Our Heisman watch is pretty steady compared to last week's seismic shake-up. Only one player dropped off and the top five remained unchanged. Don't expect this to be the case next week however, as players will soon find themselves getting tested against conference opponents. Let's get started.
The only player to drop off from last week is LSU's Leonard Fournette. His performance this season has been somewhat underwhelming, as proven by his performance against unranked Auburn on Saturday. Not only did LSU lose, but Fournette failed to find the end zone.
We have five players on our honorable mention list, and they're all QBs: Tommy Armstrong Jr. of Nebraska, Brad Kaaya of the Hurricanes, Washington gun-slinger Jake Browning, the Aggie Trevor Knight, and Josh Dobbs of the Tennessee Volunteers.
10. Nick Chubb, Georgia (Last Week: 10)- Chubb struggled mightily against Ole Miss. He rushed for only 57 yards before leaving with an ankle injury. However, Chubb is expected to play in Week 5, so he barely beats out one of the QBs on our honorable mention list for the number 10 spot.
9. Dalvin Cook, Florida State (Last Week: NR)- Cook finds himself back on our watch list after his fantastic performance against South Florida. Not only did he rush for 267 yards and two touchdowns, but he also led the Seminoles in receiving yards.
8. Seth Russell, Baylor (Last Week: 10)- Russell quietly continues to be one of the most productive quarterbacks in college football. Against Oklahoma State, Russell threw for 387 yards and four scores while also leading the Bears in rushing.
7. Greg Ward Jr., Houston (Last Week: 8)- Ward put up beautiful numbers against Texas State, as he threw for 289 yards & two touchdowns and went 20 for 26. He added 39 yards and a score while rushing. Ward is hampered by the fact that he doesn't play many quality opponents, so he'll have to continue to put up big numbers and stay undefeated.
6. Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State (Last Week: 7)- Pumphrey was inactive in Week 4, but he rises after Chubb's slip. Pumphrey leads the nation in rushing yards and is third in rushing touchdowns. Like Ward, Pumphrey doesn't play many quality opponents, so that will hurt his stock a little bit, especially when looking at Power Five players like Dalvin Cook and Lamar Jackson.
5. Jabrill Peppers, Michigan (Last Week: 5)- Peppers is looking to be only the second defensive player in history to win the Heisman. The first was Michigan's Charles Woodson. The only defensive player to have come close in recent years was Manti Te'o, who was the runner-up to Johnny Manziel. But if anyone can break through, it's Peppers. No one in the nation has more tackles for loss than him and he leads the nation in punt return yards per game.
4. Deshaun Watson, Clemson (Last Week: 4)- As I said last week, Watson has yet to have a truly spectacular game this season. That being said, Clemson is undefeated and ranked at #5. Watson threw for 304 yards and ran for 36 more as Clemson rolled over Georgia Tech.
3. J.T. Barrett, Ohio State (Last Week: 3)- Barrett had the week off, so he stays in the number three spot. We'll next see him in Week 5 when he takes on Rutgers at home in a Big 10 conference matchup.
2. Christian McCaffrey, Stanford (Last Week: 2)- McCaffrey didn't exactly have a banner game against the UCLA Bruins, but he did account for more than 150 all-purpose yards as Stanford stayed undefeated.
1. Lamar Jackson, Louisville (Last Week: 1)- Is there any defense that can contain Lamar Jackson? The Lousville QB accounted for more than 470 yards of total offense while also racking up seven touchdowns. Jackson's stats have been nothing short of fantastic thus far. He's sixth in the nation in rushing yards, first in rushing touchdowns, seventh in passing touchdowns, and ninth in passing yards.
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