Oklahoma State University Athletics
Taylor On Outland Trophy Preseason List
July 12, 2012 | Cowboy Football
July 12, 2012
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State offensive lineman Lane Taylor is one of 71 players on the preseason watch list for the 2012 Outland Trophy presented to the nation's top interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America, it was announced today.
Taylor has been a regular contributor to the high-powered Cowboy offense the past three years and he easily leads all returning OSU players with 36 career starts. He has been overshadowed in recent years by his fellow Cowboy offensive linemen, as he manned the OSU front alongside 2009 Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Russell Okung, 2011 Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year Grant Garner and consensus All-American Levy Adcock.
With Taylor helping lead the way, Oklahoma State ranked third nationally in scoring offense in 2010 and improved to second nationally in scoring offense in 2011. Taylor has been a key figure on an OSU offensive line that paved the way for a Cowboy attack that ranked third nationally in total offense in both 2010 and 2011. OSU has ranked among the top 11 teams in the nation in fewest sacks allowed with Taylor protecting the quarterback.
Taylor graded out at 98 percent in two games last year and did not allow a sack. He recorded a staggering eight knockdown blocks as part of the Cowboys' 66-6 win at Texas Tech.
2012 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST
OT Oday Aboushi, Virginia
G Alvin Bailey, Arkansas
OT David Bakhtiari, Colorado
G Chris Barker, Nevada
C Mario Benavides, Louisville
DT Josh Boyd, Mississippi State
C Braxston Cave, Notre Dame
G Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina
DT Everett Dawkins, Florida State
DT Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh
OT Chris Faulk, LSU
C James Ferentz, Iowa
DT Sharrif Floyd, Florida
OT D.J. Fluker, Alabama
G Blaize Foltz, TCU
C Travis Frederick, Wisconsin
C Dalton Freeman, Clemson
G Theo Goins, UCF
C Ben Habern, Oklahoma
DT Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
G Braden Hansen, BYU
OT Caylin Hauptmann, FIU
DT Jordan Hill, Penn State
C Khaled Holmes, USC
OT Alex Hurst, LSU
OT James Hurst, North Carolina
G Gabe Ikard, Oklahoma
G Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
DT John Jenkins, Georgia
DT Timmy Jernigan, Florida State
OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M
C T.J. Johnson, South Carolina
OT Wesley Johnson, Vanderbilt
C Barrett Jones, Alabama
G Joe Kellogg, Boise State
C Tyler Larsen, Utah State
OT Taylor Lewan, Michigan
DT Bennie Logan, LSU
G Spencer Long, Nebraska
DT Star Lotulelei, Utah
OT Zack Martin, Notre Dame
OT Jake Matthews, Texas A&M
G Chris McDonald, Michigan State
C Andrew Miller, Virginia Tech
OT Morgan Moses, Virginia
DT Roosevelt Nix, Kent State
C Graham Pocic, Illinois
OT Mark Popek, USF
OT Justin Pugh, Syracuse
G Cyril Richardson, Baylor
C Weston Richburg, Colorado State
DT Kawann Short, Purdue
DT Akeem Spence, Illinois
DT Baker Steinkuhler, Nebraska
OT Matt Summers-Gavin, California
C Travis Swanson, Arkansas
G Lane Taylor, Oklahoma State
G Dallas Thomas, Tennessee
DT Aaron Tipoti, California
G Omoregie Uzzi, Georgia Tech
DT Joe Vellano, Maryland
OT LaAdrian Waddle, Texas Tech
OT Ricky Wagner, Wisconsin
G Mason Walters, Texas
G Larry Warford, Kentucky
G Chance Warmack, Alabama
C Stephen Warner, Louisiana Tech
DT Jesse Williams, Alabama
DT Sylvester Williams, North Carolina
G David Yankey, Stanford
G Carson York, Oregon
