University of Memphis Athletics
Parham Named to Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List
Jul 27, 2021 | Football
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – University of Memphis football's offensive lineman Dylan Parham was named to the 2021 Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List on Tuesday, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) announced.
The preseason watch list features 80 returning standout interior linemen representing all 10 Division I FBS conferences and independents.
An Outland Trophy Watch List honoree last season for the Tigers, Parham started all 11 games at right tackle in 2020, helping Memphis rank 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and finish 17th in the country in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260).
The recipient of the 2021 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN in December. 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. 12, 2022.
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, celebrating 75 years since its founding, 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.
2021 Memphis Football Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Calvin Austin III
Bednarik Award – Quindell Johnson
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team – Preston Brady
Biletnikoff Award – Calvin Austin III
Mackey Award – Sean Dykes
Thorpe Award – Quindell Johnson
Outland Trophy – Dylan Parham
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Football, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The preseason watch list features 80 returning standout interior linemen representing all 10 Division I FBS conferences and independents.
An Outland Trophy Watch List honoree last season for the Tigers, Parham started all 11 games at right tackle in 2020, helping Memphis rank 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and finish 17th in the country in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260).
The recipient of the 2021 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN in December. 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. 12, 2022.
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, celebrating 75 years since its founding, 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.
2021 Memphis Football Preseason Watch Lists
Maxwell Award – Calvin Austin III
Bednarik Award – Quindell Johnson
Allstate AFCA Good Works Team – Preston Brady
Biletnikoff Award – Calvin Austin III
Mackey Award – Sean Dykes
Thorpe Award – Quindell Johnson
Outland Trophy – Dylan Parham
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tigers Football, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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