West Virginia University offensive tackle Wyatt Milum was named to the Lombardi Award 2024 Preseason Watch List on Thursday afternoon.
Last season, Milum allowed no sacks or quarterback hits, allowed just eight quarterback pressures and paved the way for a running attack that led the Power Five Conference on the ground with 2,976 rushing yards.
Milum was selected to the All-Big 12 second team last season and was the 2024 Iron Mountaineer Award recipient.
Established in 1970 in memory of legendary coach Vince Lombardi, the Lombardi Award™ recognizes outstanding linemen who best embody the values of leadership, courage, performance and discipline on and off the field. Additionally, the watch list includes players who consistently demonstrate strength, agility and football skill at their respective positions.
Not only will this group of student-athletes be in the spotlight as the 2024 season begins, but this list is dynamic. One or more standout players may emerge throughout the year, and that player or players may be added to the watch list midseason.
2024 Lombardi Award – Preseason Watchlist
LB Leo Lowin – Army
LB Colin Ramos – Navy
OG Brant Banks – Rice
DT Patrick Jenkins – Tulane
EN Desmond Little – UAB
ROLB Barrett Carter – Clemson
OT Blake Miller – Clemson
DT Peter Woods – Clemson
OT Darius Washington – Florida State
DE Patrick Payton – Florida State
DE Ashton Gillotte – Louisville
DE Rueben Bain Jr. – Miami
DE Kaimon Rucker – North Carolina
OG Logan Parr – SMU
DT Aeneas Peeples – Virginia Tech
DL Antwaun Powell-Ryland – Virginia Tech
LB Jay Higgins – Iowa
LB Nick Jackson – Iowa
C Logan Jones – Iowa
DT Mason Graham – Michigan
DT Kenneth Grant – Michigan
TE Colston Loveland-Michigan
OT Aireontae Ersery – Minnesota
LB Xander Mueller – Northwestern
G Donovan Jackson – Ohio State
DE Jack Sawyer – Ohio State
DE JT Tuimoloau – Ohio State
DT Tyleik Williams-Ohio State
LB Jeffery Bassa – Oregon
OT Ajani Cornelius – Oregon
OT Josh Conerly Jr. – Oregon
DE Abdul Carter – Penn State
DT Bear Alexander – USC
C Jonah Monheim – USC
LB Jacob Manu – Arizona
C Jonah Savaiinaea – Arizona
DE Tyler Batty – BYU
DT Lee Hunter – UCF
DT Dontay Corleone – Cincinnati
G Luke Kandra – Cincinnati
DT BJ Green II – Colorado
OT Dalton Cooper-Oklahoma State
LB Nick Martin – Oklahoma State
C Joe Michalski-Oklahoma State
LB Collin Oliver – Oklahoma State
LB Junior Tafuna – Utah
OT Wyatt Milum – West Virginia
G Clay Webb-Jacksonville State
DT Jay Hardy – Liberty
OT Shiyazh Pete State of New Mexico
DE Maurice Westmoreland – UTEP
DT Hosea Wheeler – Western Kentucky
DT Howard Cross III-Notre Dame
TE Mitchell Evans – Notre Dame
DT Rylie Mills – Notre Dame
DE CJ Nunnally IV – Akron
OT Alex Wollschläger – Bowling Green
OT Reid Holskey – Miami (OH)
LB Matt Salopek – Miami (OH)
C Jacob Gideon – Western Michigan
C Mose Vavao – Fresno State
OT Tiger Shanks – UNLV
OT Joshua Gray – Oregon State
OT Fa’alili Fa’amoe – Washington State
LB Kyle Thornton – Washington State
LB Nate Johnson – Appalachian State
OT Makilan Thomas – Arkansas State
DT Isaac Walker-Georgia Southern
LB Jason Henderson – Old Dominion
DE Ben Bell – Texas State
G Daniel King – Troy
G Tyler Booker – Alabama
C Parker Brailsford – Alabama
MLB Deonte Lawson – Alabama
OG Jaeden Roberts – Alabama
DE Landon Jackson – Arkansas
G Dylan Fairchild – Georgia
G Tate Ratledge – Georgia
LOLB Mykel Williams – Georgia
DE Deone Walker – Kentucky
OT Will Campbell – LSU
OT Emery Jones Jr. – LSU
LOLB Harold Perkins Jr. – LSU
DT Walter Nolen – Mississippi
MLB Danny Stutsman – Oklahoma
DE James Pearce Jr. – Tennessee
OT Kelvin Banks Jr. – Texas
DE Trey Moore – Texas
DE Nic Scourton – Texas A&M
DT Shemar Turner – Texas A&M
