The Rotary Club of Houston has released its preseason watch list for the 2013 Rotary Lombardi Award, which is presented to the nation’s college lineman of the year.
The Rotary Lombardi Award is named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers who first made a name as the smalles, but toughest member of Fordham’s “Seven Blocks of Granite,” according to the Rotary Club of Houston
The winner will be announced on December 12 at The Home Depot College Football Awards on ESPN.
Florida HS Football Alumni on the 2013 Rotary Lomardi Award preseason watch list:
| Name | Position | College | High School |
| David Gilbert | DE | Wisconsin | Northeast (Oakland Park) |
| Andrew Jackson | LB | Western Kentucky | Kathleen |
| Timmy Jernigan | DT | Florida State | Columbia |
| Kaleb Johnson | OT | Rutgers | Ed White |
| Christian Jones | LB | Florida State | Lake Howell |
| Antwan Lowery | G | Rutgers | Columbus |
| Aaron Lynch | DE | South Florida | Island Coast |
| Khalil Mack | LB | Buffalo | Fort Pierce Westwood |
| Louis Nix III | DT | Notre Dame | Raines |
| Ryan Shazier | LB | Ohio State | Plantation |
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