According to pre-season predictions, few Heisman Trophy winners in recent school football history have been as big as last year’s runaway winner, Joe Burrow of LSU.
While his victory is evident in retrospect, he only rewrote the record books of LSU, Southeastern Conference and Bowl Subdivision by taking the Tigers to the national championship, Burrow entered last season with a small chance of winning the Heisman Trophy. 16 landing passes in 2018 (then launched 60 as senior).
There may be a competitor looming off the radar as the 2020 season approaches, but with so many top contenders no longer playing this fall, Heisman’s verbal exchange is aimed at a quarterback.
1. Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence: With Ohio State Quarterback Justin Fields without betting this season, the highlight lies directly with the junior who enters what deserves to be his last season. score from a different educational career in the best way.
2. Texas QB Sam Ehlinger: This ad is based on a Texan bounce, which is imaginable but far from safe given the show’s recent history. would make him a formidable contender.
3. Clemson RB Travis Etienne: Etienne will certainly be overshadowed through Lawrence, as has largely been the case in the last two seasons. While enthusiasts who saw Clemson beat Ohio State at the Fiesta Bowl can attest to Etienne’s diverse abilities, it will make it difficult to impersonate his teammate as Clemson’s contender for Heisman. However, Etienne deserves to put the figures in position and have the effect of justifying being considered a imaginable finalist.
4. Oklahoma QB Spencer Rattler: Two of the last 3 quarters of the OU have won the Heisman (Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray). The third, Jalen Hurts, finished the moment in the vote a year ago. Unlike this trio, Rattler recruited through coach Lincoln Riley after high school and not acquired as a transfer. Lack of fun makes your freshman season with a red blouse harder to predict. However, the show’s recent effects, Rattler’s apparent ability, and the Sooners’ surrounding ability put him at the center of the race.
5. Oklahoma State RB Chuba Hubbard: That Hubbard chose to return to oklahoma state after running 2094 yards as a red jersey at the unexpected time of year given the tendency of school fullbacks to jump into the NFL at the first opportunity. it will shape a third of the Cowboys’ impressive offensive skill organization (QB Spencer Sanders and WR Tylan Wallace) and will likely be just as productive through transfer in 2020.
6) North Carolina Quarterback Sam Howell: It may be too soon for Howell’s momentum in Heisman, especially lawrence in the spotlight of the Atlantic Coast Conference. after Lawrence and Fields headed to the NFL. A race by the name of the 2020 convention can advance Howell from schedule.
7. Florida QB Kyle Trask: After starting a game from his first year in high school, Trask took office due to injury in 2019 and prospered with Dan Mullen. Now rooted as a starter on a team with genuine hopes for school football playoffs, Trask may simply be the candidate for the black horse that breaks into the front line after key games opposed to Tennessee, LSU or Georgia.
8. Alabama RB Najee Harris: With a new headline as quarterback, Harris will be the face of the Alabama offensive; he took credit for a higher workload as a runner in 2019 (1224 yards) and flourished as a catcher (27 receptions for 304 yards). ) to become one of the most balanced advocates of power five. Harris is just 1,214 yards from the show’s all-time race record, an achievement that would speak to voters.
9. Our QB Ian Book: As things are, being the Irish quarterback is a simple price ticket for national recognition. Book has been smart since taking over at the start of the 2018 season, when he led Notre Dame to the national semi-finals. , and took a big step forward a year ago (34 touchdowns versus six interceptions). While the Irish are in a position to challenge Clemson by the name of ACC and make another playoff race, look for Book to land firmly on Heisman’s map.
10. Auburn QB Bo Nix: Heisman’s statement is long-term for Nix, even if it happens in 2021. A challenge for second place Auburn is the Tigers’ offensive line, which is afraid enough on paper to potentially slow its progression. of an impressive but asymmetrical first year.