Heisman Trophy leaders after Week 11 of college football

The top teams in college football just seem to keep winning. After another weekend of action, that meant some Heisman Trophy candidates benefited from another victory.

There were some remarkable performance’s, like Jayden Daniels‘ never-been-done-before heroics against Florida.

So how did the weekend’s results shake up the Heisman Trophy outlook following Week 11? On3’s experts put their heads together to give you an idea early on this week.

Matt Zenitz

1. Jayden Daniels, LSU
2. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
3. Bo Nix, Oregon

Daniels: In LSU’s seven games against SEC opponents, Daniels is posting averages of 441 total yards and four touchdowns per game.

Harrison: Harrison has racked up at least 105 yards and at least one touchdown in seven of Ohio State’s last nine games, including five of the last six.

Nix: In Oregon’s last two games (wins over USC and Cal), Nix has thrown for 798 yards and accounted for 10 total touchdowns.

Jesse Simonton

1. Jayden Daniels, LSU
2. Bo Nix, Oregon
3. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

Daniels: LSU’s quarterback vaults his way back to the top after his jaw-dropping performance against Florida where he set an FBS record as the first QB with 350+ passing yards and 200+ rushing yards in the same game. The Tigers have three losses, but they’d be a sub .500 team without Daniels.

Nix: After his latest 400-yard, four-touchdown performance, Oregon’s QB leads the nation in completion percentage (77.7%) and has the most impressive TD:INT ratio (29-2) in the country. If he leads the Ducks to a Pac-12 title with a revenge win against Washington, Nix could steal the award in the season’s final week.

Harrison: Ohio State’s wideout continues to operate like a cheat code, hauling in seven catches for 149 yards and two touchdowns in a blowout win over Michigan State. He has two scores in three straight games and his topped the 100-yard receiving mark in five of the last six weeks.

Andy Staples

1. Jayden Daniels, LSU
2. Michael Penix Jr., Washington
3. Bo Nix, Oregon

Daniels: Against Florida, Daniels became the first FBS quarterback to throw for 350 yards and run for 200 yards in the same game. The numbers have to be ridiculous thanks to the porousness of LSU’s defense, but Daniels is putting together a historic season.

Penix: Penix just keeps calmly stringing together productive games. On Saturday, he threw for 332 yards and two TDs in a win against Utah.

Nix: Nix threw for volume (412 yards, four TDs) and efficiency (13.3 yards per attempt) against USC on Saturday. On the season, he’s completing 77.7 percent of his passes.

Charles Power

1. Jayden Daniels, LSU
2. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
3. Bo Nix, Oregon

Jayden Daniels only furthered his case as the top player in college football with a historic performance on Saturday night. Daniels became the first FBS player to throw for 350+ yards and rush for 200+ yards in a game – doing so in electric fashion that provided a signature moment. Daniels is emerging as the clear front runner with two weeks left, in my opinion.

Marvin Harrison Jr. is the constant in Ohio State’s offense this season. He’s ramping up at the right time, too. The former On3 five-star is second nationally in receiving touchdowns with 12. The huge game with Michigan in a few weeks looms large.

Bo Nix edges out Michael Penix Jr. for my third spot after throwing for 412 yards and four touchdowns against USC. Nix has been very efficient at the controls of Oregon’s offense. Though he may not have the flash of some others, he’s been a steady, businesslike performer each week.

JD PicKell

1. Jayden Daniels, LSU
2. Bo Nix, Oregon
3. Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

No. 1 Jayden Daniels, he’s running away with it. Almost 400 yards passing, 200 yards rushing. To do that after a concussion, just mentally hard to do the way he plays the game. I didn’t think he’d be back. I don’t care that LSU has multiple losses, he’s starting to separate himself from the pack in my mind with just how dominant he has been.

At No. 2 I’ve got Bo Nix. Four hundred yards passing, four touchdowns. He’s just so poised and he has Oregon playing at a totally different level. There’s no spot that’s been too big for him, and he’s been so consistent throughout the year.

No. 3 I’ve got Marvin Harrison Jr. He has that takeover mode to him, he’s starting to play his best ball in November, which in my mind is kind of what the award is all about when it comes to how it’s been given out in the past. Had a rushing touchdown yesterday, had a couple receiving touchdowns. They’re just force-feeding him the football in the screen game, the vertical game. He’s just such a weapon for them and like I said, the way he’s taking over games I think he’s got a real chance to win it if he plays big against Michigan at the end of the year.

So there you have it, Daniels has clearly taken the pole position in the Heisman Trophy race with two weeks of the regular season and conference championship games remaining. Can he hold on? Will someone else push him in the final few weeks of the season? Will LSU’s three losses be prohibitive? Stay tuned to find out more next week as our Heisman Trophy experts weigh in.