There were several deserving candidates in this category, but it was really no surprise that Wisconsin's outstanding tackle Joe Thomas was the winner of the 2006 Pace-Parker Pancake Award as the nation's best collegiate offensive lineman. Congrats, Joe, and have a stack of pancakes, courtesy of BP!
The top finishers are set forth below, with number of first place votes in parentheses:
Joe Thomas (Wisconsin) - 151 (19)
Justin Blalock (Texas) - 101 (6)
Jake Long (Michigan) - 88 (2)
Dan Mozes (West Virginia) - 61 (1)
Sam Baker (Southern Cal) - 35
Levi Brown (Penn State) - 25
Arron Sears (Tennessee) - 18
T.J. Downing (Ohio State) - 18
Alex Boone (Ohio State) - 17 (2)
Kirk Barton (Ohio State) - 15
Doug Datish (Ohio State) - 13
Ben Grubbs (Auburn) - 9
Last year's results
The top finishers are set forth below, with number of first place votes in parentheses:
Joe Thomas (Wisconsin) - 151 (19)
Justin Blalock (Texas) - 101 (6)
Jake Long (Michigan) - 88 (2)
Dan Mozes (West Virginia) - 61 (1)
Sam Baker (Southern Cal) - 35
Levi Brown (Penn State) - 25
Arron Sears (Tennessee) - 18
T.J. Downing (Ohio State) - 18
Alex Boone (Ohio State) - 17 (2)
Kirk Barton (Ohio State) - 15
Doug Datish (Ohio State) - 13
Ben Grubbs (Auburn) - 9
Last year's results