May 20, 2009
NEW YORK--Arizona junior Colin Baxter has been named to the spring Watch List for the 2009 Rimington Trophy awarded annually to the nation's top college football center.
Baxter, who started the UA's final nine games at the position after starting his redshirt freshman season and the first four games of 2008 at guard, earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors at the spot.
He joins 43 other top players from around the country on the list for the award, which was established in 2000 in honor of former Nebrasa star Dave Rimington. He was the only two-time winner of the Outland Trophy (1981 and 1982), and considered by many among the best college linemen of all time.
The winner of the award is selected by determining the consensus All-American center from four of the nation's top All-America squads - the American Football Coaches (AFCA), the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Foundation. The Rimington Trophy Committee makes the final determination.
Baxter is expected to anchor UA's offensive front the thick of things in 2009, joined most likely by seniors Adam Grant at right tackle, Mike Diaz at left guard or tackle and several younger faces in the mix at right guard and the remaining hole on the left side.
Preliminary 2009 Rimington Trophy Watch List
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Eddie Adamski
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Northern Illinois
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6'3"
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280
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Senior
|
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Kenny Alfred
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Washington State
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6'2"
|
310
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Senior
|
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Garrett Anderson
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South Carolina
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6'4"
|
307
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Senior
|
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Tim Barnes
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Missouri
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6'4"
|
305
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Junior
|
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Carl Barnett
|
Houston
|
6'2"
|
285
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Senior
|
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Colin Baxter
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Arizona
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6'4"
|
295
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Junior
|
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Joe Bernardi
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Fresno State
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6'3"
|
290
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Junior
|
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Ryan Blaszczyk
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Rutgers
|
6'4"
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295
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Senior
|
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Ben Bojicic
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Bowling Green
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6'4"
|
273
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Sophomore
|
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Mike Brewster
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Ohio State
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6'5"
|
296
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Sophomore
|
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J.C. Brignone
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Mississippi State
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6'2"
|
300
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Junior
|
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Ben Burkett
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Northwestern
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6'4"
|
280
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Sophomore
|
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Thomas Byrd
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Boise State
|
5'11"
|
275
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Sophomore
|
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Ronnie Castillo
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San Jose State
|
6'0"
|
292
|
Senior
|
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Eric Cook
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New Mexico
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6'6"
|
315
|
Senior
|
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Lowell Dyer
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North Carolina
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6'4"
|
290
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Senior
|
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John Estes
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Hawaii
|
6'2"
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290
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Senior
|
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Daverin Geralds
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Mississippi
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6'2"
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312
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Senior
|
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Jorge Gonzalez
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Kentucky
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6'3"
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305
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Senior
|
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Chris Hall
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Texas
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6'4"
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300
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Senior
|
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Jacob Hickman
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Nebraska
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6'4"
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295
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Senior
|
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Trask Iosefa
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San Diego State
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6'0"
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315
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Junior
|
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Ted Larsen
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North Carolina State
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6'2"
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295
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Senior
|
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Kevin Matthews
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Texas A&M
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6'4"
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297
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Senior
|
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Jim McKenzie
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Syracuse
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6'4"
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286
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Junior
|
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Ryan McMahon
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Florida State
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6'3"
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282
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Junior
|
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Colin Miller
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Central Michigan
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6'3"
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291
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Junior
|
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John Moffitt
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Wisconsin
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6'2"
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313
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Junior
|
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David Molk
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Michigan
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6'2"
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383
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Sophomore
|
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Bryan Morgan
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Duke
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6'3"
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250
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Junior
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Joel Nitchman
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Michigan State
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6'3"
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296
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Senior
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Kristofer O' Dowd
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USC
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6'5"
|
300
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Junior
|
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Maurkice Pouncey
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Florida
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6'5"
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318
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Junior
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Lon Roberts
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Louisiana Tech
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6'3"
|
277
|
Junior
|
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Jake Seitz
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Alabama-Birmingham
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6'2"
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290
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Senior
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Brad Serini
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Florida International
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6'3"
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300
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Junior
|
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Matthew Tennant
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Boston College
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6'4"
|
284
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Junior
|
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Mark Thompson
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Middle Tennessee
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6'5"
|
302
|
Senior
|
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Bradley Vierling
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Vanderbilt
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6'2"
|
294
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Senior
|
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Tim Walter
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Colorado State
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6'6"
|
290
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Senior
|
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J.D. Walton
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Baylor
|
6'3"
|
305
|
Senior
|
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Dan Wenger
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Notre Dame
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6'4"
|
302
|
Senior
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