How finalists stack up ahead of Saturday’s trophy ceremony

The Heisman Trophy is one of the most recognizable and prestigious trophies in sports.

Dozens of practices, three and a half months of games, and countless hours of film study have all led to four college football stars vying for the sport’s highest individual award: the Heisman Trophy.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr., and Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will all head to New York City for the Heisman Trophy Ceremony Saturday night.

Those four have been high up the Heisman odds for much of the season. Penix Jr., Nix, and Daniels all led the Heisman rankings at some point in 2023, with Harrison Jr. making his way into the top four before rivalry week.

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Heisman voting closed Monday night for the 928 votes and the Heisman odds closed in most sportsbooks after that. Here’s how the Heisman odds looked at closing Monday ahead of Saturday night’s Heisman Trophy ceremony, per odds information provided by BetMGM:

1. Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU (-1400)

Daniels completed an all-time season in 2023. The Tigers’ quarterback has an FBS-best 4,946 yards through LSU’s 12 games. That raw total is good enough for 31st all-time in college football history. But only three players have had more yards than Daniels in 12 or fewer games:

BYU quarterback Ty Detmer (5,022 yards in 12 games in 1990)

Houston quarterback David Klingler (5,221 yards in 11 games in 1990)

Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes (5,337 yards in 12 games in 2016)

If you look at per-game yardage totals, Daniels is 11th all-time at 412.2 total yards.

He’s the quarterback of the most productive offense in the country. He finished the regular season with 50 total touchdowns, a 208 passer rating, and 8.4…


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Publish date : 2023-12-09 02:05:08

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