Fish McWilliams Lands on Outland Trophy Watch List

8/1/2023 11:09:00 AM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – Senior nose tackle Fish McWilliams has been named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, which is presented annually to the nation's top interior offensive of defensive lineman by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
McWilliams is one of 91 returning standouts on the 2023 watch list and one of eight players from the America Athletic Conference.
The recipient of the 2023 Outland Trophy will be announced on The Home Depot College Football Awards, live on ESPN in December. The official presentation to the winner will be made at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Neb., on Jan. 10, 2024.
Regarded as one of the top defensive linemen in the American Athletic Conference, McWilliams started all 13 games last season for the Blazers and finished with 32 total tackles, 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, four quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.
The fifth-year senior enters 2023 having appeared in 52 career games and has 70 career tackles, 18 TFLs and 11 sacks.
The Blazers are just 30 days away from kicking off their inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference on Aug. 31 vs. North Carolina A&T at Protective Stadium.