Expert Poll: Week 3 Heisman Trophy Voting
Todd Gurley
Athlon Sports has formed a Heisman Trophy committee. Each week, we will ask 13 members of the national college football media to rank their top candidates for the Heisman Trophy.
Each voter will rank their top five candidates, with each first-place vote getting five points and each last-place vote getting one point.
The Panel:
Stewart Mandel, FOX Sports
Dave Revsine, Big Ten Network
Adam Zucker, CBS Sports
Steven Godfrey, SBNation
Zac Ellis, Sports Illustrated
Bryan Fischer, NFL.com
Tom Dienhart, Big Ten Network
Barrett Sallee, Bleacher Report, B/R Radio
Josh Ward, MrSEC.com
Mitch Light, Athlon Sports
David Fox, Athlon Sports
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Steven Lassan, Athlon Sports
Braden Gall, Athlon Sports, SiriusXM
The Results:
| Player | Team | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
1. | Marcus Mariota | 63 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | |
2. | Todd Gurley | 48 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
3. | Jameis Winston | 24 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
4. | Kenny Hill | 21 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
5. | Everett Golson | 12 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | |
6t. | Taysom Hill | 8 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
6t. | Amari Cooper | 8 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
8t. | Ameer Abdullah | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
8t. | Shaq Thompson | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
10. | Bryce Petty | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
11. | Demarcus Robinson | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Dropped out: none
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The Top 3:
1. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
The Ducks quarterback wasn’t needed at all in the fourth quarter after leading Oregon to a big lead over Wyoming. He finished with a sterling line: 19-of-23 passing for 221 yards, two touchdowns, no turnovers, 71 yards rushing and two more touchdowns. He’s got 962 yards of total offense and 11 touchdowns in three games. A road trip to Washington State this weekend should provide big numbers and another big win for the Ducks.
2. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
The Dawgs took one on the chin in Columbia but it has only hurt Gurley’s Heisman stock slightly. He is still the only player in the same realm as Mariota. The Georgia workhorse finished with 131 yards and a touchdown (another one was called back) on 20 carries to go with four receptions as well. Maybe he should have gotten the ball around the goal line late in the fourth quarter? Gurley has 329 yards and four touchdowns rushing on 35 carries in just two games but the loss could eventually cost him the award. He shouldn't be needed much this weekend against Troy.
3. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida St
Florida State and Jameis Winston were off in Week 3 but will be the focal point of the voters in Week 4 as Clemson comes to town. This could be the toughest ACC game of the year for the Noles and another big performance from Winston could move him into contention with Mariota and Gurley. Winston has completed over 70 percent of his passes and has 626 yards through the air in two wins thus far in 2014.
