If …

The 85th Heisman Trophy winner will be announced tonight at the PlayStation Theater in mid-town Manhattan.

Depending on who wins, here is what it will mean:

Joe Burrow

If he wins the Heisman …
… he would be LSU’s second Heisman winner, joining Billy Cannon (1959).
… he would be the first graduate transfer to win the Heisman.
… he would be the seventh player to win the Heisman after a transfer (including junior college), joining Felix “Doc” Blanchard (1945), O.J. Simpson (1968), Mike Rozier (1983), Cam Newton (2010), Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018).
… he would be the third consecutive transfer player of any kind to win the Heisman.
… he would be the 31st Heisman winner from the Southeastern Conference and its first since Derrick Henry (2015).
… he would be only the second senior to win the Heisman since 2006.
… his completion percentage (77.9) would be the best in Heisman history, topping Robert Griffin’s 72.3 in 2011.
… his 48 TD passes would tie him with Sam Bradford for the most by a Heisman winner.
… his passing yardage (4,715) would be second most in Heisman history to Ty Detmer (5,188).
… his 5,004 yards of total offense would be the second most in Heisman history behind Detmer (5,022) in 1990.
… his 51 total touchdowns (running and passing) would tie him with Tim Tebow (2007), Lamar Jackson (2016) and Murray (2018) for the second-most in Heisman history.
… his 9.35 yards per play would be fifth best in Heisman history.
… his pass efficiency rating (201.47) would rank him third in Heisman history behind Murray (205.72) and Mayfield (203.76).
… he would be the third Heisman Trophy winner to be born in Iowa, joining first Heisman winner Jay Berwanger (1935) and Nile Kinnick (1939).
… he would be the 17th quarterback in the last 19 years to win the Heisman and the 35th overall.
… he would be the first player to win the Heisman wearing No. 9.
… he would be the sixth Heisman winner to take part in the College Football Playoff, joining Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Derrick Henry, Mayfield and Murray.

If he finishes second…
… he would be the second LSU player to be the Heisman runner-up, joining Jerry Stovall (1962).
… he would be the 15th runner-up from a current SEC school.
… he would be the highest finish for an LSU player since Stovall.

Justin Fields

If he wins the Heisman …
… he would win Ohio State’s eighth Heisman Trophy, its seventh Heisman winner and its first since Troy Smith (2006).
… he would be the seventh player to win the Heisman after a transfer (including junior college), joining Felix “Doc” Blanchard (1945), O.J. Simpson (1968), Mike Rozier (1983), Cam Newton (2010), Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018).
… he would be the third consecutive transfer player of any kind to win the Heisman.
… he would be the first Big Ten player to win since  Smith (2006).
… his would be the 16th Heisman won by a player on a current Big Ten school.
… he would become the fifth sophomore to win the award.
… he would be 12th non-senior in the last 13 years to win the award.
… he would be the 17th quarterback in the last 19 years to win the Heisman and the 35th overall.
… he would be the fifth Heisman winner to be born in Georgia, joining George Rogers (1980), Herschel Walker (1982), Charlie Ward (1993) and Newton (2010).
… he would be the sixth Heisman winner to take part in the College Football Playoff, joining Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Henry, Mayfield and Murray.
… he would be the second consecutive Heisman winner to wear No. 1.
… his 50 touchdowns (passing and running) would place him sixth in Heisman history.
… his one interception on the season would be the fewest in Heisman history.

If he finishes second…
… he would be the fourth Ohio State player to finish as runner-up.
… he would be the first runner-up from the Big Ten since Melvin Gordon (2014).

If he finishes third…
… he would join Smith, Rex Kern (1969) and Dwayne Haskins (2018) as the only Buckeye quarterbacks to log Heisman top 3 finishes.

Jalen Hurts

If he wins the Heisman …
… he’d be Oklahoma’s eighth Heisman winner.
… he’d be Oklahoma’s third Heisman winner in a row, a Heisman first.
… he would be only the second senior to win the Heisman since 2006.
… it would be the fifth time a school has won back-to-back Heismans.
… he would be the seventh player to win the Heisman after a transfer (including junior college), joining Felix “Doc” Blanchard (1945), O.J. Simpson (1968), Mike Rozier (1983), Cam Newton (2010), Baker Mayfield (2017) and Kyler Murray (2018).
… he would be the third consecutive transfer player to win the Heisman.
… he would be the 17th quarterback in the last 19 years to win the Heisman and the 35th overall.
… he would be the third straight Heisman winner from the state of Texas and the 10th overall.
… he would be the second consecutive Heisman winner to wear No. 1.
… he would be the sixth Heisman winner to take part in the College Football Playoff, joining Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Henry, Mayfield and Murray.
… His 4,889 yards of total offense would be fourth best in Heisman history.
… his 51 total touchdowns (passing, running and receiving) would tie him with Tim Tebow (2007), Lamar Jackson (2016) and Murray (2018) for the second-most in Heisman history.
… it would be the fourth straight year (and 18th time overall) that Oklahoma had a player finish in the top 3, matching Purdue’s four straight top 3 finishes (1966-69).

If he finishes second…
… he would be Oklahoma’s sixth Heisman runner-up, tying Stanford, and the Sooners’ first runner-up since Adrian Peterson (2004).
… he would be the first runner-up from the Big 12 since Colt McCoy (2008) and the 11th overall.
… it would be the third straight year that Oklahoma had a player finish in the top 2, a feat matched by Stanford (2009-11) and Ohio State (1973-75).
… it would be the fourth straight year (and 18th time overall) that Oklahoma had a player finish in the top 3, matching Purdue’s four straight top 3 finishes (1966-69).

If he finishes third…
… it would be the fourth straight year (and 18th time overall) that Oklahoma had a player finish in the top 3, matching Purdue’s four straight top 3 finishes (1966-69).

Chase Young

… he would be the first pure defensive player to win the Heisman.
… he would win Ohio State’s eighth Heisman Trophy and be its seventh Heisman winner and its first since Troy Smith (2006).
… he would be the first Big Ten player to win since Smith in 2006.
… his would be the 16th Heisman won by a player on a current Big Ten school.
… he would be the 20th junior to win the Heisman and the second consecutive.
… he would be the first Heisman winner from the state of Maryland.
… he would be the fifth player to win the Heisman while wearing No. 2.

If he finishes second…
… it would be the highest finish by a pure defensive player since Pittsburgh’s Hugh Green finished second (1980).
… he would be the fourth Ohio State player to finish as runner-up.
… he would be the first runner-up from the Big Ten since Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon (2014).

If he finishes third…
… it would be the highest finish by a defensive lineman since Green (1980).

If he finishes fourth…
… it would be the highest finish by a defensive lineman since Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh (2009).

Miscellaneous Ohio State notes

Both Fields and Young are guaranteed to finish the top 4 and have a chance to finish in the top 3. Below are lists of previous schools to place two players in the top 3 and 4 of the Heisman vote.

Teammates in the top 3
1944 – Army
1945 – Army
1972 – Nebraska
2004 – Oklahoma

Teammates in the top 4
1943 – Notre Dame
1944 – Army
1945 – Army
1946 – Army
1956 – Oklahoma
1972 – Nebraska
1983 – Nebraska
1994 – Penn State
2004 – Oklahoma
2016 – Oklahoma