NEW YORK (AP) — Fernando Mendoza, the mercurial quarterback of No. 1 Indiana, won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, becoming the first Hoosier to win college football’s most prestigious award since its inception in 1935.
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Travis Hunter: 2024 Heisman Trophy Winner
Six days after 12 teams were selected to compete for a national title in the College Football Playoff, a different kind of college football honor was handed out.
The Heisman Trophy is college football’s most hallowed individual achievement, with even the trophy itself — depicting a player throwing a stiff arm — standing as a central element of the sport’s mythology.
This week, four college football standouts — Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty, Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Miami’s Cam Ward — headed to New York with dreams of becoming the latest player to join a list featuring some of the sport’s most iconic figures. Ultimately, though, only one of them was able to leave Manhattan with the trophy.
Colorado’s Travis Hunter was presented with the 2024 Heisman Trophy during a ceremony Saturday night in New York.
Hunter won the award after putting together a season with few, if any, peers in modern college football history.
The Georgia native and Jackson State transfer did a little bit of everything for the Buffaloes while leading them to a 9-3 record in their second season under coach Deion Sanders. Hunter played both offense and defense, logging a total of 1,360 snaps during the 2024 season despite missing the second half of Colorado’s games against Kansas State and Arizona with an injury.
Hunter had emerged as the sizable betting favorite in recent weeks, with the most recent odds from BetMGM putting him at -2500 to take home the award. Ashton Jeanty, at +1000, had the next-best odds.
The possibility of winning the Heisman followed Hunter for much of the season as he racked up seven games with at least 100 receiving yards and five games with a forced turnover. He regularly struck the Heisman pose after making a big play, beginning with a September 28 win at UCF after coming down with an acrobatic interception.
As the Heisman race seemingly came down to Hunter and Jeanty, Hunter’s coaches and teammates routinely touted his candidacy. After Hunter had an interception and three touchdown receptions in Colorado’s 52-0 victory against Oklahoma State on November 29, Sanders said his two-way star “clinched” the coveted award.
“You’ve never seen it before,” Sanders said. “He’s the best player in college football. You can find ways to hate and criticize him and you won’t come out of that looking professional because now you’re just searching for something, like the idiots was talking about with the (Jim) Thorpe (Award) that I guess he didn’t have enough tackles. Well, if a cornerback has a lot of tackles, that means they caught a lot of balls. It’s just stupid. Travis Hunter proved today and he proved every week that he’s the best player in college football.
“You’ve got to give me another definition of the award. The award is to go to who? The best quarterback? I don’t know how you could be voted in every category in some sort. I think he’s up for best offensive player, best defensive player, best receiver. Who else has done that ever?”
Hunter is the second Heisman winner in Colorado history, joining the late Rashaan Salaam, who won the award in 1994.
Heisman voting results 2024
Hunter won with 2,231 total points, as compared to Jeanty, who finished with 2,017 points. The 214-point difference is the smallest margin of victory since Alabama running back Mark Ingram beat out Stanford RB Toby Gerhart in 2009.
Here's the full points total, including first-place votes:
1st place: Colorado WR/CB Travis Hunter (2,231 points, 552 first-place votes)
2nd place: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty (2,017 points, 309 first-place votes)
3rd place: Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel (516 points, 24 first-place votes)
4th place: Miami QB Cam Ward (229 points, six first-place votes)
5th place: Arizona State RB Cam Skattebo (170 points, three first-place votes)
6th place: Army QB Bryson Daily (69 points, three first-place votes)
7th place: Penn State Tyler Warren (52 points, one first-place vote)
8th place: Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders (47 points, one first-place vote)
9th place: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke (22 points, two first-place votes)
10th place: Syracuse QB Kyle McCord (nine points)
Travis Hunter stats
During his Heisman-winning season, Hunter truly did it all for Colorado.
As a wide receiver on offense, he finished with 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hunter ranks fifth among FBS players in receptions, sixth in receiving yards and second in touchdown receptions. He also has a rushing touchdown.
While playing for a coach who’s arguably the greatest defensive back in the history of football, Hunter excelled as a cornerback, as well, recording 11 pass breakups and four interceptions, ranking him first and second, respectively, among all Big 12 players. He had a forced fumble, as well, which allowed his team to hold on for an overtime victory against Baylor on Sept. 21.
Heisman Trophy finalists' stats
Here's a look at the stats of the four Heisman Trophy finalists in 2024:
Travis Hunter
Offense: 92 catches, 1,152 yards, 14 touchdowns; two carries, five yards, one touchdown
Defense: 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, one forced fumble
Ashton Jeanty
Rushing: 344 carries, 2,497 yards, 29 touchdowns, 7.3 yards per carry
Receiving: 20 catches, 116 yards, one touchdown
Dillon Gabriel
Passing: 297 of 406 passing (73.2%), 3,558 yards, 8.8 yards per attempt, 28 touchdowns, six interceptions
Rushing: 63 carries,192 yards, seven touchdowns
Cam Ward
Passing: 293 of 435 passing (67.4%), 4,123 yards, 9.5 yards per attempt, 36 touchdowns, seven interceptions
Rushing: 58 carries, 196 yards, four touchdowns
Receiving: One catch, 7 yards, one touchdown
Heisman Trophy winners
Here’s a look at the past 10 Heisman Trophy winners, with Saturday’s honoree becoming the latest inclusion on the list:
For full list of winners, click here.
2024: WR/CB Travis Hunter, Colorado
2023: QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
2022: QB Caleb Williams, USC
2021: QB Bryce Young, Alabama
2020: WR DeVonta Smith, Alabama
2019: QB Joe Burrow, LSU
2018: QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
2017: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
2016: QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville
2015: RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
Jayden Daniels: 2023 Heisman Trophy Winner
Senior quarterback Jayden Daniels from Louisiana State University was announced as the 89th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy during ESPN’s 2023 Heisman Trophy Ceremony Presented by Nissan on Saturday (Dec. 9), originating from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, N.Y.
Fellow Heisman finalists quarterback Michael Penix Jr. of Washington, quarterback Bo Nix of Oregon and wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. of Ohio State finished second, third and fourth, respectively, in the Heisman balloting.
Daniels is LSU’s third Heisman winner as he joins Joe Burrow (2019) and Billy Cannon (1959) among Tigers to hoist the bronze statue. He is also the 20th quarterback in the last 23 years to win the award and the 39th quarterback overall.
The 6-foot-4 Daniels, born in San Bernardino Calif., completed 236-of-327 passes for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns with just four interceptions while also rushing for 1,134 yards and another 10 scores.
He leads the nation in total offense (4,946), TDs responsible for (50), passer rating (208.0, currently above the NCAA record), yards per pass attempt (11.7) and rushing yards by a quarterback (1,134) while his 40 TD passes are tied for first.
Daniels earlier this week was named the 2023 AP Player of the Year in addition to winning the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback and Walter Camp Player of the Year Awards. He is also a five-time SEC Offensive Player of the Week winner this season.
He became the first player in FBS history to rush for 200 yards and pass for 350 yards in a game when he did it against Florida on Nov. 11, collecting 372 yards through the air and 234 on the ground. The 606 total yards broke the SEC record. Daniels joined Heisman winner Johnny Manziel as the only other player in SEC history to pass for 3,500 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season and is the eighth player to do it overall.
Daniels’ passer rating of 208.01 is a Heisman best and his 4,946 total yards is tied for the third-most by a Heisman winner, matching 2018 winner Kyler Murray’s total. His 50 total touchdowns are the seventh most in Heisman history and his 3,812 passing yards is 12th most.
Daniels is the fifth player in the last seven years who won the award after transferring and he is the first Heisman winner born in California since Matt Leinart won it in 2004. Despite the drought, California has still produced 14 Heisman winners, more than any other state.
He is just the third senior to win the award since 2006, the other two including Burrow (2019) and DeVonta Smith (2020). Daniels, the first Heisman winner coached by Brian Kelly, is the 34th winner from the SEC.
Penix Jr. is Washington’s highest finisher ever in Heisman balloting, topping defensive tackle Steve Emtman’s fourth-place finish in 1991. Nix is Oregon’s highest finisher since Marcus Mariota won the award in 2014. Harrison Jr. is Ohio State’s highest finisher since C.J. Stroud was third in 2022.
The 2023 Heisman Trophy ballots went out to 928 electors, which includes 870 members of the media, our 57 living Heisman winners and one overall fan vote presented by Nissan, premier partner of the Heisman Trophy. All ballots were submitted electronically to the independent accountants at Deloitte.
Rounding out the top 10 finishers in the 2023 Heisman voting were:
5. Jordan Travis, Florida State
6. Jalen Milroe, Alabama
7. Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State
8. Cody Schrader, Missouri
9. Blake Corum, Michigan
10. J.J. McCarthy, Michigan
Heisman voting results 2023
Finish Player Pos. School Points 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Jayden Daniels QB LSU 2,029 503 217 86
2 Michael Penix Jr. QB Washington 1,701 292 341 143
3 Bo Nix QB Oregon 885 51 205 322
4 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State 352 20 78 136
5 Jordan Travis QB Florida State 85 8 19 23
6 Jalen Milroe QB Alabama 73 4 8 45
7 Ollie Gordon II RB Oklahoma St. 31 1 2 24
8 Cody Schrader RB Missouri 29 1 2 22
9 Blake Corum QB Michigan 28 3 2 15
10 J.J. McCarthy QB Michigan 21 1 7 4
Caleb Williams: 2022 Heisman Trophy Winner
Sophomore quarterback Caleb Williams from the University of Southern California was announced as the 88th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy during ESPN’s 2022 Heisman Trophy Ceremony Presented by Nissan on Saturday (Dec. 10), originating from Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, N.Y.
Williams, joined in New York tonight by fellow finalists Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU and C.J. Stroud of Ohio State, is now USC’s seventh Heisman winner and the second straight sophomore to win the award following Alabama’s Bryce Young in 2021.
“To the men standing behind me, thank you for your passion to the game,” said Williams before hoisting his trophy. “Because kids like me have dreams and goals of being the best from watching you all.
USC’s previous winners include Matt Leinart (2004), Carson Palmer (2002), Marcus Allen (1981), Charles White (1979), O.J., Simpson (1968) and Mike Garrett (1965).
He is the sixth sophomore to win the Heisman, the 19th quarterback in the last 22 years to win the Heisman and the 38th quarterback overall.
This marks the third Heisman winner to play for USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley, who was the head coach at Oklahoma when Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018) became Heisman winners.
The 6-foot-1 Williams, who was named the 2022 AP Player of the Year in addition to winning the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards earlier this week, has thrown for 4,075 yards on 296-of-448 passing (66.1%) with a national co-leading 37 touchdown passes against just four interceptions. His passing yards is fourth-most nationally, his quarterback rating (167.94) is fifth-best and his passing yards per game (313.5) is sixth-best.
Williams, who led USC to an 11-2 season after the Trojans went 4-8 in 2021, is third nationally in total offense with 4,447 yards with a total that broke USC’s school record (4,225, 2017). He has also rushed for 372 yards (the most at USC in at least 70 years) on 109 carries with a team-best 10 TDs.
Williams’ 47 total touchdowns lead the country, as do his 282 points responsible for while his total touchdowns are a school record. He threw for over 300 yards seven times, including twice over 400 yards.
Williams’ passing yards (4,075) is the eighth-most among Heisman winners, his 47 total touchdowns (49) are ninth most, his total offense (4,447) and quarterback rating (167.94) are 11th-most in Heisman history.
Williams is the second Heisman winner to wear No. 13 and the first since Miami winner Gino Torretta in 1992.
The 2022 Heisman Trophy ballots went out to 929 electors, which includes 870 members of the media, our 58 living Heisman winners and one overall fan vote presented by Nissan, premier partner of the Heisman Trophy. All ballots were submitted electronically to the independent accountants at Deloitte.
Final 2022 Heisman Results
Place Name School Class Pos. 1st 2nd 3rd Total Points
1. Caleb Williams USC SO QB 544 168 63 2,031
2. Max Duggan TCU SR QB 188 357 142 1,420
3. CJ Stroud Ohio State SO QB 37 119 190 539
4. Stetson Bennett Georgia SR QB 36 65 111 349
5. Hendon Hooker Tennessee SR QB 17 47 81 226
6. Bryce Young Alabama JR QB 17 28 34 141
7. Blake Corum Michigan JR RB 8 25 51 125
8. Michael Penix Jr. Washington JR QB 9 20 47 114
9. Bijan Robinson Texas JR RB 4 12 39 75
10. Drake Maye UNC FR QB 3 6 21 42
DeVonta Smith: 2020 Heisman Trophy Winner
DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman since Desmond Howard in 1991. The 6-1, 175-pounder is the first non-quarterback-or-running back to win the Heisman since cornerback Charles Woodson won in 1997.
Smith, a fourth-year senior, was named the 2020 SEC Offensive Player of the Year while joining teammate Mac Jones in leading Alabama to the SEC title and the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
Smith led the country with 98 receptions and 1,511 receiving yards while his 17 TD catches and 137.4 receiving yards per game were both second-best. His 8.9 receptions per game tied for second best. He posted four games with 11 or more receptions, including a career-best and SEC title-game record 15 against Florida, 13 at Mississippi and 11 each against Georgia and Mississippi State. He recorded seven games with over 100 yards receiving (all with at least 144 yards), including 231 yards on eight catches at LSU, 203 against the Bulldogs (which included a season-high four TDs) and 184 yards against the Gators. He had six games with at least two TD receptions, three coming at LSU and two in the SEC title game. Smith also returned a punt for a TD for the first time in his career, going 84 yards at Arkansas in the regular-season finale. He holds the SEC and Alabama career record for receiving touchdowns with 40 and has the most 200-plus yard receiving performances in Alabama history with four.
Born on Smith hails from Amite City, Louisiana, where he starred at Amite High Magnet School .
Number of electors: 927 - Announced: January 5, 2021.
Player Class Position School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Points
1 DeVonta Smith SR WR Alabama 447 221 73 1,856
2 Trevor Lawrence JR QB Clemson 222 176 169 1,187
3 Mac Jones JR QB Alabama 138 248 220 1,130
4 Kyle Trask SR QB Florida 61 164 226 737
5 Najee Harris JR RB Alabama 16 47 74 216
6 Breece Hall SO RB Iowa State 6 10 26 64
7 Justin Fields JR QB Ohio State 5 6 21 48
8 Zach Wilson JR QB Brigham Young 3 6 21 42
9 Ian Book SR QB Notre Dame 5 5 13 38
10 Kyle Pitts JR TE Florida 0 7 10 24
Three points are awarded for first place on a ballot, with two points for second place and one point for third place. Finalists in bold.
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HEISMAN VOTING BY REGION
Heisman voters are spread out across six regions, with roughly 145 per region.
Far West
Player Points
1 Smith 292
2 Lawrence 200
3 Jones 195
4 Trask 122
Southwest
Player Points
1 Smith 355
2 Lawrence 181
3 Jones 169
4 Trask 143
Midwest
Player Points
1 Smith 308
2 Lawrence 199
3 Jones 178
4 Trask 104
South
Player Points
1 Smith 324
2 Jones 232
3 Lawrence 167
4 Trask 155
Northeast
Player Points
1 Smith 293
2 Lawrence 188
3 Jones 184
4 Trask 104
Mid-Atlantic
Player Points
1 Smith 284
2 Lawrence 252
3 Jones 172
4 Trask 109
Joe Burrow: 2019 Heisman Trophy Winner
The senior quarterback was announced as the 2019 winner of the prestigious honor at the end of ESPN’s live broadcast of the Heisman ceremony from Manhattan’s PlayStation Theater.
Burrow shattered Heisman voting records, notching the highest percentage of first place votes, the highest percentage of possible points and appearing on the most ballots. His margin of victory (1,846 points) bettered the long-standing record set by O.J. Simpson in 1968.
“It’s an honor to stand on the same stage as all of these guys,” said an emotional Burrow after hearing his name called. “I’m so thankful to have played for two of the best programs in the country. I wouldn’t have traded my journey for anything.”
Burrow is the second LSU player to win the trophy and first since the late Billy Cannon did so in 1959. His Heisman triumph makes him the third-consecutive transfer player to win the award (and seventh overall), though he is the first to do so under the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule.
The 6-4, 216-pounder from Athens, Ohio, had an extraordinary season, passing for 4,715 yards and 48 touchdowns (tying a Heisman record), while adding another 289 yard and three scores on the ground. He had a remarkable completion percentage of 77.9 percent, the best in Heisman history. As the field general for the nation’s top offense, he led No. 1 LSU to a 13-0 record, the SEC title (its first since 2011), and its first berth in the College Football Playoff.
Ballots were emailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 56 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 927 electors. The ballots were received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Burrow polled 2,608 points to capture the award over Jalen Hurts of Oklahoma (762 points), Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (747 points) and Ohio State defensive end Chase Young (643 points). The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.
Burrow will be officially inducted into the Heisman family at the 85th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner Gala on Sunday evening, December 15, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.
Final 2019 Heisman results
Number of electors: 927 – Announced: December 14, 2019.
Player Class Position School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Points
1 Joe Burrow SR QB LSU 841 41 3 2,608
2 Jalen Hurts SR QB Oklahoma 12 231 264 762
3 Justin Fields SO QB Ohio State 6 271 187 747
4 Chase Young JR DE Ohio State 20 205 173 643
5 Jonathan Taylor JR RB Wisconsin 6 44 83 189
6 JK Dobbins JR RB Ohio State 2 36 36 114
7 Trevor Lawrence SO QB Clemson 3 25 29 88
8 Chuba Hubbard SO RB Oklahoma State 0 11 46 68
9 Travis Etienne JR RB Clemson 0 7 11 25
10 Tua Tagovailoa JR QB Alabama 1 4 13 24
Three points are awarded for first place on a ballot, with two points for second place and one point for third place. Finalists in bold.
Kyler Murray: 2018 Heisman Trophy Winner
Kyler Murray of the University of Oklahoma was selected on Saturday (Dec. 8) as the 84th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, an award presented annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in college football.
The junior quarterback was announced as the 2018 winner of the prestigious honor at the end of ESPN’s live broadcast of the Heisman ceremony from Manhattan’s PlayStation Theater.
“This is crazy. This is an honor,” said Murray from the podium after being announced as the winner. “It’s something I’ll never forget. Something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life.”
Murray, who followed Baker Mayfield as quarterback at Oklahoma, is the first player to win the Heisman the year after taking over for another Heisman winner. His victory also marks just the fourth time a school has won consecutive Heismans.
He’s the seventh Sooner to win the Heisman, joining Billy Vessels (’52), Steve Owens (’69), Billy Sims (’78), Jason White (’03), Sam Bradford (’08) and Mayfield (’17). That total ties Notre Dame and Ohio State for most Heisman wins.
The 5-10, 195-pounder from Allen, Texas, threw for 4,054 yards and 40 touchdowns, with another 892 yards and 11 scores on the ground while leading the Sooners to a 12-1 record, the Big 12 title and a berth in the College Football Playoff. His passer rating of 205.72 is the best in Heisman history, eclipsing the mark of 203.76 set by Mayfield in 2017.
Ballots were emailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 58 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 929 electors. The ballots were received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Murray polled 2,167 points to capture the award over Tua Tagovailoa of Alabama (1,871 points), and Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins (783 points). The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.
Murray will be officially inducted into the Heisman family at the 84th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner Gala on Sunday evening, December 9, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.
Full stats for Kyler Murray
2018 Heisman Voting Results
Place Name School Pos Class 1st 2nd 3rd Total Pts
1. Kyler Murray Oklahoma QB JR 517 278 60 2,167
2. Tua Tagovailoa Alabama QB SO 299 431 112 1,871
3. Dwayne Haskins Ohio State QB JR 46 111 423 783
4. Will Grier West Virginia QB SR 4 17 80 126
5. Gardner Minshew Washington St. QB SR 6 15 74 122
6. Mckenzie Milton UCF QB JR 4 4 19 39
7. Travis Etienne Clemson RB SO 0 6 17 29
8. Quinnen William Alabama NT SO 1 4 16 27
9. Jonathan Taylor Wisconson RB SO 1 2 19 26
10. Darrell Henderson Memphis RB JR 0 3 15 21
Baker Mayfield: 2017 Heisman Trophy Winner
Baker Mayfield of the University of Oklahoma was selected on Saturday (Dec. 9) as the 83rd winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy, an award presented annually by the Heisman Trophy Trust to the most outstanding player in college football.
The senior quarterback was announced as the 2017 winner of the prestigious honor at the end of ESPN's live broadcast of the Heisman ceremony from Manhattan's PlayStation Theater.
"It's such an honor," said Mayfield upon winning the award. "It's unbelievable."
Mayfield is the sixth Sooner Heisman winner, joining Billy Vessels ('52), Steve Owens ('69), Billy Sims('78), Jason White ('03) and Sam Bradford ('08), putting Oklahoma in a tie with USC for the second-most Heismans (Notre Dame and Ohio State each have seven). He's also the first Heisman Trophy winner to start his career as a "walk-on" (non-scholarship) player since athletic scholarships were inaugurated in the 1950s and the first senior to win since Troy Smith in 2006.
Further adding to his accomplishment, Mayfield--who finished fourth in the Heisman vote in 2015 and third in 2016--is the fifth player to log three top 4 Heisman finishes in his career, joining Heisman legends Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard of Army, Doak Walker of SMU and Herschel Walker of Georgia.
The 6-1, 222-pounder from Austin, Texas, threw for 4,340 yards and 41 touchdowns, with another 310 yards and five scores on the ground while leading the Sooners to a 12-1 record, the Big 12 title and a berth in the College Football Playoff. His passer rating of 203.76 is the best in Heisman history, shattering the mark of 192.31 set by Robert Griffin III in 2011.
Ballots were emailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 58 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 929 electors. The ballots were received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mayfield polled 2,398 points to capture the award over Bryce Love of Stanford (1,300 points), and 2016 Heisman winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville (793 points). The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.
Mayfield will be officially inducted into the Heisman family at the 83rd annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner Gala on Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.
2017 Heisman Voting Results
For more details on the 2017 Heisman Trophy vote, visit HeismanCentral.com
The senior quarterback was announced as the 2017 winner of the prestigious honor at the end of ESPN's live broadcast of the Heisman ceremony from Manhattan's PlayStation Theater.
"It's such an honor," said Mayfield upon winning the award. "It's unbelievable."
Mayfield is the sixth Sooner Heisman winner, joining Billy Vessels ('52), Steve Owens ('69), Billy Sims('78), Jason White ('03) and Sam Bradford ('08), putting Oklahoma in a tie with USC for the second-most Heismans (Notre Dame and Ohio State each have seven). He's also the first Heisman Trophy winner to start his career as a "walk-on" (non-scholarship) player since athletic scholarships were inaugurated in the 1950s and the first senior to win since Troy Smith in 2006.
Further adding to his accomplishment, Mayfield--who finished fourth in the Heisman vote in 2015 and third in 2016--is the fifth player to log three top 4 Heisman finishes in his career, joining Heisman legends Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard of Army, Doak Walker of SMU and Herschel Walker of Georgia.
The 6-1, 222-pounder from Austin, Texas, threw for 4,340 yards and 41 touchdowns, with another 310 yards and five scores on the ground while leading the Sooners to a 12-1 record, the Big 12 title and a berth in the College Football Playoff. His passer rating of 203.76 is the best in Heisman history, shattering the mark of 192.31 set by Robert Griffin III in 2011.
Ballots were emailed to 870 media personnel across the nation plus 58 Heisman winners and one fan ballot, for a total of 929 electors. The ballots were received and tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mayfield polled 2,398 points to capture the award over Bryce Love of Stanford (1,300 points), and 2016 Heisman winner Lamar Jackson of Louisville (793 points). The point total is reached by a system of three points for a first place vote, two for a second and one for a third.
Mayfield will be officially inducted into the Heisman family at the 83rd annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner Gala on Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.
2017 Heisman Voting Results
| Place | Name | School | Pos | Class | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Baker Mayfield | Oklahoma | QB | SR | 732 | 87 | 28 | 2,350 |
| 2. | Bryce Love | Stanford | RB | JR | 75 | 421 | 233 | 1,300 |
| 3. | Lamar Jackson | Louisville | QB | JR | 47 | 197 | 258 | 793 |
| 4. | Saquon Barkley | Penn State | RB | JR | 15 | 73 | 113 | 304 |
| 5. | Rashaad Penny | San Diego St. | RB | SR | 7 | 37 | 80 | 175 |
| 6. | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin | RB | FR | 2 | 7 | 38 | 58 |
| 7. | Mason Rudolph | Oklahoma St. | QB | SR | 2 | 14 | 22 | 56 |
| 8. | McKenzie Milton | UCF | QB | SO | 4 | 11 | 20 | 54 |
| 9. | Kerryon Johnson | Auburn | RB | JR | 0 | 14 | 17 | 45 |
| 10. | Roquan Smith | Georgia | LB | JR | 3 | 11 | 7 | 38 |
For more details on the 2017 Heisman Trophy vote, visit HeismanCentral.com
Lamar Jackson: 2016 Heisman Trophy Winner
NEW YORK -- Louisville came ready to promote quarterback Lamar Jackson at ACC media day in July, with a slew of notepads emblazoned with his name and picture placed right next to the school's football guide.
The move was bold and rarer still considering Jackson was about to begin his true sophomore season and had seven career starts. But coach Bobby Petrino felt so strongly about his young quarterback that he gave the go-ahead to begin promoting Jackson.
Among the 28 players gathered, Jackson was the only sophomore. But he never betrayed his age. He smiled but said little, a player known more for his highlights than his sound bites. Still, it is hard to imagine that anybody in Louisville could have envisioned what was about to unfold.
Week 1. Charlotte. Jackson scored on a 36-yard touchdown run on the opening drive. Then he delivered another score and another. Eight touchdowns -- including six passing -- and 405 total yards later, one name resonated across the country: Lamar Jackson.
What a whirlwind season for Louisville's Lamar Jackson, who led the Heisman Trophy race for almost the entire season. Mark Zerof/USA TODAY Sports
After that game, Jackson tried to exit the stadium but couldn't because fans swarmed him for autographs. A Louisville official noticed and told those assembled that Jackson needed to get going for treatment, whisking him away.
He asked Jackson how long he'd been standing there signing. "Twenty minutes," Jackson said. He would have kept on signing had nobody intervened, but Louisville realized after one week that it had a phenomenon on its hands.
His legend only grew after an otherworldly performance against Syracuse, in which he had 610 yards and five touchdowns and his signature Heisman moment: the Lamar Leap that has been immortalized by a photo of him in midair with his legs outstretched.
At the following home game against Florida State, Jackson made the Seminoles look woefully unprepared for his skills in the run game. He again piled up the yards and touchdowns. His 47-yard run through the middle of the Florida State defense ended with a spin off two defenders at the goal line for his last score of the game.
It was an almost incomprehensible site: an under-the-radar prospect from Florida making four- and five-star defenders -- many from his home state -- look completely and totally lost.
When Lamar Jackson started football at 8 years old, his mother knew he had a gift. She did everything from making him run drills on the beach to putting on pads herself to ensure he was the best.
Knowing a throng of fans would be waiting for Jackson after the game, Louisville officials had him jump into a car. One fan with two helmets begged for Jackson to sign them. Jackson politely declined. When the car started to pull away, the man put one helmet on, carried the other in his arms and ran after the car, screaming for it to stop. Louisville decided in early October that autographs would be off-limits.
Jackson remained nonplussed as the hype started to build. More people started to recognize him on campus, at the mall and in restaurants. He politely smiled but quickly learned it would be best to stay in his room and play video games in the few free moments he had.
He didn't turn on the television to watch his own highlights or hear what analysts thought about him.
"I tried not to pay attention to it, just tried to go out there and win games," Jackson said. "If you fall off, anything can happen. Just got to keep grinding."
There is a reason for that. Jackson grew up with a mom who emphasized character, humbleness, work ethic and drive. He didn't go to parties growing up; he rarely went out anywhere unless his mom approved.
She wanted him to stay focused on living up to the potential she saw in him from an early age. They worked out six days a week, often multiple times a day. He would complain often; she did not care. She coached him and trained him, and she raised him, alternating roles with ease. When anybody asks Jackson how he reached this point, the only answer he gives is: "my mom."
As Jackson dominated each opponent he faced, the question became: How best to stop him? One reporter asked Syracuse coach Dino Babers a few weeks after the teams played, and he responded with blunt honesty: "Based off of our performance, I don't have the right to give an opinion on that."
Florida State could not stop him, either, and neither could Clemson. Although the Cardinals lost to the Tigers, Jackson cemented his name atop Heisman lists with his 457-yard, three-touchdown performance against the reigning ACC champions.
Duke coach David Cutcliffe laid out the perfect game plan in late October, deciding it would be best to limit Jackson's possessions. The plan nearly worked. Duke was the first team to hold Jackson to fewer than three touchdowns, but afterward, Cutcliffe could not stop raving about the quarterback he had just seen. He wondered aloud, "How'd he get out of Florida?"
Simple, really. Jackson emerged on the high school scene late, after transferring to Boynton Beach High. Then-coach Rick Swain called up a former player of his, then-Louisville assistant Lamar Thomas, and told him he needed to see Jackson. Thomas was sold. He went to Petrino. But Petrino didn't think he needed another quarterback on his roster.
Thomas tried again, deciding his best course of action was to convince Petrino that Jackson was a passer -- not just a running quarterback. Thomas had Swain rearrange Jackson's high school tape to start with the passing highlights. Petrino was finally convinced, and he sold Jackson and his mom on the opportunity to play right away under a coach noted for his ability to develop quarterbacks.
And so the under-the-radar Jackson went off to Louisville, determined to play and start as a true freshman. He did, though he did not fully assert himself as the quarterback of the future until the end of the 2015-16 season. His three-touchdown performance in a comeback win over Kentucky showed that he was ready to take charge. After that game, Petrino sat Jackson down and explained what he needed to do to prepare for the upcoming bowl game against Texas A&M.
They had four weeks. That meant studying as much tape as he could. That meant taking detailed notes about what he saw. That meant evaluating his own tape, breaking down all the good plays and all the bad plays. That meant working more on his mechanics during practice, starting with his footwork.
Jackson, in a never-ending quest for perfection, listened and learned. He dedicated himself to that bowl game, and when he took the field against the Aggies, he was virtually unrecognizable. Jackson ran here, and he threw the ball over there, a sudden conundrum for the A&M defense that it never quite solved.
When the game ended, Jackson had set Music City Bowl records for rushing (226 yards) and total offense (453), and he had his name linked with Vince Young and Johnny Manziel as the only quarterbacks to go for 200 yards passing and 200 yards rushing in a bowl game.
Those who watched the game keenly understood that Jackson was on the verge of a season few had ever seen. In the Louisville spring game, he threw for 519 yards, and expectations for him and the team started growing. Now you see why Louisville decided to promote Jackson so hard, even with 2015 Heisman finalist Deshaun Watson returning to the ACC.
The season did not unfold perfectly for Jackson, though. With a No. 5 ranking and outside hopes for the College Football Playoff, Louisville traveled to play Houston in mid-November. The team and Jackson had their worst performances of the season. The Louisville offensive line could do nothing to slow Houston, and Jackson had nowhere to go. He ended with season lows in rushing (33) and total yards (244) and tied a season low for touchdowns (1).
The collective thought going into the Kentucky game the next week was that Jackson and the Cards would make up for their poor performance against a rival they had recently dominated. But Kentucky stayed with Louisville every step of the way. Jackson had more than 400 yards but fumbled late in the game deep in Kentucky territory. Louisville lost, and Jackson's Heisman lead didn't seem as certain.
But ultimately, his complete body of work prevailed: an ACC-record 51 total touchdowns, the only player in FBS history with 30 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns in a season, the only player in FBS history to go for more than 3,300 yards passing and 1,500 yards rushing in a season.
As one ACC head coach mused recently, "He's the best in the country. And it's not even close."
Name 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1. Lamar Jackson 526 251 64 2144 2. Deshaun Watson 269 302 113 1524 3. Baker Mayfield 26 72 139 361 4. Dede Westbrook 7 49 90 209 5. Jabrill Peppers 11 45 85 208
Derrick Henry: 2015 Heisman Trophy Winner
NEW YORK -- Hand it to Derrick Henry.
Alabama's bulldozer of tailback with the super-sized workload won the 81st Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, capping a junior campaign that saw him rush for an SEC-record 1,986 yards -- previously held by 1982 Heisman winner Herschel Walker -- on 339 carries and score a conference record-tying 23 touchdowns.
"I'm just so thankful to have this trophy," Henry said. "It's just a blessing and an honor."
In voting, Henry finished with 1,832 points, followed by Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey (1,539), making it four second-place finishes for Cardinal players in seven seasons. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (1,165) finished third. Henry won five of six voting regions, with McCaffrey winning the Far West.
Henry was considered the favorite going in, though it didn't make it any easier for him.
"I didn't know at all," he said. "Them two guys were great contenders for the trophy. Deshaun, with how consistent and efficient he is at the quarterback position, all the success he had, I was kind of worried. Christian, breaking Barry Sanders' record, doing all the things he does, he's just unbelievable."
The moment right before the winner was announced was the toughest for Henry.
"My heart was about to bust out my chest. I thought I was going to have a heart attack," he said.
Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, who some thought should have been among the finalists sent to New York, finished fourth with 334 points. Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds finished fifth with 180 points, the highest service academy finisher in 52 years, since Roger Staubach.
Henry is the first running back to claim the Heisman since 2009, when Crimson Tide running back Mark Ingram became the first Alabama player to win the award. In 2009, Ingram edged runner-up Toby Gerhart -- a Stanford running back -- by a single percentage point, the narrowest margin of victory in the history of the award.
"I know that our entire organization is really happy, happy, happy for Derrick Henry tonight, winning the Heisman Trophy," Alabama coach Nick Saban said.
Since Ingram won the award in 2009, it had gone to five straight quarterbacks.
On Thursday night, Henry also beat McCaffrey for the Doak Walker Award as the country's top running back, and became the first running back since 2002 to win the Maxwell Award, which is given to college football's player of the year. He is the first running back to win the Maxwell Award and Heisman Trophy since Ron Dayne in 1999.
He choked up during his speech, thanking his family and coaches, and was effusive in his praise of his teammates.
"Coming in to Alabama from Florida, they all accepted me, they all loved me and all supported me," he said. "And this season, they've seen me as a leader, taken me as a leader. [The offensive line] takes pride in controlling the line of scrimmage, making sure I have success, and through this year, looking at these guys, the courage they had in me, the faith they had in me, I knew I couldn't let them down.
"Everybody always asks me about carries, what I thought about it, how I felt, but when you got teammates like that who love you and care for you, it don't matter how you feel or how bad it hurts, you've got to make sure you're making those guys happy by helping them win, getting a victory."
He also mentioned former Alabama teammate Altee Tenpenny, who was killed in a car crash two months ago.
The 6-foot-3, 242-pound junior led the country in carries, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and yards after contact. He was second among Power 5 backs in carries of 25 yards or more.
He's a key cog in the Crimson Tide's offense, representing more than 36 percent of its total yards and 42 percent of its total touchdowns.
Henry was born to teenage parents and raised with the strong influence of his grandmother, Gladys, in the small north Florida town of Yulee, which is just outside of Jacksonville, but very much country living.
Gladys Henry has been hospitalized for weeks in Florida with heart and respiratory problems. Derrick Henry said his grandmother was with him in spirit as his childhood dream of winning the Heisman came true.
"I love you so much," he said.
Henry came to Alabama as a five-star recruit. Before the Heisman came a dose of humility. For the first time football wasn't easy. Being bigger, stronger and faster wasn't enough in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
"One day I said something to him and he said, 'Coach, all this stuff is new to me. All they did in high school was turn around and toss me the ball and I ran with it,'" Saban said. "I really appreciate his hard work at becoming a complete player."
He was a backup on a crowded depth chart as a freshman and thought about transferring, but with the encouragement of his family decided to stay put.
As a sophomore he shared carries with T.J. Yeldon and ran for 990 yards and 11 touchdowns, showing signs of big things to come.
This season as a junior, with Alabama breaking in a first-time starting quarterback and inexperienced receivers, coach Nick Saban and the Tide decided to hook the offense to Henry and let him lead the way.
The Tide hammered away with Henry and he set a school record for carries with 339, including an astounding 90 in Alabama's last two games against Auburn and Florida. He had four 200-yard games in the second half of the season. He went for 210 against LSU to move to the front of the Heisman race, and had 271 yards in the Iron Bowl against Auburn.
Weary defenses got plenty of looks at big No. 5 from behind, his long bundled locks sticking out of the back of his helmet. The Crimson Tide's Predator.
After Ingram won the Heisman in '09, he helped Alabama win the national championship about a month later. Henry will try to do the same. He will power No. 2 Alabama into the College Football Playoff semifinals against No. 3 Michigan State. They meet Dec. 31 in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas, and the Tide will try to earn a fourth national championship in nine seasons under Saban.
Henry has not announced his intentions yet, but a jump to the NFL seems likely after this season.
ESPN's Alex Scarborough, ESPN Stats & Information and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NEW YORK (AP) — Regional points breakdown of the top three finalists in balloting for the 2015 Heisman Trophy:
NORTHEAST
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 290.
2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 234.
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 177
MID-ATLANTIC
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 292
2. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 231
3. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 221.
SOUTH
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 368.
2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 219.
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 201.
SOUTHWEST
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 292
2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 263
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 195.
MIDWEST
1. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 308.
2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 269.
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 181.
FAR WEST
1. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford, 333.
2. Derrick Henry, Alabama, 282.
3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson, 180.
Marcus Mariota: 2014 Heisman Trophy Winner
(pro-tip: Mariota's the tall dude on the right.)
NEW YORK ― Alabama's Amari Cooper fell short in the Heisman Trophy voting as Marcus Mariota became Oregon's first winner.
It was the second-largest margin of victory in Heisman history. Cooper did the best in the south as he received the second-most votes (256) behind Mariota's 426. The Oregon quarterback won all five regions and Cooper was third in all but the south.
Jameis Winston, the 2013 winner, was sixth in the 2014 voting with 51 total points. Trevone Boykin was the fourth followed by Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett.
Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was among the midseason contenders, but the Bulldog passers finished eighth eighth 42 points. Arizona linebacker Schooby Wright was the only defensive player in the top 10 with an eighth-place finish.
Here's a look at the full voting for the 80th Heisman Trophy from the 929 ballots counted:
Name ............... 1st ... 2nd ... 3rd ...Total
1. Marcus Mariota 788 ... 74 ... 22 ... 2,534
2. Melvin Gordon 37 .... 432 ... 275 ...1,250
3. Amari Cooper 49 ... 280 ....316 ....1,023
4. Trevone Boykin 7 ....45.... 104 ....218
5. J.T. Barrett 0 ... 19 ... 40 ... 78
6. Jameis Winston 4 ... 10 ...19 .. 51
7. Tevin Coleman 2 ... 8 ... 22 ... 44
8. Dak Prescott 2 ... 4 ... 13 ... 21
9. Scooby Wright 0 ... 4 ... 13 ... 21
10. Bryce Petty 1 ... 3 ... 4 ... 13
2013 Heisman Trophy Voting Breakdown
| PLACE | PLAYER | SCHOOL | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jameis Winston | Florida State | 668 | 84 | 33 | 2,205 |
| 2 | AJ McCarron | Alabama | 79 | 162 | 143 | 704 |
| 3 | Jordan Lynch | Northern Illinois | 40 | 149 | 140 | 558 |
| 4 | Andre Williams | Boston College | 29 | 127 | 129 | 470 |
| 5 | Johnny Manziel | Texas A&M | 30 | 103 | 125 | 421 |
| 6 | Tre Mason | Auburn | 31 | 121 | 69 | 404 |
| 7 | Bryce Petty | Baylor | 4 | 40 | 35 | 127 |
| 8 | Derek Carr | Fresno State | 6 | 23 | 43 | 107 |
| 9 | Braxton Miller | Ohio State | 4 | 21 | 37 | 91 |
| 10 | Ka'Deem Carey | Arizona | 2 | 14 | 36 | 70 |
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