FARGO - North Dakota State University left tackle Joe Haeg was added to the STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year watch list Wednesday, Nov. 4.
He is the first lineman on the watch list since Villanova's Ben Ijalana in 2010.
Haeg, a 6-foot-6, 310-pound senior from Lake Shore, was first-team All-America in 2014 and named the Top Collegiate Offensive Lineman by the FCS Athletic Directors Association.
He has been named offensive lineman of the week twice this season by the Missouri Valley Football Conference and has helped pave the way for the league's top rushing offense.
NDSU senior quarterback Carson Wentz was a preseason nominee for the award, but was removed from consideration after being sidelined with a wrist injury after six games.
