Western Kentucky senior offensive tackle Miles Pate has been named to the 2019 Outland Trophy Award Watch List, the Football Writers Association of America announced. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native – who has appeared in 34 games with 19 starts over his WKU career – is 1-of-83 student-athletes to be listed among the “best interior linemen in college football,” including only 1-of-3 from Conference USA.
As a redshirt junior, Pate started all 12 games and played 893-of-898 offensive snaps at the right tackle position. He led C-USA right tackles with a +21.8 overall cumulative rating by PFF College’s Signature Stats, which included +9.