As we finish the regular season this weekend, the Heisman Trophy race could reach two quarterbacks. However, I have the last six at the moment so I asked the Rivals.com team web experts to file a lawsuit for the players they cover.
1. QB BRYCE YOUNG, Alabama
Young is number 1 on my list but it’s close to him and CJ Stroud. He had an amazing season as a freshman starter. He completed 71.7 percent of his dedication over 3,584 yards with 38 touchdowns and just three turnovers. He also ran on two scores.
Tony Tsuklas, BamaInsider.com: Bryce Young has managed to oust his critics throughout the season. First, there were complaints that he was afraid to run the ball. He answered those as he ran for 42 yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee. Then, there was concern about his ability to deliver the depth ball. Over the past four weeks, he has responded with 11 from 17 for 437 yards and five touchdowns without stopping with shots of 20 yards or more.
Both Young and CJ Stroud deserve this year’s award. However, Young will hold the winning ticket if he manages to recreate his latest production during next week’s SEC Championship game against No. 1 Georgia.
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2. QB CJ STROUD, Ohio State
Stroud is more or less 1B Liang in my book. He was amazing after an irregular early start. He completed 71.1 percent of his passes for 3,468 yards and 36 touchdowns with just five stops.
Colin Gay, ScarletAndGreyReport.com: Let’s start with the numbers: 3,468 yards passing, 36 touchdowns, five turnovers, completed 71.1 percent of his dedication. These are up there with the best quarterbacks in the country, from Kenny Pickett to Bryce Young. However, with Stroud, you have to provide the context. Stroud is on par with the fourth most touchdowns in the country in just 10 games played, only one of two in the top 10 in the country he said, along with VirginiaOf Brennan Armstrong.
He became one of the most effective passers-by in all college football, completing 73.9 percent of his dedication averaging 357.9 yards per game, throwing 28 touchdowns compared to two stops in his last seven games. He takes what the defenses have given him, does FredoThe No. 21 defense of the delivery looks like it should be in the bottom third with high-precision looks and the ball moving consistently down.
Stroud has a lot to prove if given the chance for two more games, against two more top-20 defenses. Has developed into the best quarterback in the country.
If wide receiver Garrett Wilson says Stroud makes him look good, people should listen.
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3. QB MATT CORRAL, Ola Miss
Coral led the surprise Ola Miss A program to rank the top 10 in the playoffs and showed toughness and leadership along the way. He completed 67.4 percent of his dedication over 3,099 yards with 19 touchdowns versus just three stops. He also ran for 552 yards and 10 more points. He is a distant third but should be mentioned.
Neal McCready, RebelGrove.com: Ola Miss is 9-2, a win far from the first regular season with 10 wins in the history of the show. The reason: Matt Coral’s will. Yes, the Coral has an arm cannon, a feather touch in a deep ball and a sharp brain that allows it to read defenses at lightning speed. However, what made his season so special was his desire. When Ola Miss’s offense is perfectly healthy, the rebels are explosives. Of course, this has not been the case since the 52-51 rebel victory Arkansas in September. He has been without at least one – and usually two – of his top shelters since the end of September. He lost his opening tight end and two offensive line players start as well, so he just carried Ola Miss to wins. Threw in a serious ankle injury and Coral was forced to lead his team even though one of his weapons – his legs – was taken from him.
Bottom line: Coral may not have Heisman’s numbers at this point in the season, but there’s no questioning that he’s more important to his team than any college football player this season.
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4. RB KENNETH WALKER III, State of Michigan
Walker is the only running back in the discussion and for good reason when he carries it State of Michigan For most of the season. He rushed to 1,508 yards and 17 points and grabbed 13 passes for 89 yards and another touchdown.
Paul Condike, SpartanMag.com: The Heisman Cup should go to the best player in college football, not the quarterback who has the collection of best players to throw at or a dominant offensive line that gives him all sorts of time to throw. No player in college football has done more for his team than Kenneth Walker III for Michigan State this season.
Walker is ranked second on FBS in rushing yards per game (136.2) and a total of rushing yards (1,498), while holding an average of 6.4 yards per carry, with 17 running touchdowns and 18 touchdowns in total per year. He did so with a good, but not great, running block, as evidenced by the fact that more than two-thirds of Walker’s rushing pitches came after contact. Just to emphasize, Walker has 1,090 yards galloping after a touchdown this season. No other back in college football is approaching.
Most Heisman Trophy wins have select offensive lines. Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry had dominant lines in Alabama, with many NFL draft picks paving the way. Michigan State has a solid team of blue-collar linebackers who are much better as a unit than they were in 2020 when the Spartans finished 122nd in FBS averaging a rush per game and spent an entire season without a touchdown rushing with a wing. . The blockers are the same, the back is different, and that means a lot to the guy who makes the rock for the Spartans.
Teams in front of Michigan State threw the kitchen sink at Walker in an attempt to stop the Spartan ground game, bring more manpower to the box or play bear defense in the case of Michigan. In fact, Walker’s stoppage was such a big focus for rival defenses that the Spartans scored four touchdowns of the Flea Flicker this season, and see this game of gadgets as a regular part of their passing game.
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5. QB KENNY PICKETT, Fit
Pickett surprised this season on a national scale. He completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 3,857 yards and 36 touchdowns and just six stops. He also ran for four more touchdowns.
Chris Pick, PantherLair.com: How good there is Pit Kenny Pickett quarterback was this season? Choose your context. Want to put him in front of the best quarterbacks in school history? OK. He has already set school records for yards over one season, career touchdown responsibility, total offense offenses, career dedication completions, single-player dedication completions, single-game delivery yards and 400-yard career games, and he only needs five touchdowns Gliders to set a new record for touchdown deliveries in careers.
Want to put him in front of the best quarterbacks in the country? OK. He is ranked in the national quintet in total fouls, touchdowns delivery, total yards, delivery yards per game and total points responsibility; None of the other finalists for the Dave O’Brien Award – CJ Stroud from Ohio State and Bryce Young from Alabama – can make that claim.
Want to put him in big situations? OK. In Pete’s win over Clemson earlier this season, he ran for the first two downs in crucial third-quarter situations, and when the Panthers had a chance to win the ACC Coastal Division title last Saturday against Virginia, Pickett threw four touchdowns – two. Of them were in the fourth decline.
This season, 12 of his 36 touchdown passes came in the third and fourth tins. Pro Football Focus He has it as the highest-ranked FBS quarterback with at least 400 falls this season, and no Power Five quarterback with at least 40 shots of 20 yards or more has a higher completion percentage than Pickett, who has completed 53.8 percent of his depth. 1,220 yards and 16 touchdowns. And he also ran for the first 27 drops.
Pickett is the engine behind Pete’s 9-2 record, its Coastal Division championship and his position as a favorite in the chances of winning the ACC and reaching the New Year’s Bowl six for the first time in the college playoff era.
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6. QB Bailey Zap, Western Kentucky
Zappa should be included even though he has no chance of winning. His production this year has been incredible as he has completed nearly 72 percent of his dedication over 4,640 yards with 48 touchdowns and just nine turnovers. He also ran for three more points.
Sean Williams, InsideHilltopperSports.com: The statistics do not lie. During 11 games, Zappa completed 381 of 532 delivery attempts (71.6 percent) for 4,640 yards with 48 touchdowns against nine stops. He is currently ranked No. 1 overall in passing yards, No. 1 in touchdown passes, No. 1 in passing yards per game (421.8), No. 7 in completion percentages, and currently seventh in delivery efficiency with 170.31.
Zappa’s game against Kentucky’s toughest opponents is no less impressive. In a close home loss 33-31 to Indiana, Zappa reached 31 of 44 (70.1 percent) for 365 yards, three touchdowns and no stops. At Michigan State, Zappa put up the following stat line: 46 from 64 (71.9 percent) to 488 yards with three touchdowns and no stops at a 48-31 loss. In a 52-46 home loss to a national tier UTSA, Zappa was 38 of 60 (63.3 percent) for 523 yards and five touchdowns against one interception.
Western Kentucky could play three more games if they win the game on Saturday at Marshall, A game that will determine the USA East Division conference. This will put Zappa on track to break Joe Buro’s one-season passing record of 60, as well BJ SimmonsA single season pass record of 5,833. History tells us that usually Heisman voters do not show much love for the talent of a group of five, regardless of statistics. However, in this case, they definitely should.
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Farrell’s judgment
Bryce Young should win Heisman. This is not your typical Alabama team with first-round players in every position on offense. There are no Neji Harris, Devonta Smith, Henry Rags, Jerry Judy, etc. But it is still ridiculously effective. His ability to stay calm and survey the area is unmatched. – Mike Farrell, owner of the national football column Rivals.com