Heisman Watch Week 2

The Heisman campaign is still in the early phases for this season, but we already have a number of key candidates. And of course, we get more and more every single week. This was a relatively quiet week, with only two ranked teams (#15 TCU and #22 Oklahoma State) going down. With a lot of teams having an easy week, we saw a lot of big-name players having good games. But was it enough for them to make our list? Let's find out.

Our drop-offs from last week are Seth Russell, Greg Ward Jr,, and Leonard Fournette, all of whom played very little or not at all last week. Our three honorable mentions go out to Washington's Jake Browning (who has thrown for 8 touchdowns thus far in the season), the Volunteer Josh Dobbs (who threw for three scores against Virginia Tech), and Trevor Knight of Texas A&M (who threw for three scores and 344 yards).

10. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Last Week: NR)- Mayfield dropped off last week due to a loss to Houston, but he bounces back after throwing for three touchdowns and 244 yards on Saturday. The Sooners are still ranked at #14. 

9. Royce Freeman, Oregon  (Last Week: NR)- Like Mayfield, Freeman dropped off the list after a weak Week 1 performance. In Week 2 however, he ran for 207 yards and two scores as Oregon beat Virginia. 

8. DeShone Kizer, Notre Dame (Last Week: NR)- Kizer was an honorable mention last week, but he moves up after going 16 of 18 for 165 yards and a touchdown (not to mention the one he had on the ground). 

7. Dalvin Cook, Florida State (Last Week: 5)- Cook slips a couple of spots, but he still had a good outing against Charleston Southern. The Seminole ran for 80 yards and two scores as Florida State moved up to #2 in the polls.

6. Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Last Week: 4)- Waston has only been trending downwards as the season began, and his performance against Troy really didn't help. Though Clemson won, Watson threw two picks while posting a QBR of 36.5. 

5. Nick Chubb, Georgia (Last Week: 3)- Chubb had a remarkable game in Week 1, but he slowed down a bit in Week 2. The Bulldogs won, but Chubb only ran for 80 yards and two scores. Not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, but a rather pedestrian one for Chubb. 

4. Deondre Francois, Florida State (Last Week: 4)- When the season began, all the Seminole Heisman hype was firmly planted on the shoulders of Francois's teammate, Cook. Now, after throwing for five touchdowns in two games, Francois finds himself one of the Heisman front-runners. 

3. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State (Last Week: 2)- The Buckeyes crushed Tulsa, but Barrett didn't put up eye-popping stats. While he did rush for two scores, he had zero from the air. Of course, the rainy weather is why OSU chose to run the ball more, but it still hurts Barrett a bit. 

2. Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Last Week: 10)- Jackson follows up his incredible Week 1 game by putting on a show in Week 2 against Syracuse. In just two games thus far, Jackson has accounted for thirteen scores. A win over Florida State next week would do wonders for his Heisman campaign,

1. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (Last Week: 1)- McCaffrey holds on to the top spot this week, but just barely. Stanford was inactive this week, but they have a big conference match-up against USC next week.

Thanks for reading everyone.