Heisman Blog
You Can Be Amazing, But You Can’t Clinch A Heisman In September
Things you can do in September: see the leaves turn, watch a pennant race, think about getting out your Halloween decorations a month early. Things you can not do in September: lock up a Heisman Trophy. There are over 90 Heisman winners. But there are far more Heisman dreamers who were prematurely dubbed trophy favorites […]
The Latest Heisman Buzz As Fall Begins
As a weekly reminder, college football fans can now vote on a daily basis at hopefuls.heisman.com and have their vote count at the end of the season. The fan vote uses a season-long weighted model, developed in partnership with the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Center, that gives greater weight to votes cast later in the year as […]
Heisman Hopefuls Entering Week 3
Reviewing the state of the Heisman race in September is a lot like getting ready to make a blood donation — both require temperature and pulse checks that are typically low-stake endeavors. There’s also a strong hydration component, but that’s just good advice whether you are rolling up your sleeve to donate blood or to […]
Heisman Seasons That Opened With Uphill Battles
Paul Hornung is the only Heisman winner to play for a losing team when he captured the award despite Notre Dame’s 2-8 finish in 1956. But even in that season, the Fighting Irish split its first two games. Hornung’s distinction is unlikely to be equalled. Ever. Archie Griffin’s back-to-back wins seems a more likely record […]
Thirteen Heisman Winners Kick Off Their 2026 NFL Seasons This Week
The 2026 NFL season kicks off tonight with a Super Bowl rematch between the champion Seattle Seahawks and the reigning AFC champs New England Patriots. Neither team has a Heisman winner, although Seahawk third-string QB and former Alabama signal-caller Jalen Milroe was sixth in the 2023 balloting while Patriot starter and former North Carolina star […]
2025 Heisman Final Results
| Player | School | Position | Class | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Mendoza | Indiana | QB | RS JR | 643 | 191 | 51 | 2,362 |
| 2 | Diego Pavia | Vanderbilt | QB | RS SR | 189 | 352 | 164 | 1,435 |
| 3 | Jeremiyah Love | Notre Dame | RB | JR | 46 | 157 | 267 | 719 |
| 4 | Julian Sayin | Ohio State | QB | RS FR | 8 | 118 | 172 | 432 |
| 5 | Jacob Rodriguez | Texas Tech | LB | SR | 17 | 56 | 132 | 295 |
| 6 | Jeremiah Smith | Ohio State | WR | SO | 4 | 18 | 36 | 84 |
| 7 | Gunner Stockton | Georgia | QB | JR | 3 | 6 | 22 | 43 |
| 8 | Trinidad Chambliss | Mississippi | QB | SR | 2 | 5 | 7 | 23 |
| 9 | Caleb Downs | Ohio State | S | JR | 2 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 10 | Haynes King | Georgia Tech | QB | SR | 2 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
