Florida Gators hire former Gator offensive lineman Phil Trautwein as offensive lineman coach

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Coach Jon Sumrall will be bringing another Gator Great to the coaching staff—Phil Trautwein.

Player Summary

Phil Trautwein (born April 16, 1986) was a standout offensive tackle at the University of Florida (2004–2008). He started 29 games, earned first-team All-SEC (2008), third-team All-American honors, and was a team captain in 2007–08. He started every game for Florida’s 2008 BCS National Championship team and also contributed to the 2006 title. Undrafted in 2009, he played four NFL games with the St. Louis Rams and spent time with the Browns, Saints, and Chargers before retiring in 2012.

Coaching Summary

Trautwein began coaching as a graduate assistant under his former offensive line coach, Steve Addazio, at Boston College (2013–15), then coached tight ends/special teams at Davidson (2016–17). He returned to Boston College as offensive line coach (2018–19), earning all five starters All-ACC honors in 2019. After Addazio was fired in 2019, Trautwein was picked up by Penn State in 2020, he spent six seasons (2020–2025) as offensive line coach, producing seven NFL Draft picks (including first-rounders Olu Fashanu and Chris Lindstrom/Zion Johnson from BC), multiple All-Americans, and 39 all-conference selections across BC and Penn State. After James Franklin was fired in 2025, Trautwein was picked up as offensive line coach at Florida under head coach Jon Sumrall, returning to his alma mater.

Accolades
During his tenure as an offensive line coach at Boston College (2018–2019) and Penn State (2020–2025), Phil Trautwein mentored several players who earned All-American recognition from NCAA-recognized outlets (e.g., AP, AFCA, Walter Camp). The following lists these players, their institutions, honors, and years:

• Chris Lindstrom (Boston College, 2018): Second-team All-American (AFCA, The Athletic); third-team All-American (Associated Press).
• Zion Johnson (Boston College, 2021): First-team All-American (Walter Camp, AP, ESPN); second-team All-American (AFCA, CBS Sports/247Sports).
• Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State, 2023): Consensus All-American (first-team from AP, AFCA, Sporting News, Walter Camp; second-team from FWAA).

Below is a comprehensive list of these athletes, organized by institution and year, with their specific honors. This includes first-, second-, and third-team selections as well as honorable mentions from conference coaches and media panels. Note that Zion Johnson transferred to Boston College after Trautwein’s tenure at Davidson but was coached by him at BC.


Boston College (ACC)
• 2018:

• Chris Lindstrom (First Team)
• Aaron Monteiro (First Team)
• John Baker (Second Team)
• Ben Petrula (Third Team)

• 2019:

• John Phillips (First Team)
• Christian Johnson (Second Team)
• Ben Petrula (Second Team)
• Alex Lindstrom (Third Team)
• Tyler Vrabel (Honorable Mention)

Penn State (Big Ten)

• 2020:

• Will Fries (Third Team)
• Michal Menet (Third Team)

• 2021:

• Rasheed Walker (Third Team)
• Mike Miranda (Honorable Mention)
• Connor McGovern (Honorable Mention)

• 2022:

• Olu Fashanu (Freshman/Honorable Mention)
• Tyler Warren (Honorable Mention)

• 2023:

• Olu Fashanu (First Team)
• Juice Scruggs (Second Team)
• Caedan Wallace (Honorable Mention)

• 2024:

• Olu Fashanu (First Team; Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year)
• Drew Shelton (Honorable Mention)
• Anthony Donkoh (Honorable Mention)
• Vega Ioane (Honorable Mention)

• 2025:

• Vega Ioane (Second Team)
• Nick Dawkins (Honorable Mention)

 

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Coach Jon Sumrall will be bringing another Gator Great to the coaching staff—Phil Trautwein.

Player Summary


Phil Trautwein (born April 16, 1986) was a standout offensive tackle at the University of Florida (2004–2008). He started 29 games, earned first-team All-SEC (2008), third-team All-American honors, and was a team captain in 2007–08. He started every game for Florida’s 2008 BCS National Championship team and also contributed to the 2006 title. Undrafted in 2009, he played four NFL games with the St. Louis Rams and spent time with the Browns, Saints, and Chargers before retiring in 2012.

Coaching Summary

Trautwein began coaching as a graduate assistant at Boston College (2013–15), then coached tight ends/special teams at Davidson (2016–17). He returned to Boston College as offensive line coach (2018–19), earning all five starters All-ACC honors in 2019. Hired by Penn State in 2020, he spent six seasons (2020–2025) as offensive line coach, producing seven NFL Draft picks (including first-rounders Olu Fashanu and Chris Lindstrom/Zion Johnson from BC), multiple All-Americans, and 39 all-conference selections across BC and Penn State. On December 12, 2025, he was named offensive line coach at Florida under head coach Jon Sumrall, returning to his alma mater.

During his tenure as an offensive line coach at Boston College (2018–2019) and Penn State (2020–2025), Phil Trautwein mentored several players who earned All-American recognition from NCAA-recognized outlets (e.g., AP, AFCA, Walter Camp). The following lists these players, their institutions, honors, and years:


• Chris Lindstrom (Boston College, 2018): Second-team All-American (AFCA, The Athletic); third-team All-American (Associated Press).


• Zion Johnson (Boston College, 2021): First-team All-American (Walter Camp, AP, ESPN); second-team All-American (AFCA, CBS Sports/247Sports).


• Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State, 2023): Consensus All-American (first-team from AP, AFCA, Sporting News, Walter Camp; second-team from FWAA).

Below is a comprehensive list of these athletes, organized by institution and year, with their specific honors. This includes first-, second-, and third-team selections as well as honorable mentions from conference coaches and media panels. Note that Zion Johnson transferred to Boston College after Trautwein’s tenure at Davidson but was coached by him at BC.


Boston College (ACC)


• 2018:


• Chris Lindstrom (First Team)


• Aaron Monteiro (First Team)


• John Baker (Second Team)


• Ben Petrula (Third Team)


• 2019:


• John Phillips (First Team)


• Christian Johnson (Second Team)


• Ben Petrula (Second Team)


• Alex Lindstrom (Third Team)


• Tyler Vrabel (Honorable Mention)


Penn State (Big Ten)


• 2020:


• Will Fries (Third Team)


• Michal Menet (Third Team)


• 2021:


• Rasheed Walker (Third Team)


• Mike Miranda (Honorable Mention)


• Connor McGovern (Honorable Mention)


• 2022:


• Olu Fashanu (Freshman/Honorable Mention)


• Tyler Warren (Honorable Mention)


• 2023:


• Olu Fashanu (First Team)


• Juice Scruggs (Second Team)


• Caedan Wallace (Honorable Mention)


• 2024:


• Olu Fashanu (First Team; Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year)


• Drew Shelton (Honorable Mention)


• Anthony Donkoh (Honorable Mention)


• Vega Ioane (Honorable Mention)


• 2025:


• Vega Ioane (Second Team)


• Nick Dawkins (Honorable Mention)

Another STRONG HIRE for the new staff here at UF, it would appear.
Things really shaping up notably well for us:
I’m already looking forward with a certain excitement and optimism to the first few games.
Meanwhile, as we kind of “snap out it”, awaken and begin to recover from our heavy “Kiffen-crush”, one effect of our (necessarily and inevitably) having moved on from all of that is to more clearly recognize the accumulating POSITIVES that continue to accrue—beginning of course with first (AND second) impressions of our new Coach, but now progressively accelerating with successive hirings.
A few more important ones to come, certainly—clearly, “Strength & Conditioning” deserves our close attention.
Continued retention of current commits is huge; so far, so good there. We will need to see parallel development in both portal additions, AND in building the 2027 class, in order to keep this seeming forward momentum going—and early signs are that these hires and more will only add to that.