Some of the past heisman winners. Now heres a few guys who might just bring it home.
Todd Boeckman, QB - Ohio State Why: Led Ohio State to the BCS Championship 2007: 191/299 2379 yds, 25 TD 14 INT. Why Not: Needs Brian Hartline to really step up and be a serious down-field threat.
Sam Bradford, QB - Oklahoma Why: Oklahoma 11-2 in games he finished as True Freshman 2007: 237/341 3121 yds, 36 TD 8 INT Why Not: Missed Time, injuries, Sophomore
Jimmy Clausen, QB - Notre Dame Why: Plays for Notre Dame (Tim Brown Factor) 2007: 67/104 636 yds 6 TD 1 INT (In last 3 games) Why Not: Those games were against Air Force, Duke, Stanford. Didn't start 6 of the team's games, Sophomore
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Michael Crabtree, WR - Texas Tech Why: Insane Numbers 2007: Seriously, insane Numbers, 134 Rec.1962 yds, 22 TD, Clutch Why Not: He's a WR, He's a Sophomore, He plays for Texas Tech.
Chase Daniel, QB - Missouri Why: Led Mizzou to a #1 ranking last season, Still has Jeremy Maclin 2007: 384/563 4306 yds, 33 TD 11 INT Why Not: Losing Tony Temple, Team's leading receiver
Armanti Edwards, QB - Appalacian State Why: Very consitient. Dual threat. Ran all over Michigan last year
2007:148/222 1948 yards 150.8 17 TDs 7 INT QB Rating. Rushing-237 attempts 1588 yds 21 TDs No fumbles. Why Not: Not a great passer. Plays for a FCS school (opens at LSU next year)
Graham Harrell, QB - Texas Tech Why: Insane Numbers throwing to Crabtree, passing offense, has all the tools. 2007: 512/713 5705 yds, 48 TD 14 INT Why Not: Texas TECH, spread offense, inflated numbers, Colt Brennan Factor
P.J. Hill, RB - Wisconsin Why: North/South Runner, last year was a DOWN year for him 2007: 233 Att, 1212 yds, 5.2 avg, 14 TD, 0 Fumbles Why Not: Wisconsin won't garner enough attention for him, Soph slump could be more.
Ian Johnson, RB - Boise State Why: PR Factor, people know who he is 2007: 207 Att, 1041 yds, 5.0 avg, 16 TD, 0 Fumbles Why Not: Boise State, WAC, Numbers down, a lot, last year, Whipped (proposed to his GF post GW Fiesta Bowl TD
Kellen Lewis, QB - Indiana Why: Numbers have been increasing steadily, Indiana is improving 2007: 265/442, 3043 yds, 28 TD, 10 INT Why Not: Indiana, Lost James Hardy, Still Indiana
Jeremy Maclin, WR - Missouri Why: Solid Freshman Numbers, Should be # 1 Target for Daniel 2007: 80 rec, 1055 yds, 9 TD, Plus 4 Rushing TDs and 375 yds on 375 Att. Why Not: WR, Sophomore Slump?, being the #1 receiver
Colt McCoy, QB - Texas Why: Texas QB, his name is Colt McCoy for heaven's sake. 2007: 276/424 3,303 yds, 22 TD, 18 INT Why Not: 18 INT, Hasn't impressed a lot.
LeSean McCoy, RB - Pitt Why: Carried the load as a True Freshman last year, Dual Threat capabilities 2007: 276 Att, 1328 yds, 4.8 avg, 14 TD Why Not: Plays at Pitt, Will get the same attention as Rutgers Ray Rice, not enough
Joe McKnight, RB - Southern California Why: Flashes during his brief appearances. Featured in 2nd half of Rose Bowl 125 yds on 10 carries, will be featured in 2008, Reggie Bush Capabilities, RB at USC 2007: 94 Att, 540 yds, 5.7 avg, 3 TD Why Not: Sophomore, Sophomore Slump? Increased workload?
Knowshon Moreno, RB - Georgia Why: 6 - 100+ rushing games last season as True Freshman 2007: 248 Att, 1334 yds, 14 TD 0 Fumbles Why Not: Sophomore, Sophomore Slump? People know he's a threat now
Ryan Perrilloux, QB - Louisiana State Why: Played well splitting time with Matt Flynn, Esp. in the SEC Champ. game 2007: 51/75 for 695 yds, 8 TD 2 INT Why Not: The pressure will be on, defending champs, Early Doucet gone. Never lived up to "Terrelle Pryor style High School hype"
QB - Southern California Why: QB at Southern California 2007: (Sanchez) - 69/114, 695 yds, 7 TD, 5 INT/ (Mustain) 2007 - DNP (Transfer) 2006: 69/132 894 yds 10 TD 9 INT Why Not: 5 to 7 ratio for Sanchez, can he be a leader? Mustain could be rusty, Big play state of mind high TD #s and High INT #s
Matthew Stafford, QB - Georgia Why: Starting QB on College Football's top team in '08, improved big between 2006 and 2007 2007: 194/348, 2523 yds, 19 TD , 10 INT Why Not: Pressure, Pocket Passer, doesn't create with his feet, Leading WR is gone.
Tim Tebow, QB - Florida Why: Definition of Dual Threat, The White Mike Vick, minus the dogfighting with actual passing accuracy, Only one who can vote for himself 2007: The only number that matters, 1. Amount of Heisman's won last season. Why Not: Matt Leinart Factor. Being deserving does not guarantee a 2nd Heisman. Voters aren't big fans of dual winners
Mike Thomas, WR - Arizona Why: Arizona will be entering into year 2 of the pass happy spread. Thomas will be #1 target, Gronkowski as another target and improved running game will help open up the passing game. 2007: 83 Rec, 1038 yds, 11 TD Why Not: Teams know he's Willie's favorite target, Gronkowski will improve and steal some of his catches, plays at Arizona
Willie Tuitama, QB - Arizona Why: Year 2 of the pass happy spread, Injury free most of last season, 2006 LSU game in the past, has Thomas and improved Gronkowski 2007: 327/524 3683 yds, 28 TD, 12 INT Why Not: Injury and Mistake prone, plays at Arizona
Chris Wells, RB - Ohio State Why: Impressed us last year carrying the load, Ohio State return most of line-up could be a top tier team 2007: 247 Att, 1609 yds, 15 TD, 0 Fumbles in 2 years Why Not: Ohio State's offense doesn't draw the attention to Columbus, if Boeckman can't get it done, it's on Beanie.
Pat White, QB - West Virginia Why: Has improved each year, has Devine in the running game, Spread offense, good TD:INT ratio 2007: 144/216, 1724 yds, 14 TD 4 INT Why Not: Lot's of questions, new coach, added pressure
Juice Williams, QB - Illinois Why: Can make a play when it counts, especially with his feet 2007: 153/267, 1743 yds, 13 TD, 12 INT, 7 Rushing TD Why Not: 12 INT, lost Mendenhall, Sophomore Eddie McGee will be putting added pressure on Juice
Wow, all great picks. This is interesting that you bring this talk up this soon. Lot of good players here, and being a Pitt fan, I appreciate the mention of LeSean McCoy. He is good, hopefully the Wanstadt (I think that's how it's spelled) can do something with his talent this year.I like a post like this that really gets ya thinking.
Personally, my Top 5 have to be:
1. Tim Tebow; defending Heisman winner, deserves to be in conversation automatically.
2. Knowshon Moreno; The numbers don’t lie, and they’re in favor of this guy right now.
3. Matt Stafford; Georgia is national title contender and this guy will be a great pro in several years.
4. Chris “Beanie” Wells; I think that OSU’s running game ought to be one of the best in the country in ‘08
5. Chase Daniel; If he can have a second half of the year like his first half, then I would send him to the Heisman ceremony.
Love Michigan football. Carolina Panthers. UNC Basketball. Detroit Tigers/Red Sox. Actually I'm not a Tiger guy. My parents love them but my uncle(who i was close with) gave me a Sox hat for my 6th B-day. When I saw MY hat on TV. I guess that was the moment. I'd like to see more successful Tiger seasons but at least I've got the Red Sox to cheer me up(although they don't look too good).
I guess my story is Born in Michigan moved to North Carolina at 13 and saw first ever home panthers game. I loved them for some reason.