IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum announced Friday he'll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft.
The consensus All-American was the Big Ten's offensive lineman of the year and received the Rimington Trophy as the nation's top center. He also was a finalist for the Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy.
Linderbaum started 35 consecutive games at center after arriving from Solon, Iowa, as a defensive lineman. He is projected to be a first-round draft pick and the first center selected.
“To my coaches, thank you for taking a chance on a small town Iowa kid,”
___
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
College football playoff predictions: Arizona State, Miami in; Ole Miss, Colorado out
Family, community and a desire to be great: Inside Jeremiah Smith's rise to stardom
Jimmy Johnson doesn't envision Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders
Upset Deion Sanders plans to give Travis Hunter his Jim Thorpe trophy after snub
2024 College Football Championship odds: Ohio State favored, Alabama falls
UNC fires coach Mack Brown after six seasons of second stint with program
2024 Big 12 Conference Championship scenarios
2024 Big Ten Power Rankings: Oregon and Ohio State reign, while Indiana falls
-
College football playoff predictions: Arizona State, Miami in; Ole Miss, Colorado out
Family, community and a desire to be great: Inside Jeremiah Smith's rise to stardom
Jimmy Johnson doesn't envision Cowboys hiring Deion Sanders
-
Upset Deion Sanders plans to give Travis Hunter his Jim Thorpe trophy after snub
2024 College Football Championship odds: Ohio State favored, Alabama falls
UNC fires coach Mack Brown after six seasons of second stint with program
-
2024 Big 12 Conference Championship scenarios
2024 Big Ten Power Rankings: Oregon and Ohio State reign, while Indiana falls
