It is official as could be: Colorado’s Travis Hunter would be the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner.
That’s the results of my annual straw ballot of Heisman voters — who had been granted anonymity in trade for his or her ballots — carried out this week. These ballots have room for 3 spots, and 7 gamers obtained not less than one vote in our straw ballot.
Boise State operating again Ashton Jeanty was No. 2 adopted by Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel. 4 different gamers additionally obtained votes. Jeanty goes into the Fiesta Bowl School Soccer Playoff quarterfinal needing 132 yards to interrupt Barry Sanders’ 36-year-old document for speeding yards in a season.
Gabriel, in the meantime, is coming off a season-high 4 landing passes towards Penn State within the Large Ten Championship Recreation. The previous UCF and Oklahoma QB was arguably the distinction this season within the Geese ending the common season because the nation’s solely undefeated FBS group.
CBS Sports activities surveyed 29 Heisman voters. Whereas that represents solely 3% of the 928 complete voters, the straw ballot has accurately picked the Heisman winner throughout the final 4 seasons.
Hunter stays the favourite going into Saturday’s ceremony in New York to turn out to be the primary true two-way participant to win the Heisman since Notre Dame’s Paul Hornung in 1956.
Colorado’s excellent cornerback/huge receiver averaged 119 gamers per recreation in two seasons with the Buffaloes. Twice he performed greater than 160 snaps in a recreation. These numbers depend particular groups and penalties.
Hunter has already expressed his need to play each methods within the NFL. The professionals favor that gamers specialize, however Hunter could be that unicorn who can play on either side of the balls on the skilled degree. To his benefit, there are much less performs within the NFL to start with.
To his additional benefit, he’s a exercise and restoration warrior.
Hunter was named the No. 1 selection on 28 of these 29 ballots obtained by CBS Sports activities. He was among the many prime two selections on 27 of 29. His 76 complete factors had been 87% of the factors out there. His teammate, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders, was named on solely one of many ballots (one third-place vote).
