Frazier Named to the Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List

West Virginia University center Zach Frazier appears on the Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List

Tuesday afternoon, West Virginia University offensive lineman Zach Frazier was listed on the Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List. 

The Fairmont native is playing at an All-American level, highlighted by 14 knockdown blocks in the Backyard Brawl in the win over Pitt, and has helped pave the way for a rushing attack that is averaging 185.5 yards per game. 

The Lombardi Award goes annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman who exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame Head Coach Vince Lombardi in addition to outstanding performance and ability

To be considered for the Lombardi Award, players must be an NCAA FBS College Football team member and meet the following qualifications:

• Be a down Lineman, end to end, either on offense or defense, setting up no further than ten (10) yards to the left or right of the ball at the time of the snap.
• Be a Linebacker on defense, setting up no further than five (5) yards deep from the line of scrimmage.
• Must not come out of the offensive backfield and set up on the line of scrimmage as a Blocker or a Receiver or listed in the program as an Offensive Back or Receiver.
• Be eligible to participate in the current season.

Lombardi Award Midseason Watch List (alphabetically) 

Elijah Alston, Marshall, Jr., DE

Joe Alt, Notre Dame, Jr., OT

Caleb Bacon, Iowa State, So., LB

Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas, So., OT

Jaishawn Barham, Maryland, So., LB

Graham Barton, Duke, Sr., OT

Cooper Beebe, Kansas State, Sr., OG

Brock Bowers, Georgia, Jr., TE

Chris Braswell, Alabama, Sr., LB

DeWayne Carter, Duke, Rs. Sr., DT

Barrett Carter, Clemson, Jr., LB

Duke Clemens, UCLA, Sr., OC

Javion Cohen, Miami, Jr., OG

Brandon Coleman, TCU, Sr., OG

Junior Colson, Michigan, Jr., LB

Marley Cook, Middle Tennessee, Rs. Jr., DT

Dontay Corleone, Cincinnati, Rs. So., DL

Howard Cross III, Notre Dame, Sr., DT

Tyler Davis, Clemson, Gr., DT

Justin Dedich, USC, Rs. Sr., OC

Brandon Dorlus, Oregon, Sr., DE

Ethan Downs, Oklahoma, Jr., DE

Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia, Jr., LB

Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State, Gr., LB

Jonah Elliss, Utah, Jr., DE

D'Mitri Emmanuel, Florida State, Rs. Sr., OG

Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Penn State, Jr., OT

Troy Fautanu, Washington, Jr., OT

Blake Fisher, Notre Dame, Jr., OT

Jaylan Ford, Texas, Sr., LB

Javon Foster, Missouri, Gr., OT

Zach Frazier, West Virginia, Jr., OC

Tailese Fuaga, Oregon State, Jr., OG

Dallas Gant, Toledo, Sr., LB

AJ Gillie, Louisana, Rs. Jr., OG

Ashton Gillotte, Louisville, Jr., DL

Delmar Glaze, Maryland, Rs. Jr., OT

Mason Graham, Michigan, So., DT

Cedric Gray, North Carolina, Sr., LB

Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State, Jr., DT

Christian Haynes, UConn, Rs. Sr., OG

Sincere Haynesworth, Tulane, Sr., OC

Jason Henderson, Old Dominion, Jr, LB

Branson Hickman, SMU, Jr., OC

Jay Higgins, Iowa, Sr., LB

Jaylon Hutchings, Texas Tech, Gr., DL

McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M, Sr, DT

Nick Jackson, Iowa, Sr., LB

Kris Jenkins, Michigan, Sr., DT

Matthew Jones, Ohio State, Gr., OG

Christian Jones, Texas, Sr., OT

Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest, Rs. Sr., OG

Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State, Sr., DE

Adam Karas, Air Force, Sr., OT

Tyrice Knight, UTEP, Sr., LB

J.C. Latham, Alabama, Jr., OT

Laiatu Latu, UCLA, Sr., DE

Beaux Limmer, Arkansas, Rs. Sr., OT

Christian Mahogany, Boston College, Gr., OG

Brandon Matterson, UTSA, Sr., DT

Amarius Mims, Georgia, Jr,, OT

Jonah Monheim, USC, Rs. Jr., OT

Jordan Morgan, Arizona, Sr., OT

Gabriel Murphy, UCLA, Rs. Jr., DE

Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois, Jr., DT

Maema Njongmeta, Wisconsin, Rs. Sr., LB

Mike Novitsky, Kansas, Rs. Sr., OC

Drake Nugent, Michigan, Gr., OC

Justin Osborne, SMU, Sr., OG

Thor Paglialong, Air Force, Sr., OC

Patrick Paul, Houston, Jr., OT

Josh Pearcy, Rice, Rs. Jr., DE

Harold Perkins, LSU, So., LB

Owen Porter, Marshall, Rs Sr, DE

Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon, Jr., OC

Keith Randolph Jr., Illinois, Jr., DT

Tate Ratledge, Georgia, Jr., OG

Chop Robinson, Penn State, Jr., DE

Ja'Tavion Sanders, Texas, Jr., TE

Jack Sawyer, Ohio State, Jr., DE

Jackson Sirmon, California - Berkley, Rs. Sr., LB

Maason Smith, LSU, So., DT

Danny Stutsman, Oklahoma, Jr., LB

Kingsley Suamataia, BYU, So., OT

T'Vondre Sweat, Texas, Sr., DT

Leonard Taylor III, Miami, So., DT

Bralen Trice, Washington, Sr., DE

Jeremiah Trotter Jr., Clemson, Jr., LB

JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State, Jr., DE

Dallas Turner, Alabama, Jr., LB

Princely Umanmielen, Florida, Jr., DE

Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia, Rs. So., OC

Jared Verse, Florida State, Rs. Jr., DE

Nathaniel Watson, Missippi State, Gr., LB

Marlowe Wax, Syracuse, Jr., LB

Damonic Williams, TCU, So., DT

Tyleik Williams, Ohio State, Jr., DT

Payton Wilson, NC State, Sr., LB

Mekhi Wingo, LSU, Jr., DT

Zak Zinter, Michigan, Sr., OG

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