Sports Illustrated names 25 SEC players among 117 athletes who could win 2019 Heisman Trophy
By Adam Spencer
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Eight of the last 10 Heisman Trophy winners have been quarterbacks. The other two (Mark Ingram and Derrick Henry) have been Alabama running backs.
To find the last non-QB and non-RB to win the prestigious award, you have to go all the way back to 1997, when Michigan DB/PR Charles Woodson took home the trophy.
Basically, you have an inside track on the award if you’re a quarterback, but other players do have a chance. This week, Sports Illustrated put together a list of 117 players it believes have a chance to win the Heisman in 2019. As you can see below, 25 SEC players make the list (including every starting quarterback):
- Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
- Jake Fromm, QB, Georgia
- Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
- Feleipe Franks, QB, Florida
- Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M
- Kelly Bryant, QB, Mizzou
- Jake Bentley, QB, South Carolina
- Joey Gatewood and Bo Nix, QBs, Auburn
- Tommy Stevens and Keytaon Thompson, QBs, Mississippi State
- Jarrett Guarantano, QB, Tennessee
- Terry Wilson, QB, Kentucky
- Ben Hicks, QB, Arkansas
- Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
- Riley Neal, QB, Vanderbilt
- D’Andre Swift, RB, Georgia
- Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
- Lamical Perine, RB, Florida
- Rakeem Boyd, RB, Arkansas
- John Emery Jr., RB, LSU
- Trey Sanders, RB, Alabama
- Jerrion Ealy, RB, Ole Miss
- Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama
- Grant Delpit, S, LSU
Of course, college football is unpredictable, so we can’t wait for someone not on this list to take home the trophy.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
