Expert Poll: Week 2 Heisman Trophy Voting
Marcus Mariota
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
Steven Lassan, Athlon Sports
Braden Gall, Athlon Sports, SiriusXM
The Results:
| Player | Team | Pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
1. | Marcus Mariota | 62 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | |
2. | Todd Gurley | 53 | 3 | 8 | 2 | - | - | |
3. | Kenny Hill | 22 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
4. | Jameis Winston | 21 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
5. | Everett Golson | 13 | - | - | 1 | 5 | - | |
6t. | Taysom Hill | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | |
6t. | Amari Cooper | 7 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | |
8. | Ameer Abdullah | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | |
9. | Bryce Petty | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
Dropped out: Christian Hackenberg, Melvin Gordon, Brett Hundley, Tyreek Hill
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The Top 3:
1. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
Saturday’s game against Michigan State cannot be understated. The Ducks' quarterback turned in arguably his most brilliant performance of his career, whirling in and around Spartan defenders for 318 yards passing, 42 yards rushing and three total touchdowns. He is only the second quarterback (Dayne Crist, 2010) since 2010 to throw for over 300 yards against a Pat Narduzzi-coached team. Mariota put his team on his back, surrounded by freshmen, and carried Oregon to the biggest win of the non-conference season.
2. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
The Dawgs were off in Week 2 but will play in arguably the biggest game of the Week 3 slate. Look for Gurley to post another big statline in a critical SEC East showdown against South Carolina in Columbia. In two games against the Gamecocks, Gurley has been dominant (30 att., 132 yds, TD) in a win and stymied (13 att., 39 yds) in an ugly 35-7 loss.
3. Kenny Hill, QB, Texas A&M
Hill has one of the biggest wins of the season under his belt when he set records in front of a national audience against South Carolina. After 511 yards in 60 attempts in a real game, Hill attempted just 26 passes (completing 17) for 283 yards and four touchdowns against Lamar in Week 2. That’s 794 yards, seven TDs and no interceptions on 70.9 percent passing in two starts for Hill.
