Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings

Is it the running backs this year that could steal the show? With terrific performances from Saquan Barkley and Bryce Love the last couple of weeks this could be the year that a signal caller does not come home with the hardware. There have only been two running backs that have won the trophy with Derrick Henry in 2015 and Mark Ingram in 2009. Great individual plays once again stole the show this weekend. Barkley had a kickoff return for a touchdown in the opening play of the game against Indiana. Also, Love had touchdown runs of 61, 43 and 59 on his way to 301 yards on the ground against Arizona State.

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Player	Position	School	Total Points
1. Saquan Barkley	RB		63
2. Bryce Love	RB		45
3. Baker Mayfield	QB		43
4. Lamar Jackson	QB		17
5. Rashaad Penny	RB		11
6. Mason Rudolph	QB		9
7.Kelly Bryant	QB		3
8. Sam Darnold	QB		1
9. Luke Falk	QB		1
10. Nic Shimonek	QB		1

11. Jaylen Samuels

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Top Five Candidates

1. Saquon Barkley

 

 

RB | Penn State                                               Next Game: 10/7 @ Northwestern

Barkley had somewhat of an unconventional performance. He only had 56 yards rushing the ball against Indiana. However, he returned a kickoff for a touchdown as well as threw a touchdown pass.

 

2. Bryce Love

 

 

RB | Stanford                                        Next Game: 10/07 @ Utah

You run out of superlatives to describe Love’s 2017 season. But, he was electric once again against Arizona State. So much so that he has vaulted to number two in our rankings this week.

 

3. Baker Mayfield

 

 

QB | Oklahoma                                 Next Game: 10/07 vs Iowa State

Mayfield and the Sooners had the week off. Oklahoma faces Iowa State this weekend before their annual showdown against Texas.

WEEK 4 VS BAYLOR PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 283 3 0 68.4 85.6	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 30 0 3.8
2017 SEASON PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 1328 13 0 75.2 93.3	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 17 0 0.8

 

4. Lamar Jackson

QB | Louisville                                         Next Game: 10/05 @ NC State

Jackson only played a half against Murray State on Saturday but that didn’t stop him from putting up big numbers. He had almost 350 yards of total offense in the win.

WEEK 5 VS MURRAY STATE PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 249 3 0 69.2 96.3	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 100 1 14.3
2017 SEASON PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 1636 13 3 64.0 81.3	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 437 5 6.1

 

5. Rashaad Penny

 

 

RB | San Diego State                           Next Game: 10/07 @ UNLV

Penny had a solid performance against Northern Illinois on Saturday. It’s very important for a player like Penny for his team to remain undefeated. As a non power five team, to stay in contention for the Heisman his team must stay in contention for a New Years Six Bowl Game.

 

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