Matt Reynolds Named to Rotary Lombardi Watch List

COLORADO SPRINGS -- 2010 Preseason All-America offensive lineman Matt Reynolds is one of five Mountain West Conference football student-athletes named among the 87 individuals on the 41st annual Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, released today.

BYU tackle Reynolds and TCU tackle Marcus Cannon and center Jake Kirkpatrick are among the offensive linemen competing for the honor, while TCU linebacker Tank Carder and defensive end Wayne Daniels represent the MWC on defense.

The annual Rotary Lombardi Award honors the top lineman in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Eligibility for the award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.

The candidates earned a place on the official watch list by previously earning All-American honors or by being named to their respective all-Conference first teams as selected by the conference's head coaches, or by nominations sent to and reviewed by the nominations committee. The Rotary Lombardi Award Committee is comprised of more than 500 members, including all past winners and finalists, all FBS head coaches and a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

A junior, Reynolds is a three-year starter who earned multiple Freshman All-America honors in 2008 followed by College Football News All-Sophomore Team recognition last year as a first-team All-MWC performer.

The watch list will be periodically updated and revised through the conclusion of the voting to determine the 12 semifinalists for 2010. All finalists will travel to Houston for the ceremony to announce the winner on Dec. 8, at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

2010 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
Matt Reynolds, OT, BYU
Marcus Cannon, OT, TCU
Tank Carder, LB, TCU
Wayne Daniels, DE, TCU
Jake Kirkpatrick, C, TCU
Sam Acho, DE, Texas
Pierre Allen, DE, Nebraska
Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina
Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
Allen Bailey, DT/DE, Miami 
Jeff Battipaglia, OT, Navy 
Jeremy Beal, DE, Oklahoma 
Chase Beeler, C, Stanford 
Nick Bellore, LB, Central Michigan 
Broderick Binns, DE, Iowa
Clint Boling, OT, Georgia
Justin Boren, G, Ohio State
Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson 
Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State
Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin 
James Carpenter, OT, Alabama 
Bruce Carter, LB, North Carolina
Jurrell Casey, DT, USC 
Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College
Ugo Chinasa, DE, Oklahoma State
Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa 
Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska 
Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
Grant Fleming, LB, LA-Layafette
Chris Galippo, LB, USC 
Cameron Heyward, DT/DE, Ohio State
Mark Herzlich, LB, Boston College
Dont'a Hightower, LB, Alabama 
Kyle Hix, OT, Texas 
Ross Homan, LB, Ohio State
Justin Houston, DE, Georgia 
Rodney Hudson, G, Florida State
Nate Irving, LB, North Carolina State
Ethan Johnson, DE, Notre Dame 
Greg Jones, LB, Michigan State 
Lance Kendricks, TE, Wisconsin 
Ryan Kerrigan, DE Purdue
Luke Kuechly, LB, Boston College
Travis Lewis, LB, Oklahoma 
DeMarcus Love, OT, Arkansas
Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford 
Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon 
Cliff Matthews, DE, South Carolina
Marcus McGraw, LB, Houston 
Josh McNary, DE, Army 
Pernell McPhee, DE, Mississippi State
Bruce Miller, DE, Central Florida
Julian Miller, DE, West Virginia
Von Miller, OLB, Texas A&M
Scott Mitchell, OT, Rice
John Moffitt, G, Wisconsin 
Mike Mohamed, LB, California 
Derek Newton, OL, Arkansas 
State Kris O'Dowd, C, USC
Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State 
Jason Pinkston, OT, Pittsburgh
Mike Pouncey, G, Florida 
Nate Potter, OT, Boise State
Jerrell Powe, DT, Mississippi
Ryan Pugh, C, Auburn 
Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina 
Barquell Rivers, LB, Virginia Tech
Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh
Kenny Rowe, DE, Oregon 
Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame
Weslye Saunders, TE, South Carolina
Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU 
Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi
Derrell Smith, LB, Syracuse 
Quan Sturdivant, LB, North Carolina 
Nate Solder, OT, Colorado
Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
J.T. Thomas, LB, Wes Virginia 
Bo Thran, G, Oregon
Jabaree Tuani, DE, Navy 
Danny Watkins, OT, Baylor 
Ryan Winterswyk, DE, Boise State 
Lawrence Wilson, LB, Connecticut 
Stefen Wisniewski, C, Penn State
Alex Wujciak, LB, Maryland 
Lee Ziemba, OT, Auburn