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Heisman Trophy-winner Travis Hunter received 552 first-place votes, edging out Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty in what was the closest Heisman vote since 2009.
Colorado’s two-way star was officially named the 2024 Heisman winner on Saturday night, ending a race that had unofficially been over for weeks. As Colorado closed out the regular season with wins in 5 of its final 6 games and surged into the College Football Playoff picture, Hunter surged in the betting markets and took over as the presumptive favorite to win the award. No matter what Jeanty did down the stretch, Hunter maintained a significant lead in the markets.
But the actual vote amongst Heisman ballots was significantly closer.
Hunter received 2,231 total points from the more than 900 Heisman voters. Jeanty ended with 2,017 total points.
Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel and Miami’s Cam Ward finished third and fourth in voting. The full voting results can be found below:
- Colorado DB/WR Travis Hunter: 552 first-place votes, 261 second-place votes, 53 third-place votes (2,231 points)
- Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty: 309 first-place votes, 517 second-place votes, 56 third-place votes (2,017 points)
- Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel: 24 first-place votes, 52 second-place votes, 340 third-place votes (516 points)
- Miami QB Cam Ward: 6 first-place votes, 24 second-place votes, 163 third-place votes (229 points)
- Arizona State RB Cam Skattebo: 3 first-place votes, 18 second-place votes, 125 third-place votes (170 points)
- Army QB Bryson Daily: 3 first-place votes, 7 second-place votes, 46 third-place votes (69 points)
- Penn State TE Tyler Warren: 1 first-place vote, 7 second-place votes, 35 third-place votes (52 points)
- Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders: 1 first-place vote, 7 second-place votes, 30 third-place votes (47 points)
- Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke: 2 first-place votes, 3 second-place votes, 10 third-place votes (22 points)
- Syracuse QB Kyle McCord: 0 first-place votes, 1 second-place vote, 7 third-place votes (9 points)
This year marked the first time since 2017 that an SEC player was not a Heisman finalist. It’s also the first time since 2005 that an SEC player didn’t finish in the top 10 in Heisman voting.
Skattebo is Arizona State’s highest finisher since quarterback Jake Plummer was third as a Heisman finalist in 1996. Daily is the first player from Army to finish in the Heisman Top 10 since running back Mike Mayweather was 10th in 1990. Warren is Penn State’s highest finisher since running back Saquon Barkley finished fourth in 2017.
Rourke is Indiana’s highest finisher since running back Tevin Coleman finished seventh in 2014. McCord is Syrauce’s highest finisher since defensive end Dwight Freeney finished ninth in 2001.
Hunter is just the second defensive player to win the Heisman. He’s also just the fifth wide receiver to win the award. He and Sanders are the first pair of Colorado teammates to both finish top-10.
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