DALLAS – Texas sophomore OL Kelvin Banks Jr. was named to the Outland Trophy preseason watch list, the Football Writers Association of America announced Tuesday. The Outland Trophy is awarded annually the nation's top interior lineman.
A trio of Longhorns have previously won the Outland Trophy (Scott Appleton, 1963; Tommy Nobis, 1965; Brad Shearer, 1977), and four others have been finalists (Dan Neil, 1996; Leonard Davis, 2000; Justin Blalock, 2006; Malcom Brown, 2014).
Banks played in and started all 13 games at left tackle as a true freshman last season, earning Freshman All-America honors from the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).