ORLANDO - The Rimington Trophy released its 2021 preseason watch list back in July, working with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers in college football, and on Wednesday added four more to its list, including UCF's Matthew Lee.
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 watch list based both on nominations from the school and data provided by PFF.
Lee was a first-team all-conference honoree in the American Athletic Conference as a redshirt freshman in 2020. He also earned Freshman All-America honors from The Athletic following last season.
This year, Lee has started five of six games, missing the Navy contest due to an injury. He has started 15 games in his career, all at center.
