{"id":9174,"date":"2017-09-28T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-28T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2018-01-21T12:12:03","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T17:12:03","slug":"heisman-projections-week-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2017\/09\/28\/heisman-projections-week-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings (Week One)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s never too early to talk about the Heisman Trophy. It&#8217;s one of the most coveted awards in collegiate athletics. However, it also comes as one of the most scrutinized as well. Does the award go to the best overall player in College Football? Does it go to the best player on the best team? Or, is it simply the most valuable player? Let\u2019s take a look at our inaugural Last Word on College Football Heisman Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder to our mobile readers to turn your devices for a better reading view.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saquon Barkley Hurdles Iowa Defender\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r3wm60SNqt8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table width=\"846\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"278\"><strong>Player<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"190\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"178\"><strong>School<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><strong>Total Points<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. <strong>Saquan Barkley<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/500px-Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_svg-1-300x210.png\" alt=\"500px-penn_state_nittany_lions_svg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. <strong>Baker Mayfield<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/Oklahoma_Sooners_logo.svg_-217x300.png\" alt=\"Oklahoma_Sooners_logo.svg\" width=\"83\" height=\"113\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. <strong>Bryce Love<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com\/styles\/logo-thumbnail\/s3\/082013\/stanford_cardinal_logo.png?itok=UUX9sUVA\" alt=\"Image result for stanford logo\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. <strong>Lamar Jackson<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/louisville-cardinals-logo-264x300.png\" alt=\"louisville-cardinals-logo\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.\u00a0<strong>Rashaad Penny<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/San_Diego_State_athletics_logo_2013-300x206.png\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. <strong>Mason Rudolph<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/Osu_ath_brand-300x163.png\" alt=\"Osu_ath_brand\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. <\/span><b>Sam Darnold<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/Interlocking_USC_Logo.svg_-209x300.png\" alt=\"2017 Preseason Top 25\" width=\"68\" height=\"98\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. <\/span><b>Josh Rosen<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/brand.ucla.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/ucla-script-main-1.jpg\" alt=\"Image result for ucla logo\" width=\"108\" height=\"92\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9. <\/span><b>Luke Falk<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/WashingtonStateCougars-300x298.png\" alt=\"Washington State Breakout Players\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>10. Kelly Bryant<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\">QB<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/Clemson_University_Tiger_Paw_logo.svg_-300x287.png\" alt=\"Clemson_University_Tiger_Paw_logo.svg\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"287\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"95\"><strong>11. Jaylen Samuels<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: left;\" width=\"64\">TE<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"64\">\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e1\/North_Carolina_State_University_Athletic_logo.svg\/2000px-North_Carolina_State_University_Athletic_logo.svg.png\" alt=\"Image result for nc state logo\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\" width=\"64\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Top Five Candidates<\/h1>\n<h2>1. Saquon Barkley<\/h2>\n<h3><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/10\/500px-Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_svg-1-300x210.png\" alt=\"500px-penn_state_nittany_lions_svg\" width=\"75\" height=\"52\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RB |\u00a0Penn State \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Game: 9\/30 vs Indiana<\/p>\n<p>Barkley leads our LWOS Heisman rankings after a dominating performance against Iowa. He had his best overall game in 2017 as he topped 300 total yards from scrimmage in the last second victory.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\" width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WEEK 4 AT IOWA<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RUSHING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"92\">211<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"92\">7.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RECEIVING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">REC<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPR<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">12<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">94<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">7.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">2017 SEASON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RUSHING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">518<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">7.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RECEIVING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">REC<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPR<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">23<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">335<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">14.6<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Baker Mayfield<\/h2>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/Oklahoma_Sooners_logo.svg_-217x300.png\" alt=\"Oklahoma_Sooners_logo.svg\" width=\"60\" height=\"83\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>QB |\u00a0Oklahoma \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Game: 10\/07 vs Iowa State<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield didn&#8217;t do anything to hurt his chances, he was just overshadowed by Barkley. Perhaps the most impressive stat for Mayfield is that he still has yet to throw an interception in his first four games.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">WEEK 4 AT BAYLOR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PASSING<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">INT<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">CMP%<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">QBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">283<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">68.4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">86.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">30<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">3.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">2017 SEASON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">PASSING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">INT<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">CMP%<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">QBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">1329<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">13<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">75.2<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">93.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">17<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">0.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Bryce Love<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/botw-pd.s3.amazonaws.com\/styles\/logo-thumbnail\/s3\/082013\/stanford_cardinal_logo.png?itok=UUX9sUVA\" alt=\"Image result for stanford logo\" width=\"98\" height=\"97\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RB |\u00a0Stanford \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Game: 9\/30 vs Arizona State<\/p>\n<p>Love has the tough challenge of playing at times when there is not quite as many eyes on his games. Nevertheless, he had arguably the best performance of the weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hw-stats\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">WEEK 4 VS UCLA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<td>YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>263<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>8.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" colspan=\"4.0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4.0\">RECEIVING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>REC<\/td>\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>YPR<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>2.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hw-stats\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">2017 SEASON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<td>YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>787<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>10.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\">RECEIVING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>REC<\/td>\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>YPR<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>2.5<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>4. Lamar Jackson<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/08\/louisville-cardinals-logo-264x300.png\" alt=\"louisville-cardinals-logo\" width=\"115\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n<p>QB |\u00a0Louisville \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Game: 9\/30 vs Murray State<\/p>\n<p>The problem for a returning Heisman winner is that you have to do something off the charts to repeat. He didn&#8217;t do anything special last week against Kent State and may not have an opportunity for a Heisman moment, as Louisville doesn&#8217;t face another ranked opponent during the regular season.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">WEEK 4 VS KENT STATE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">PASSING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">INT<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">CMP%<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">QBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">299<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">2<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">81.8<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">78.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">34<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">4.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">2017 SEASON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"5\">PASSING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">INT<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">CMP%<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">QBR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">1387<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">10<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">3<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">63.1<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">93.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table width=\"275\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">YDS<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">TD<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\">337<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"50\">5.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>5. Rashaad Penny<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/09\/San_Diego_State_athletics_logo_2013-300x206.png\" width=\"108\" height=\"74\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RB | San Diego State \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Next Game: 9\/30 vs Northern Illinois<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Penny suffers from the same challenge that Love does on top of being from a Group of Five team. However, he is becoming a household name very quickly. He&#8217;s going to continue to rack up the yards and touchdowns, but the question remains if it will be enough without a marquee match-up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hw-stats\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">WEEK 4 AT AIR FORCE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<td>YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>128<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>6.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" colspan=\"4.0\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4.0\">RECEIVING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>REC<\/td>\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>YPR<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td>6.0<\/td>\n<td>0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hw-stats\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">2017 SEASON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">RUSHING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<td>YPC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>716<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>7.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table class=\"hw-stats-left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"hw-stats-group\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"4\">RECEIVING<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-stats-center\">\n<td>REC<\/td>\n<td>YDS<\/td>\n<td>YPR<\/td>\n<td>TD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"hw-numbers hw-stats-center\">\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>87<\/td>\n<td>7.3<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9238\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9238\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2017\/09\/28\/heisman-projections-week-one\/college-football-sep-16-ohio-dominican-at-penn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9238\" src=\"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/849159766.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/849159766.jpg 594w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/849159766-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PHILADELPHIA, PA &#8211; SEPTEMBER 16: The Heisman Trophy sits on a table during a college football game between the Penn Quakers and the Ohio Dominican Panthers on September 16, 2017 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, PA. 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