Outland Trophy

Given every year since 1946 to the best interior lineman, offense or defense. Nebraska has won it most, nine times (eight players). Dave Rimington won it twice. Share

Every winner

Season	Player	Position		School
2025	Spencer Fano	OT		Utah
2024	Kelvin Banks Jr.	OT		Texas
2023	T’Vondre Sweat	DT		Texas
2022	Olu Oluwatimi	C		Michigan
2021	Jordan Davis	DT		Georgia
2020	Alex Leatherwood	OT		Alabama
2019	Penei Sewell	OT		Oregon
2018	Quinnen Williams	DT		Alabama
2017	Ed Oliver	DT		Houston
2016	Cam Robinson	OT		Alabama
2015	Joshua Garnett	OG		Stanford
2014	Brandon Scherff	OT		Iowa
2013	Aaron Donald	DT		Pittsburgh
2012	Luke Joeckel	OT		Texas A&M
2011	Barrett Jones	OT		Alabama
2010	Gabe Carimi	OT		Wisconsin
2009	Ndamukong Suh	DT		Nebraska
2008	Andre Smith	OT		Alabama
2007	Glenn Dorsey	DT		LSU
2006	Joe Thomas	OT		Wisconsin
2005	Greg Eslinger	C		Minnesota
2004	Jammal Brown	OT		Oklahoma
2003	Robert Gallery	OT		Iowa
2002	Rien Long	DT		Washington State
2001	Bryant McKinnie	OT		Miami (FL)
2000	John Henderson	DT		Tennessee
1999	Chris Samuels	OT		Alabama
1998	Kris Farris	OT		UCLA
1997	Aaron Taylor	OG		Nebraska
1996	Orlando Pace	OT		Ohio State
1995	Jonathan Ogden	OT		UCLA
1994	Zach Wiegert	OT		Nebraska
1993	Rob Waldrop	DT		Arizona
1992	Will Shields	OG		Nebraska
1991	Steve Emtman	DT		Washington
1990	Russell Maryland	DT		Miami (FL)
1989	Mohammed Elewonibi	OG		BYU
1988	Tracy Rocker	DT		Auburn
1987	Chad Hennings	DT		Air Force
1986	Jason Buck	DT		BYU
1985	Mike Ruth	DT		Boston College
1984	Bruce Smith	DT		Virginia Tech
1983	Dean Steinkuhler	OG		Nebraska
1982	Dave Rimington	C		Nebraska
1981	Dave Rimington	C		Nebraska
1980	Mark May	OT		Pittsburgh
1979	Jim Ritcher	C		NC State
1978	Greg Roberts	OG		Oklahoma
1977	Brad Shearer	DT		Texas
1976	Ross Browner	DE		Notre Dame
1975	Lee Roy Selmon	DT		Oklahoma
1974	Randy White	DT		Maryland
1973	John Hicks	OT		Ohio State
1972	Rich Glover	MG		Nebraska
1971	Larry Jacobson	DT		Nebraska
1970	Jim Stillwagon	DT		Ohio State
1969	Mike Reid	DT		Penn State
1968	Bill Stanfill	DT		Georgia
1967	Ron Yary	OT		USC
1966	Loyd Phillips	DT		Arkansas
1965	Tommy Nobis	OG		Texas
1964	Steve DeLong	MG		Tennessee
1963	Scott Appleton	OT		Texas
1962	Bobby Bell	OT		Minnesota
1961	Merlin Olsen	OT		Utah State
1960	Tom Brown	OG		Minnesota
1959	Mike McGee	OT		Duke
1958	Zeke Smith	OG		Auburn
1957	Alex Karras	OT		Iowa
1956	Jim Parker	OG		Ohio State
1955	Cal Jones	OG		Iowa
1954	Bud Brooks	OG		Arkansas
1953	J.D. Roberts	OG		Oklahoma
1952	Dick Modzelewski	OT		Maryland
1951	Jim Weatherall	OT		Oklahoma
1950	Bob Gain	OT		Kentucky
1949	Ed Bagdon	OG		Michigan State
1948	Bill Fischer	OG		Notre Dame
1947	Joe Steffy	OG		Army
1946	George Connor	OT		Notre Dame

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