Heisman Trophy voting: Top 10 revealed ahead of Heisman ceremony
By David Wasson
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The 2025 Heisman Trophy will be awarded on Saturday night, with Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia, and Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin all invited to New York for the ceremony as the top 4 finalists.
The voting totals for spots 5-10 were released by the Heisman Trust on Thursday night, with 2 SEC quarterbacks among the vote-getters.
Texas Tech linebacker Jacob Rodriguez finished fifth in the Heisman voting, with Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith at No. 6.
Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton earned the seventh-most points in the Heisman voting, with Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss at No. 8. Ohio State safety Caleb Downs finished ninth in the voting and Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King at No. 10.
Notably, Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson – the betting favorite at one point in October – did not finish among the Top 10 vote-getters.
Ohio State’s 3 top-10 finishers mark the seventh time in the last 8 years that there has been at least 2 players from the same team in the Heisman Top 10 balloting – and the first time there has been 3 in the Top 10 since Alabama’s DeVonta Smith, Mac Jones, and Najee Harris finished first, third and fifth, in 2021.
The winner of the 2025 Heisman Trophy will be announced Saturday night on ABC. Mendoza is the favorite, per the latest Heisman odds.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
