The J. P. Metras Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding down lineman in U Sports football.

The award was first initiated in 1974 and is named after John Pius Metras.

[1] Metras was a former coach of the Western Mustangs from 1939 to 1969 and was inducted to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980.

[2] The American equivalent to the J. P. Metras Trophy is the Lombardi Award.

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