The Outland Trophy named Illinois offensive lineman Isaiah Adams and defensive lineman Keith Randolph Jr. to its watch list, the Football Writers Association of America announced on Tuesday.

The Outland Trophy

The Outland Trophy is awarded annually to the best interior lineman, either on offense or defense, in college football. The trophy is the third-oldest award in college football, and it is named in honor of Dr. John Outland, who was an All-American at Penn in the late 1890s. It is voted on by FWAA members before finalists are selected by the FWAA All-America Committee.

• Outland Trophy website
• Last three winners: Olusegun Oluwatimi (Michigan, 2022), Jordan Davis (Georgia, 2021), Alex Leatherwood (Alabama, 2020)

Isaiah Adams | Outland Trophy

• 2023 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten second team
• 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten second team
• 2022 All-Big Ten third team (media)
• 2022 All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches)
• 2022 Illinois' Illini Power award winner
• Started all 13 games, 12 at left guard and one at left tackle in 2022
• Led the team in knockdowns with 120.5 in 2022
• Double-digit knockdowns in six of 12 games in 2022
• No. 29 graded guard in the nation and No. 5 in the Big Ten (75.2) in 2022, according to PFF 
• No. 11 run blocking guard in the nation and No. 2 in the Big Ten (79.8) in 2022, according to PFF
• Part of the first offensive line in Illinois history to be named a Joe Moore Award semifinalist in 2022

Keith Randolph Jr. | Outland Trophy

• 2023 Athlon Preseason All-America third team
• 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-America fourth team
• 2023 Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten first team
• 2023 Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten first team
• No. 24 ranked player in the Big Ten in 247's 2023 preseason player rankings
• 2022 All-Big Ten third team (coaches and media)
• 2022 PFF All-Big Ten first team
• 2022 Illinois' Howard Griffith Impact Player Award winner
• Played in all 13 games with 12 starts at defensive tackle in 2022
• 53 tackles, 13.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, one interception, one pass breakup, five quarterback hurries, and one blocked kick in 2022
• No. 8 tackling grade in the nation among interior defensive linemen (76.7) in 2022, according to PFF
• Fifth on the team in tackles (53) in 2022

Illini On Watch Lists (As of Aug. 1)

• Isaiah Adams (Outland)
• Jer'Zhan Newton (Nagurski)
• Keith Randolph Jr. (Nagurski, Outland)
• Isaiah Williams (Maxwell)