36:35). The group also helped set an Air Force record for consecutive weeks leading the nation in rushing with 10, breaking the record of eight set in 2010. The Falcons were the only team in the nation to average 300-plus rushing yards per game. This past season, the offensive line became the first non-Power 5 unit to be a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, giving annually to the nation's top offensive line.
The recipient of the 2022 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Thurs., Dec. 8. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 11, 2023.
The Atlantic Coast Conference had 11 players with the Big 12 and Pac-12 each with 10 followed by the American Athletic, Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences plus the Independents with six each. Conference USA has five selections and the Mid-American Conference four. There are 29 offensive tackles on this year's list, just ahead of 25 defensive tackles to go with 18 centers and 17 guards. Just over half of the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision schools – 67 – are represented on the list.
The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.
The Outland Trophy is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since. Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.
The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
Smalley was part of an offensive line that was outstanding all season, as the unit had eight different starting lineups up front. The line started three different centers. Despite the changes, the unit helped the Falcons lead the nation in rushing (327.7) and time of possession (36:35). The group also helped set an Air Force record for consecutive weeks leading the nation in rushing with 10, breaking the record of eight set in 2010. The Falcons were the only team in the nation to average 300-plus rushing yards per game. This past season, the offensive line became the first non-Power 5 unit to be a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, giving annually to the nation's top offensive line.
The recipient of the 2022 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN on Thurs., Dec. 8. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 11, 2023.
The Atlantic Coast Conference had 11 players with the Big 12 and Pac-12 each with 10 followed by the American Athletic, Mountain West and Sun Belt Conferences plus the Independents with six each. Conference USA has five selections and the Mid-American Conference four. There are 29 offensive tackles on this year's list, just ahead of 25 defensive tackles to go with 18 centers and 17 guards. Just over half of the 131 Football Bowl Subdivision schools – 67 – are represented on the list.
The Outland Trophy winner is chosen from three finalists who are a part of the annual FWAA All-America Team. The FWAA All-America Committee, after voting input from the entire membership, selects a 26-man first team and eventually the three Outland finalists. Committee members, then by individual ballot, select the winner. Only interior linemen on offense or defense are eligible for the award; ends are not eligible.
The Outland Trophy is the third-oldest major college football award. Created in 1946 when Dr. John Outland presented the FWAA with a financial contribution to initiate the award, the Outland Trophy has been given to the best interior lineman in college football ever since. Dr. Outland, an All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in the late 1890s, eventually took up practice in Kansas City, Mo. An avid outdoorsman, Dr. Outland believed linemen did not get the credit they deserved and wanted an award to recognize them.
The Outland Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses college football's most prestigious awards. The NCFAA's 25 awards have honored more than 800 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for more information.
| 2022 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST (89) | ||
| C Steve Avila, TCU | G A.J. Gillie, Louisiana | G Lokahi Pauole, UCF |
| G Clark Barrington, BYU | OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma | OT Nolan Potter Jr., NIU |
| DT Kyon Barrs, Arizona | C Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane | C Jake Renfro, Cincinnati |
| G T.J. Bass, Oregon | OT Cooper Hodges, App State | G Layden Robinson, Texas A&M |
| OT Cooper Beebe, Kansas State | DT Siaki Ika, Baylor | DT Jaquelin Roy, LSU |
| DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin | DT McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M | G Brendan Schlittler, Liberty |
| OT Connor Bishop, Army | DT Desjuan Johnson, Toledo | C John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota |
| DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson | OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State | OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern |
| G Marco Brewer, Oregon State | OT Broderick Jones, Georgia | DT Jacob Slade, Michigan State |
| G Nick Broeker, Ole Miss | OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State | OT Everett Smalley, Air Force |
| DT Jalen Carter, Georgia | DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt | G Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan |
| G Caleb Chandler, Louisville | OT Jaxson Kirkland, Washington | OT Cole Spencer, Texas Tech |
| DT Elijah Chatman, SMU | C Willie Lampkin, Coastal Carolina | OT Austin Stidham, Troy |
| DT Will Choloh, Troy | OT Quantavious Leslie, WKU | DT Dante Stills, West Virginia |
| C Eli Cox, Kentucky | G Josh Lugg, Notre Dame | C Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas |
| OT Braeden Daniels, Utah | G Christian Mahogany, Boston College | C Malik Sumter, Georgia State |
| DT Tyler Davis, Clemson | C Ahofitu Maka, UTSA | DT Junior Tafuna, Utah |
| DT Gervon Dexter, Florida | DT Scott Matlock, Boise State | DT Leonard Taylor, Miami |
| C Trevor Downing, Iowa State | OT Jordan McFadden, Clemson | OT Kadeem Telfort, UAB |
| DT Cory Durden, N.C. State | C Manase Mose, North Texas | OT Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin |
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