Alec Lindstrom Named a Finalist for the Rimington Trophy

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Rimington Trophy Committee announced its 2021 finalists for the most outstanding center in college football on Monday. Alec Lindstrom became the first Boston College player in school history to be named a finalist for the award, joining Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum and Olusegun Oluwatimi of Virginia as the three finalists for the prestigious honor. He would be the first BC finalist for the nation’s top center award

Lindstrom repeated as the ACC’s top center for the second straight season, becoming the first BC center to be named to the All-ACC first-team two times. Lindstrom has the No. 3 pass-blocking grade in the country at center (84.6) according to Pro Football Focus and allowed just one sack and two quarterback hits in 2021. He is rated the No. 5 center for the 2022 NFL Draft by ESPN’s Todd McShay.

He is just one of five players in Boston College history to be named to the All-ACC first-team multiple times in his career.

While more than a dozen All-America teams are selected annually, the Rimington Trophy committee uses these three prestigious teams to determine a winner:

Walter Camp Foundation (WCF)
Sporting News (SN)
Football Writers Association of America (FWAA)

Because the selectors of these three All-America teams can place centers in a “mix” of offensive linemen that includes guards and tackles, their 11-man first teams can often have two centers. The Rimington Trophy committee’s policy is to count all players that play primarily the center position for their respective teams as centers, even though they may be listed as guards or tackles on the All- America teams.

The center with the most first-team votes will be determined the winner. If there is a tie with first-team votes, then the center with the most second-team votes will win. If there is still a tie, the winner will be determined by a majority vote from the Rimington Trophy Committee, provided with data from Pro Football Focus.

The winner will be announced this Thursday during the ESPN College Football Awards Show.