Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings

The month of October provides many changes to our landscape. A change in weather, a change in colors and certainly a change in our College Football Heisman Rankings. As we start to get into conference season, team and players begin to separate themselves as contenders or pretenders. Losses by Clemson, Washington, Washington State, Auburn and San Diego State let us know that parity is still alive.

Will these losses cause Luke Falk and Rashaad Penny to plummet in our rankings? Does comeback performances by Mason Rudolph and Baker Mayfield enough to get them back in the race? How can Bryce Love stay at the forefront of Heisman voters with the off week? Finally, can Saquon Barkley survive the gauntlet of facing Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State in consecutive weeks and stay among the leaders? Find out as we answer those questions in our latest edition on the Last Word on College Football’s Heisman Rankings.

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Ranking	Player	Position	Team	Points
1	Bryce Love	RB		73
2	Saquan Barkley	RB		69
3	Mason Rudolph	QB		38
4	Baker Mayfield	QB		33
5	Rashaad Penny	RB		17
6	J.T. Barrett	QB		5
7	Lamar Jackson	QB		1
8	Nick Chubb	RB		1
9	Ryan Finley	RB		1
10	Jaylen Samuels	TE		1
11	Minkah Fitzpatrick	DB		1

Top Five Candidates

1. Bryce Love

 

 

 

 

 

 

RB | Stanford                                               Next Game: 10/26 vs Oregon State

Love needed just five minutes to eclipse the century mark against Oregon. We have become accustomed to 100 plus yard games and huge runs and Love retained his number one ranking by doing both. Love had a 67-yard touchdown run in route to a 147 yard day.

 

2. Saquon Barkley

RB | Penn State                                        Next Game: 10/21 vs Michigan

Barkley had the opportunity to have a much needed bye week. Penn State will go into the meat of their schedule with Michigan, Ohio State and Michigan State in consecutive weeks. His performance in those game will likely win or lose the Heisman for him.

 

3. Mason Rudolph

QB | Oklahoma State                           Next Game: 10/21 AT Texas

Welcome back, Mr. Rudolph. After being buried in the rankings following a loss to TCU, Mason Rudolph has jumped all the way to number three in our rankings. It was against a poor Baylor defense, but Rudolph threw for 459 yards in the blowout victory.

WEEK 7 VS BAYLOR PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 459 3 0 61.3 95.0	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 11 1 3.7
2017 SEASON PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 2,368 19 4 66.7 90.6	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 71 6 2.6

 

4. Baker Mayfield

 

 

 

 

QB | Oklahoma                          Next Game: 10/21 vs Kansas State

Mayfield and the Sooners had a much needed bounce back win over Texas on Saturday. Although, he didn’t put up huge numbers he did just enough and had a Heisman moment with a 59-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter to secure victory.

WEEK 7 VS TEXAS PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 302 2 1 63.0 79.6	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 27 0 3.9
2017 SEASON PASSING YDS TD INT CMP% QBR 1,937 17 1 72.7 91.0	RUSHING YDS TD YPC 101 1 2.6

5. Rashaad Penny

RB | San Diego State               Next Game: 10/21 vs Fresno State

It was the week that Penny and the Aztecs couldn’t afford. Boise State dominated San Diego State and held Penny to his lowest output on the season. He stays at five for now, but will have a tough time getting back into the race.