Watch list season arrived early in 2019 with the release of the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list kicking off the annual speculation fest.
Normally, USC football representatives are a regular fixture on off season watch lists but this year might be a bit different. Coming off a 5-7 season and with a load of new faces in the lineup, the Trojans may lack for name recognition.
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So who will and won’t make the cut. Here’s a handy tracker:
2019 USC Watch List Tracker
- Lott IMPACT Trophy (Defense): Christian Rector
- Rimington Trophy (Best C): TBA
- Prediction: Brett Neilon
- Bednarik Award (Best Defender): TBA
- Prediction: Christian Rector
- Maxwell Award (Player of the Year): TBA
- Prediction: JT Daniels
- Mackey Award (Best TE): TBA
- Prediction: Josh Falo
- Ray Guy Award (Best P): TBA
- Prediction: Ben Griffiths
- Lou Groza Award (Best K): TBA
- Prediction: Chase McGrath
- Nagurski Award (Best Defender): TBA
- Prediction: Christian Rector
- Outland Trophy (Best Interior Lineman): TBA
- Prediction: Andrew Vorhees
- Thorpe Award (Best DB): TBA
- Prediction: none
- Hornung Award (Most Versatile): TBA
- Prediction: none
- Butkus Award (Best LB): TBA
- Prediction: John Houston
- Biletnikoff Award (Best WR): TBA
- Prediction: Michael Pittman
- Wuerffel Trophy (Service): TBA
- Prediction: none
- Davey O’Brien (Best QB): TBA
- Prediction: JT Daniels
- Dodd Trophy (Best Coach): TBA
- Prediction: none
- Doak Walker (Best RB): TBA
- Prediction: Stephen Carr
- Walter Camp (Player of the Year): TBA
- Prediction: JT Daniels
Many watch lists include players from the biggest schools just because they play for the biggest schools.