- Jalen Milroe, Alabama: Every game he has played, he has at least two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns. Milroe has the fifth-best QBR at 87.6. He also has a 10-to-1 TD-to-INT ratio. He had his Heisman moment already against Georgia this past weekend. Milroe looks unstoppable with both his arm and his legs. Alabama is ranked first in the country because of him and 17-year-old Ryan Williams.
- Ashton Jeanty, Boise State: You cannot deny Jeanty anymore. He has 160 more rushing yards than any other running back in college football. He has 845 rushing yards on 82 carries (good for 10.3 yards per carry on average) and 13 rushing touchdowns. He’s also done it against two power-five opponents in Oregon and WSU. The only power conference team left on Boise State’s schedule is Oregon State, so it will be interesting to see how voters value his performance against mostly G5 competition. The bottom line, though, is that Jeanty is putting up historic numbers that cannot be denied.
- Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss: Dart leads the country in passing yards with 1,815. His QBR is seventh in the country, at 86.5, and he has 13 touchdowns to just two interceptions. Kentucky has one of the toughest defenses in the country, and he still averaged 9.7 yards per attempt with a completion percentage of 66.7%.
- Cam Ward, Miami: Ward is still second in passing yards with 1,782. He is also second in QBR, behind Navy QB Blake Horvath, sitting at 92.7. Ward fell from second to fourth in this week’s Heisman watch due to turning the ball over three teams. He had similar turnover issues at Washington State as well.
- Travis Hunter, Colorado: Hunter’s Heisman case is that he is putting up numbers at not one, but two positions. He has two interceptions on defense and is fifth in the country in receiving yards with 561, averaging 12.2 yards per reception. Those numbers do not stand out enough individually, and he has not had a signature moment that stands out. Just because he plays on both sides of the ball does not immediately make him the best player in the country, so he will have to separate himself more statistically to climb the Heisman rankings.Â
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