Badgers C Joe Tippmann Named to Rimington Trophy Watch List

Badgers C Joe Tippmann named to prestigious preseason watch list:

On Friday, the 2022 Rimington Trophy Watch List was announced, a list that included Wisconsin Badgers lineman Joe Tippmann. 

The Rimington Trophy is given annually to the nation’s top center in college football. 

Last season, Tippmann, an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten lineman, was the sixth highest graded starting center in the country, according to PFF.

In 687 snaps at C, the Indiana native allowed four pressures and zero sacks all season.

Per PFF, The 6-foot-6, 320-pound C finished last season as Wisconsin’s second highest-graded offensive lineman (85.1). He also finished with the second-best run-blocking grade (85.0) and the best pass-blocking grade on the team (76.7).

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