9 ACC Standouts Named to 2025 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference continues to earn nationwide acclaim as 9 of its premier facilities have been named to the 2025 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List, tied for probably the most alternatives of any convention.
 
Recognizing probably the most excellent heart in school soccer, the Rimington Trophy is among the sport’s most prestigious particular person honors. This yr’s watch record was rigorously curated in collaboration with Pro Football Focus (PFF), which grades each participant on each play of each sport to judge execution and efficiency. Using each college nominations and PFF analytics, the committee recognized the highest 40 facilities within the nation.
 
As the 2025 season unfolds, packages could have the chance to appoint further gamers primarily based on their in-season efficiency.
 
ACC Players Named to the 2025 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List
Name, School, Class
Ryan Linthicum, Clemson, Graduate
Matt Craycraft, Duke, Redshirt-Sophomore
Luke Petitbon, Florida State, Redshirt-Senior
Pete Nygra, Louisville, Redshirt-Junior
James Brockermeyer, Miami, Redshirt-Senior
Austin Blaske, North Carolina, Redshirt-Senior
Lyndon Cooper, Pitt, Redshirt-Senior
Addison Nichols, SMU, Redshirt-Junior
Brady Wilson, Virginia, Graduate
 
While greater than a dozen All-America groups are named annually, the Rimington Trophy committee makes use of three official selectors to find out its winner: the Walter Camp Foundation (WCF), Sporting News (SN) and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
 
Because these groups typically group facilities with different offensive linemen, it is potential for a number of facilities to seem on a single first group. The Rimington Trophy committee considers any participant who primarily performs heart—no matter how they’re listed—as eligible.
 
The heart with probably the most first-team All-America alternatives from the three official selectors is known as the winner. In the occasion of a tie, second-team votes are used as a tiebreaker. If nonetheless tied, the winner is chosen by a majority vote of the Rimington Trophy Committee, with enter from Pro Football Focus.
 
Named for Dave Rimington, a two-time Outland Trophy winner and consensus All-America heart at Nebraska (1981–82), the award has helped elevate greater than $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. Learn extra at www.rimingtontrophy.com.
 
The Rimington Trophy is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses school soccer’s most prestigious awards. The NCFAA’s 25 awards have honored greater than 950 recipients since 1935. Visit NCFAA.org for extra info.