The Heisman Award is down to a two-man race, and neither of the players left standing plays in the SEC, according to odds-making website Bovada.lv. Bovada lists Marcus Mariota, the favorite at 1/10 odds, and Melvin Gordon, at 5/1 odds, as the only two players that might win the award, as has been the case for the last two weeks. Alabama receiver Amari Cooper is still hanging around on the fringe of the discussion, though.

Cooper jumped up in ESPN’s Heisman Watch this week, coming off a huge performance in the Crimson Tide’s win over. Thanks to 13 catches, 224 yards and 3 touchdowns, Cooper vaulted to third in the site’s rankings.

Does Cooper have a chance to make it to the New York Athletic Club as a finalist? With two players seemingly so far ahead of the pack, there’s a chance that only three players will be invited to the ceremony. That’s happened a few times in recent history, such as in 2008 and 2012.

Cooper has some stiff competition for the third spot. TCU’s Trevone Boykin has lit it up all season and has propelled the No. 5 Horned Frogs to the edge of the College Football Playoff top four. Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett went down with a gruesome injury on Saturday, but his body of work should stand on its own after 11-plus games of action. Dak Prescott’s chances have taken a huge tumble in recent weeks, but his standout season could still earn him votes.

As a receiver, Cooper could be battling history as well. Justin Blackmon, a receiver from Oklahoma State, finished fifth in the balloting in 2009, and Texas Tech’s Michael Crabtree was fifth the year before. A player that exclusively plays wide receiver hasn’t been a finalist for the Heisman since Pittsburgh’s Larry Fitzgerald finished second in 2003.

It’s an uphill battle for a receiver to get recognition for an award that’s heavily biased toward quarterbacks and running backs, but with a big performance in the SEC Championship against Missouri, Cooper could find himself alongside Mariota and Gordon later this month.