Army West Point Athletics
Football’s Brady Small Named to 2026 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List
August 06, 2026 | Football
NEW YORK – Army West Point football center Brady Small has been named to the 2026 Rimington Trophy Preseason Watch List.
The native of Mt. Ephraim, N.J. is one of 40 centers on the list, representing eight of the FBS conferences.
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Small has started in all 39 career games played in since his freshman campaign in 2023. The center helped Army's offensive line win the 2024 Joe Moore Award for Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football, the first Group-5 school to win the award.
The two-time American Conference First Team All-Conference member has also been named a team captain for 2026.
This year, the Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers. PFF grades every player on every play of every game on how well they execute their given assignment. That play-by-play grading allowed the Trophy committee to create a watchlist based both on nominations from the schools and data provided by PFF.
Army opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 vs. Bryant at Michie Stadium. Season and single-game tickets are on-sale here.
The native of Mt. Ephraim, N.J. is one of 40 centers on the list, representing eight of the FBS conferences.
The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football. Since its inception, the award has raised over $5 million for the Boomer Esiason Foundation.
Small has started in all 39 career games played in since his freshman campaign in 2023. The center helped Army's offensive line win the 2024 Joe Moore Award for Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football, the first Group-5 school to win the award.
The two-time American Conference First Team All-Conference member has also been named a team captain for 2026.
This year, the Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers. PFF grades every player on every play of every game on how well they execute their given assignment. That play-by-play grading allowed the Trophy committee to create a watchlist based both on nominations from the schools and data provided by PFF.
Army opens the 2026 season on Sept. 5 vs. Bryant at Michie Stadium. Season and single-game tickets are on-sale here.
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