Heisman hot board after Week 10: Two QBs atop the lists
Heisman voters Matt Zenitz and Mike Huguenin provide weekly updates on who leads the Heisman race for them. Here is how each has the field after Week 10.
Matt Zenitz’s list
1. USC QB Caleb Williams: Williams has accounted for at least 398 yards and at least five total touchdowns in each of USC’s past three games.
+ Season stats: 204-of-316 (64.6 percent), 2,742 yards, 28 TDs, 1 interception, 287 rushing yards, 4 TDs
+ Week 10 stats: 360 passing yards, 4 TDs, 38 rushing yards, 1 TD in win over California
2. Texas RB Bijan Robinson: In Texas’ past three games, Robinson has averaged 198.3 scrimmage yards per game.
+ Season stats: 1,129 rushing yards (5.88 yards per carry), 12 TDs, 19 receptions, 314 yards, 2 TDs
+ Week 10 stats: 209 rushing yards, 1 TD, 2 receptions, 34 yards
3. Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker: Hooker’s Heisman chances took a hit with Tennessee’s loss to Georgia, which he finished with 195 passing yards, zero touchdowns and an interception.
+ Season stats: 179-of-252 (71.0 percent), 2,533 yards, 21 TDs, 2 interceptions, 355 rushing yards, 4 TDs
+ Week 10 stats: 195 passing yards, 0 TDs, 1 interception, 17 rushing yards
4. Oregon QB Bo Nix: Oregon’s rout of Colorado was Nix’s fifth game this season with at least five total touchdowns.
+ Season stats: 200-of-273 (73.3 percent), 2,495 yards, 22 TDs, 5 interceptions, 457 rushing yards, 13 TDs
+ Week 10 stats: 274 passing yards, 2 TDs, 16 rushing yards, 2 TDs, 1 TD reception in win over Colorado
5. Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud: Stroud ranks third nationally in TD passes against Power 5 opponents, with 18 in six games. That trails only Williams (24 in seven) and Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman (20 in six).
+ Season stats: 169-of-249 (67.9 percent), 2,453 yards, 29 TDs, 4 interceptions, 75 rushing yards
+ Week 10 stats: 76 passing yards, 0 TDs, 79 rushing yards
Mike Huguenin’s list
1. Bo Nix: Nix accounted for five TDs – two passing, two rushing, one receiving – in the Ducks’ rout of Colorado. It was the third week in a row and the sixth time this season that Nix has accounted for at least four touchdowns. He was 20-of-24 passing against the Buffs, the fourth consecutive game in which he completed at least 77 percent of his passes.
2. Hendon Hooker: Don’t buy the “Hooker is out of the running” stuff. He has had one mediocre game – and so has basically everyone else. It’s recency bias; had that mediocre game come in the first or second week, no big deal. Plus, he has three weeks to regain his “momentum.”
3. Caleb Williams: Williams had 398 yards of total offense in the Trojans’ 41-35 win over Cal. He has piled up 1,261 yards of offense in the past three games.
4. North Carolina QB Drake Maye: Maye had 367 yards of total offense in a 31-28 victory over Virginia – his fifth consecutive game with at least 362. He has had at least 337 in eight of UNC’s nine games. Maye leads the nation in total offense and has the Tar Heels in prime position to get to the ACC Championship Game.
+ Season stats: 212-of-312 (71.2 percent), 2,964 yards, 31 TDs, 3 interceptions, 513 rushing yards, 4 TDs
+ Week 10 stats: 293 passing yards, 2 TDs, 74 rushing yards, 1 TD in win over Virginia
5. Bijan Robinson: Robinson is fifth nationally in rushing (125.4 yards per game), and he’s also averaging 16.5 yards per catch on his 17 receptions.