David Molk

David Molk (born December 15, 1988) is an American football center who is playing his redshirt senior season for the 2011 Michigan Wolverines football team. For the 2011 season, he began the year on the Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award, and Rimington Trophy watch lists and ended it as the Rimington Trophy winner as the nation's top center as well as a consensus 2011 College Football All-America Team selection. He earned the 2011 Big Ten Conference Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Award and was a repeat first team All-Big Ten Conference selection by the coaches and a second team selection by the media. He had been a top center for several seasons. Returning from injury as a redshirt junior for the 2010 team, he was included on the 2010 Rimington Trophy preseason watchlist and upon conclusion of the regular season, became a finalist for the award. He finished that season as a first team All-Big Ten Conference selection by the coaches and a second team selection by the media. He was also recognized as an honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated. He had been included on the 2009 preseason watchlists for the Lombardi Award and the Rimington Trophy. However, after helping the 2009 team get off to a 3–0 start he was injured and only saw action in one more game during the season. He had started all 12 games at center and played every snap at center during his first year as a starter for the 2008 team. Molk attended high school at Chicago Southland suburb Lemont Township High School. He was an All-State selection