BATON ROUGE – LSU junior Ethan Pocic was one of 63 players named to the Rimington Trophy watch list, the Boomer Esiason Foundation announced Wednesday.
The award is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision.
A 6-7, 301-pounder, Pocic has started four games at center in his career with three coming last season and one as a true freshman in 2013. He also started nine games at right guard a year ago.
Pocic amassed 72.5 knockdown blocks in 743 total snaps played last season, with a career-high 11 knockdowns in wins over Ole Miss and New Mexico State.