PHILADELPHIA – The Rimington Trophy Committee announced today that Temple's C.J. Perez has been named to the 2021 Rimington Trophy Watch List. The Rimington Trophy is handed out annually to the nation's most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. This marks the second consecutive year that Perez has been named to the list.
In his first season with the Owls, Perez led an offensive line that only allowed 33 pressures through the Owls' seven games, according to Pro Football Focus. At the time, this mark was good for the third lowest pressures in the FBS.