Georgia center Lamont Gaillard is one of 82 players named to the watch list for the 2018 Outland Trophy, given annually to the best interior lineman — offense or defense — in college football.

Gaillard, a senior from Fayetteville, N.C., has played in 30 games during his Georgia career, including 28 career starts. He was named second-team preseason All-SEC by the voting media at SEC Media Days last week in Atlanta.

The Outland Trophy winner will be chosen at the end of the college football regular season from three finalists who were selected to the Football Writer Association of America’s annual All-America team. The winner will be announced Dec. 6 during ESPN’s college football awards show at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

The SEC was well represented on the watch list with 11 players selected, tied with the Big 12 and Pac-12 for third-most from a conference behind the Big Ten (13) and the ACC (12). Gaillard is one of 20 centers named to the watch list, along with 22 offensive tackles, 20 defensive tackles and 20 guards.

Only one Georgia Bulldog has won the Outland Trophy in the 72 years the award has been presented. College Football Hall-of-Famer Bill Stanfill won it in 1968.

2018 OUTLAND TROPHY PRESENTED BY NFID PRESEASON WATCH LIST (82) OT Paul Adams, Missouri OT Trey Adams, Washington OT Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas C Ryan Anderson, Wake Forest G Alex Bars, Notre Dame OT Ryan Bates, Penn State DT Terry Beckner, Missouri DT Ryan Bee, Marshall G David Beedle, Michigan State G Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin C Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin OT Lanard Bonner, Arkansas State G Tyler Bowling, Tulsa C Garrett Bradbury, N.C. State G Parker Braun, Georgia Tech G Ben Bredeson, Michigan DT Derrick Brown, Auburn C Jesse Burkett, Stanford OT Yodny Cajuste, West Virginia DT Marquise Copeland, Cincinnati C Deontae Crumitie, Troy OT Michael Deiter, Wisconsin G Tommy Doles, Northwestern G O’Shea Dugas, Louisiana Tech C Alex Eberle, Florida State OT David Edwards, Wisconsin OT Bobby Evans, Oklahoma C Justin Falcinelli, Clemson C Lo Falemaka, Utah G Hjalte Froholdt, Arkansas C Lamont Gaillard, Georgia DT Greg Gaines, Washington C Tyler Gauthier, Miami DT Youhanna Ghaifan, Wyoming C Jake Hanson, Oregon G Phil Haynes, Wake Forest G Nate Herbig, Stanford DT Trysten Hill, UCF OT Mitch Hyatt, Clemson G Martez Ivey, Florida C Jordan Johnson, UCF DT Dre’Mont Jones, Ohio State G Michael Jordan, Ohio State G Luke Juriga, Western Michigan C John Keenoy, Western Michigan G Marcus Keyes, Oklahoma State C Sean Krepsz, Nevada DT Dexter Lawrence, Clemson G Jimmy Leatiota, Eastern Michigan DT Ira Lewis, Baylor DT Ray Lima, Iowa State OT Chris Lindstrom, Boston College OT Greg Little, Ole Miss OT Toa Lobendahn, USC OT Joe Lowery, Ohio OT Kaleb McGary, Washington C Connor McGovern, Penn State OT Patrick Mekari, California C Chandler Miller, Tulsa DT David Moa, Boise State C Sam Mustipher, Notre Dame C Will Noble, Houston OT Marcus Norman, USF DT Ed Oliver, Houston C Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama G Ben Powers, Oklahoma OT Isaiah Prince, Ohio State OT Dalton Risner, Kansas State DT Olive Sagapolu, Wisconsin G Dru Samia, Oklahoma OT Max Scharping, NIU DT Jordon Scott, Oregon NT Jeffery Simmons, Mississippi State OT Trey Smith, Tennessee OT Trevon Tate, Memphis G Calvin Throckmorton, Oregon DT Jerry Tillery, Notre Dame G Patrick Vahe, Texas DT Ricky Walker, Virginia Tech DT Christian Wilkins, Clemson OT Jonah Williams, Alabama DT Daniel Wise, Kansas