This year’s Rimington Trophy Watchlist includes Georgia center Warren Ericson. The trophy is given annually to the nation’s top center.
Rimington Trophy Watch List: @warericson54 #ATD #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/tevMcrmyNK
— Georgia Football (@GeorgiaFootball) July 23, 2021
Ericson (6-foot-4, 305 pounds) signed with the Bulldogs as a four-star prospect in 2018 and has seen action 15 games, including three starts. The Suwanee, Ga., native started at center versus Missouri in 2019, started at right guard in the 2019 Sugar Bowl win versus Baylor and started at center in UGA’s win over Cincinnati in the 2020 Peach Bowl.
Ericson, a junior, is expected to replace center Trey Hill, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals this offseason. The Georgia front will also replace another NFL draftee in tackle Ben Cleveland, but have experience remaining in seniors Jamaree Salyer and Justin Justin Shaffer.
Georgia players and coaches named to preseason award watchlists:
Lott IMPACT Trophy — Nakobe Dean
Dodd Trophy — Kirby Smart
Chuck Bednarik Award — Jordan Davis, Nakobe Dean
Maxwell Award — JT Daniels
Doak Walker Award — James Cook, Zamir White
John Mackey Award — Arik Gilbert, Darnell Washington
Davey O’Brien Award — JT Daniels
Rimington Trophy — Warren Ericson
Butkus Award — Adam Anderson, Nakobe Dean, Quay Walker
