Ranking the Heisman Favorites Heading into Week 14
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Mac Jones and Kyle Trask were on the verge of constructing it a two-man speed for the 2020 Heisman Trophy, but Trevor Lawrence’s exquisite return dulled that perception.
Sadly for Ohio Order’s Justin Fields, even though, he’s slipped from the finest tier and run obtained’t maintain ample games to rating better. That has trimmed the checklist of legitimate contenders to Jones, Trask and Lawrence.
Historical traits display BYU’s Zach Wilson is a well-known candidate to have interaction—no topic his stellar manufacturing—but he’s on his maintain tier between the main trio and the Fields-led neighborhood.
Ranking elements comprise total manufacturing, Heisman traits and player reputations. The teach is a snapshot of this explicit week of the 2020 season, no longer a non-public pollor voting projection.
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Justin Fields, QB, Ohio Order
For several weeks, now we maintain cautioned how Fields wants an even bigger sample dimension. That is bordering on no longer seemingly to happen, even though. Ohio Order’s absolute easiest-case scenario is taking part in Michigan Order, Michigan and then Northwestern in the Abundant Ten Championship Sport, ending 7-0. Fields potentially desires to double his manufacturing (1,343 total yards, 16 total touchdowns) to maintain a sound Heisman likelihood.
Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
Treasure his teammate below, the scenario for Harris is Alabama’s quarterback, Jones, will garner potentially the most Heisman votes amongst Tide avid gamers. In eight games, Harris has rushed for 893 yards and an FBS-easiest 17 rankings. He might be caught 24 passes for 244 yards.
DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
The seemingly Biletnikoff Award winner because the nation’s most eminent receiver, Smith has reeled in 72 passes for 1,074 yards and 12 touchdowns. Those respective totals are third, third and first nationally. Smith will receive a handful of Heisman votes but primarily form field-explicit honors.
Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo
Within the last two games, Patterson has assembled a first payment season for most running backs. He scorched Bowling Inexperienced for 301 yards and four touchdowns and then obliterated Kent Order for 409 yards and eight rankings. Patterson has 920 speeding yards and 16 journeys to the cease zone in four—four!—games.
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Final week: 4
Somewhere between five and 20 voters are inclined to preserve BYU’s Wilson because the 2020 Heisman Trophy winner.
Which, OK! He’s enjoyed a spectacular year.
The junior quarterback is third nationally in completion payment (74.3), yards per strive (11.5) and passing rankings (26). Wilson has silent 2,724 yards in the course of the air and added 191 on the floor, totaling 34 touchdowns and finest two interceptions.
But a handful of voters is no longer ample for Wilson to legitimately contend in a pool of 900-plus. Voters are inclined to present scattered 2nd- and third-assign nods to non-energy-convention avid gamers.
None of UCF’s McKenzie Milton (2017, 2018), Memphis’ Darrell Henderson Jr. (2018), or San Diego Order’s Rashaad Penny (2017) or Donnel Pumphrey (2016) accomplished better than fifth. They combined for 19 first-assign votes out of approximately 3,700 total.
BYU’s imaginable game (per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic) in opposition to Coastal Carolina is amazingly superior and desires to happen. Silent would now not well-known affect Wilson’s chances.
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Final week: 3
Lawrence missed two games thanks to a obvious coronavirus take a look at, and Florida Order’s elements with the virus resulted in a canceled matchup between the groups. That resulted in a 35-day gap between appearances for Lawrence.
However the layoff did now not unhurried him down.
He picked apart a quality Pitt defense for 403 yards and two touchdowns and not using a turnovers in a 52-17 have interaction. Clemson improved to eight-1 and must terminate the usual season at Virginia Tech on Saturday. With a victory in Blacksburg, Clemson will stable an enviornment in the ACC Championship Sport opposite Notre Dame.
While he’s restful at a statistical predicament in contrast to Trask and Jones, Lawrence has extraordinary numbers. He’s thrown for 2,236 yards and 19 touchdowns with two interceptions, adding four speeding rankings. Clemson is a finest 7-0 in his starts.
To preserve Trask and Jones, even though, Lawrence will deserve to maintain stable performances in wins over Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.
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Final week: 2
As mentioned in the Week 13 update, we’re no longer adversarial to Trask and Jones flipping spots. For folk that suspect Trask must be No. 1, that in all equity priced.
Bear in mind, three weeks dwell. The Gators QB has time to set himself because the consensus top different.
We listed Trask at No. 2 last week. Enthusiastic about his modest showing (256 yards, three rankings) in a 34-10 victory over Kentucky, inserting Trask above Jones—after the Alabama quarterback tossed five touchdowns in opposition to Auburn—might possibly well be awfully inconsistent.
But, all all over again, Trask is for run a top-two contender. Heading into this weekend’s conflict with Tennessee, he has 2,810 yards and 34 touchdowns, with finest three interceptions.
The distinction is Florida misplaced to Texas A&M, whereas Alabama is undefeated. The terminate to-legitimate SEC Championship Sport showdown between Florida and Alabama will resolve one Faculty Soccer Playoff crew and presumably the Heisman winner.
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One of the significant largest causes Jones has remained at No. 1 is his similar performances to Trask’s in opposition to top opponents (Georgia and Texas A&M). And now, Jones has a 302-yard, five-landing day opposite a then-ranked Auburn to his advantage.
While a have interaction over Auburn is overrated in 2020, voters maintain in most cases cited stats in opposition to High 25 opponents as proof for a vote. That performance fits the billing.
Thru eight games, Jones has a 76.2 completion payment, 2,728 yards—with an FBS-file slump of 12 per strive—and 24 total touchdowns in opposition to finest three interceptions. Alabama closes the usual season in opposition to LSU on Saturday and tentatively Arkansas on Dec. 12.
If Jones struggles in either contest, it might possibly perchance supply clear separation in settle on of Trask. Yet if Jones continues to excel, be willing for another-meaningful SEC Championship Sport on Dec. 19.