Posted on 12/07/2021 12:14:15 PM PST by blam
After a fantastic regular season of college football, these four players were named as finalists for the Heisman Trophy, set to be handed out on Saturday, Dec. 11.
On Monday, four finalists for the Heisman Trophy were announced on ESPN and revealed by 2011 Heisman winner Robert Griffin III: Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.
This is the third year in a row there have been four Heisman finalists.
The Heisman Trophy Trust announced recently it will now invite four finalists annually to New York City for the Heisman Trophy weekend. The Heisman Trophy Trust began inviting finalists in 1982.
Following are bios on each of the players, provided by the Heisman Trophy Trust:
Aidan Hutchinson
Michigan's Aidan Hutchinson
Hutchinson, a senior defensive end and two-time Michigan team captain, was named the 2021 Woodson-Nagurski Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Smith-Brown Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year while earning consensus Big Ten first-team honors.
He set Michigan’s single-season sack record with 14, including three against Ohio State in the regular-season finale, while also posting 15 quarterback hurries in that game (as measured by Pro Football Focus College), the most in a single game since the stat has been measured.
His 14 sacks are third-most nationally and he has 15.5 tackles for loss.
If Hutchinson were to win the Heisman, he would be Michigan’s fourth winner following Charles Woodson (1997), Desmond Howard (1991) and Tom Harmon (1940).
C.J. Stroud
Ohio State's C.J. Stroud
Stroud, a redshirt freshman quarterback and first-year starter, completed 280 of 395 passes for 3,862 yards with 38 touchdowns and only five interceptions, leading the Buckeyes to a 10-2 record.
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Bryce Young should win in a landslide. But it wouldn’t shock me to see a Big 10 darling steal it.
I have honestly never heard of the Hutchinson guy. Will Anderson is the best defensive player in the country. Case closed.
If they cheat Bryce, I’m going to break some stuff.
He looks like one of the Watt bros on his way to the NFL.
Young started out hot, had a few bad/average games and then beat Georgia. That’s not an amazing season, IMO. I don’t really see any “Heisman” level player this year. Especially before the playoffs are decided.
Then we'll have to do genetic testing on Young and Stroud to see who's "blacker"
Agreed !
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