Heisman - Week 6

1) Chase Daniel (previously #1) – QB Missouri (Season: 1,664 YDS, 15 TD, 1 INT, 74 rush yds)

252 yds and 3 TD against Nebraska. Daniel might be fat, short and have a terrible beard, but he’s the top Heisman candidate at this point of the season. He’s completing 75.8% of his passes, which is absurd. Next: vs. Oklahoma St.

2) Sam Bradford (2) – QB Oklahoma (Season: 1,665 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT, 1 rush TD)

372 yds and 2 TD against Baylor. To steal a line from Tom, if this guy can be a Division 1 quarterback, who can’t? Bradford continues to put up monster numbers for the #1 team in the country. Huge test against Texas this week.
Next: at Texas

3) Graham Harrell (4) – QB Texas Tech (Season: 2,027 yds, 18 TD, 3 INT, 2 rush TD)

454 yds, 6 TD, 1 rush at Kansas St. Crazy numbers thus far. Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach was almost Illinois’ next coach instead of Ron Zook, which leads to the obvious question: Why is “Zook” not recognized as a word in Microsoft Word? (neither is “Zooked” or “Zook’d” for that matter) Also, would you as an Illini fan rather see Harrell flinging the ball 50 times a game or the offense Illinois has now with Juice Williams?
Next: vs. Nebraska

4) Colt McCoy (5) – QB Texas (Season: 1,279 yds, 16 TD, 3 INT, 317 rush yds, 4 rush TD)

261 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT and 39 rush yds at Colorado. The closet Illini fan has an opportunity catapult himself up this list with a good performance against rival Oklahoma.
Next: vs. Oklahoma

5) Javon Ringer (3) – RB Michigan St (Season: 988 yds, 12 TD, 60 rec yds)
91 yds against Iowa. Not a great outing, and I expect Ringer’s number of carries to decrease as time goes on. It will be tough for him to take the Heisman unless he starts breaking Big 10 records.
Next: at Northwestern


Honorable Mention:

Mark Sanchez (HM) – QB USC (Season: 1,069 YDS, 13 TD, 3 INT)

332 yds and 3 TD against ranked Oregon. Probably the best game of the year for Sanchez, who definitely needs to win out to have a chance at the Heisman.
Next: vs. Arizona St.

Michael Crabtree (HM) – WR Texas Tech (Season 38 receptions, 564 yds, 8 TD)
Probably the best receiver in the country, Crabtree is also a product of the pass-happy offense at Texas Tech.
Next: vs. Nebraska

Tim Tebow (HM) – QB Florida (Season: 1,025 yds, 8 TD, 157 rush yds, 2 TD)217 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 32 rush yds against Arkansas. The immortal Tebow from last year is gone, but Florida is a better team this year.
Next: vs. LSU

Jeremy Maclin (HM) – WR Missouri (Season: 31 receptions, 480 yds, 5 rec TD, 1 rush TD, 1 return TD)

5 catches for 89 yards and a TD against Nebraska. Again, could you imagine a top 3 receiving corps of Benn, Crabtree and Maclin?
Next: vs. Oklahoma St.

Max Hall (HM) – QB BYU (Season: 1,587, 17 TD, 4 INT, 1 rush TD)

303 yds and 2 TD against Utah St. Throwing 2 INT against Utah St. isn’t going to get it done.
Next: vs. New Mexico