The Heisman isn't the only close race for Klein, Manziel and Te'o, plus a heated coach of the year race
The Heisman remains college football’s biggest prize, but players from every position will walk away with hardware Thursday night as part of the college football awards show (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Eastern).
Athlon has chimed in all year with our picks for frontrunners for each award, and now the time has come for our staff to pick our winners.
Athlon Sports Heisman poll | Postseason All-America team | Season recap
| Awards and finalists | David Fox | Braden Gall | Steven Lassan | Mitch Light | Winner |
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MAXWELL Player of the year Collin Klein, Kansas State Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Manti Te’o, Notre Dame |
Klein | Klein | Te'o | Manziel | Te'o |
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WALTER CAMP Player of the year Kenjon Barner, Oregon Collin Klein, Kansas State Marqise Lee, USC Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Manti Te’o, Notre Dame |
Klein | Klein | Te'o | Manziel | Te'o |
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DAVEY O’BRIEN Quarterback Collin Klein, Kansas State Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Braxton Miller, Ohio State |
Klein | Klein | Manziel | Manziel | Manziel |
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DOAK WALKER Running back Montee Ball, Wisconsin Kenjon Barner, Oregon Johnathan Franklin, UCLA |
Ball | Ka'Deem Carey, Arizona | Ball | Franklin | Ball |
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BILETNIKOFF Wide receiver Stedman Bailey, West Virginia Marqise Lee, USC Terrance Williams, Baylor |
Lee | Lee | Lee | Lee | Lee |
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MACKEY Tight end Tyler Eifert, Notre Dame Zach Ertz, Stanford Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington |
Seferian-Jenkins | Seferian-Jenkins | Ertz | Eifert | Eifert |
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OUTLAND Interior lineman Jonathan Cooper, North Carolina Barrett Jones, Alabama Luke Joeckel, North Carolina |
Jones | Joeckel | Jones | Jones | Joeckel |
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RIMINGTON Center Mario Benavides, Louisville Braxston Cave, Notre Dame Dalton Freeman, Clemson Khaled Holmes, USC Barrett Jones, Alabama Matt Stankiewitch, Penn State |
Jones | Jones | Jones | Jones | Jones |
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BEDNARIK Defensive player Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina Jarvis Jones, Georgia Manti Te’o, Notre Dame |
Te'o | Te'o | Te'o | Te'o | Te'o |
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THORPE Defensive back Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State Dee Milliner, Alabama Phillip Thomas, Fresno State |
Thomas | Banks | Milliner | Milliner | Banks |
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LOU GROZA Kicker Dustin Hopkins, Florida State Cairo Santos, Tulane Caleb Sturgis, Florida |
Santos | Hopkins | Hopkins | Hopkins | Santos |
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RAY GUY Punter Ryan Allen, Louisiana Tech Kyle Christy, Florida Scott Kovanda, Ball State |
Allen | Christy | Allen | Allen | Allen |
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EDDIE ROBINSON AWARD Coach of the year Gary Andersen, Utah State Dave Doeren, Northern Illinois Brian Kelly, Notre Dame Urban Meyer, Ohio State Will Muschamp, Florida Bill O’Brien, Penn State David Shaw, Stanford Bill Snyder, Kansas State Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M |
Kelly | Kelly | Kelly | Kelly |
Other honors already awarded:
Nagurski (defensive player): Te’o, Notre Dame
Lombardi (lineman or linebacker): Te'o, Notre Dame
Butkus (linebacker): Te’o, Notre Dame
Broyles (assistant coach): Bob Diaco, Notre Dame defensive coordinator
