LINCOLN, Neb. – When it's all said and done, Slippery Rock University senior Brandon Fusco may need to build an addition to his parents' home in Cranberry Township, Pa., to house all the awards he has received.

Fusco added yet another prestigious honor to his collection Tuesday when he was named as the NCAA Division II recipient of the Dave Rimington Award.

The Rimington Award, named after the University of Nebraska's two-time consensus All-America and former NFL Cincinnati Bengals center, is presented to the premier center in each of four divisions: NCAA Division I-AA, Division II and Division III and NAIA.

Fusco was the eighth recipient of the Division II Rimington Award, which was developed to complement the Rimington Trophy, which will be awarded for the 11th time to the outstanding Division I-A center.

Rimington, the only player to earn two John Outland trophies, is widely considered to have been one of the best centers in the history of college football.

The Rimington Trophy and Award are sponsored by the Boomer Esiason Foundation created by the former NFL quarterback in 1993 to support research and treatment of cystic fibrosis, a deadly genetic disease afflicting his son, Gunnar. Proceeds from the annual Rimington Trophy awards ceremony benefit cystic fibrosis.

Rimington and Esiason were Bengals teammates from 1984-87.

Fusco added the Rimington Award to his collection one day after becoming the first Rock player to earn an invitation to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine and a few weeks after being named as the 2010 recipient of the Gene Upshaw Division II Lineman of the Year Award.

As of January 1, 2011, Fusco, a 6-foot-5, 305-pound graduate of Seneca Valley High School, was ranked fifth among draft-eligible centers by cbssports.com and the only Division II player ranked in the top five draft prospects at any position. He was projected by cbssports.com to be a fifth- or sixth-round NFL draft pick.

To prepare for the NFL Combine, Fusco began training in early December at the IMG Performance Institute in Bradenton, Fla.

In addition to the Rimington Award, NFL Combine invitation and Upshaw Award, Fusco's resume included:

• Associated Press Little All-America Team (top NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA football players in the nation);

• First-team American Football Coaches Association Division II All-America Team;

• First-team Daktronics Inc. All-America;

• Invitations to participate in the Cactus Bowl (Division II), East-West Shrine and NFLPA Game postseason all-star games;

• On the watch list for the Jan. 29 Senior Bowl all-star game in Mobile, Ala.

• 2010 first-team Preseason All-America honors from The Sporting News, Consensus Draft Services, D2Football.com and D2PRODAY.com.

• First-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division honors for three consecutive seasons (2008-10).

• 2009 Don Hansen's Football Gazette second-team Postseason All-America;

• 2009 Football Gazette and Daktronics first-team all-region honors;

• Finished third in 2009 Upshaw Award Super Region One voting;

• 2008 third-team Football Gazette all-region selection;

• 2009 Rock Offensive MVP

• Two-year Rock team captain;

• Started all 44 Rock games from 2007-10

• Foundation of 2010 Rock offensive line that opened holes for Akeem Satterfield, the No. 1 scorer/No. 2 rusher in the PSAC and the No. 3 scorer/No. 5 rusher in the nation.