Friday, November 28, 2008

Heisman Watch

We're getting down to the very end of the season. Most Heisman balloters have their lists all in order. In fact, there are some people who already know who they're going to vote for, no matter what happens the rest of the season.


With only a few more weeks to go, this may be my second to last Heisman Watch.



1. Colt McCoy - Texas QB

Season Totals
Passing
291-375 3,445 yards 32 tds 7 ints
Rushing
128 576 yards 10 tds

McCoy is the favorite to take home the Heisman in most circles. He put in another solid performance against the Aggies last night. McCoy scored four touchdowns, 2 passing and 2 rushing in the route of the Longhorns' in-state rival. McCoy shouldn't feel too comfortable. The incumbent is right on his heels.





2. Tim Tebow - Florida QB

Season Totals
Passing
148-225 2,114 yards 22 tds 2 ints
Rushing
121 427 yards 11 tds

Timmy T and the Gators are rolling right now. No team or player is hotter at this moment. He probably still won't have the numbers to take home the hardware this season, but Tebow has done enough to get an invite to NYC at the end of the year. If he has another game against FSU like he did last season, he could get some second place votes.






3. Sam Bradford - Oklahoma QB

Season Totals
238-349 3,710 yards 42 tds 6 ints

Bradford continues his prolific play for yet another week. His domination of Texas Tech last week was just another notch on his Heisman resume. Bradford's 42 touchdowns leads the nation in that category. We'll see if he can continue his Heisman campaign in Bedlam this week. If Bradford can put together another 4 touchdown performance, he may leap some people on this list.






4. Graham Harrell - Texas Tech QB

Season Totals
365-518 4,438 yards 39 tds 6 ints

Harrell slipped a bit thanks to his loss to Oklahoma last week. I've said all along that I don' think a Texas Tech player will win this award if they don't go undefeated. It's not that they don't deserve it, it's just that the Red Raiders haven't built up the reputation yet to have a Heisman winner on a non-national championship contending team.






5. Chase Clement - Rice QB

Season Totals
Passing
268-405 3, 431 yards 36 tds 7 ints
Rushing
129 563 yards 10 tds


Clement has put up practically the same numbers that McCoy has at Texas. Granted Clement is not playing the same level of comp as McCoy, but he is also doing it with far less talent (outside of Jarrett Dillard) than McCoy has at his disposal. It would be interesting to see what kind of numbers Clement could put up with a NFL-Caliber line blocking for him.



The Next Five:


  1. Dez Bryant Oklahoma St. WR
  2. Nate Davis Ball St. QB
  3. Javon Ringer Michigan St. RB
  4. Michael Crabtree Texas Tech WR
  5. Percy Harvin Florida WR

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