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Oakland Raiders quarterback Jim Plunkett looks for a receiver during Super Bowl XV against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Louisiana Superdome, Sunday, January 25, 1981. The Oakland Raiders won 27-10. Credit: Las Vegas Raiders

Heisman Great Jim Plunkett Among Inaugural Class Of Hispanic Football Hall Of Fame

Heisman winner Jim Plunkett is among seven members that will make up the inaugural class of the Hispanic Football Hall of Fame while 2025 Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza will also be honored . Plunkett, the 1970 Heisman winner from Stanford, will be joined by Oakland Raider teammate Ted Hendricks and his Raiders coach, Tom Flores, […]

Heisman Humanitarian Larry Fitzgerald Jr. Selected To Pro Football Hall of Fame

Larry Fitzgerald Jr., the 2025 Heisman Humanitarian, was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 Thursday (Feb. 5) in his first year of eligibility. Fitzgerald Jr. is joined in the Hall of Fame class by two-time Heisman finalist Drew Brees as well as Luke Kuechly, Adam Vinatiere and Roger Craig. Fitzgerald […]

Heisman Great Danny Wuerffel To Be Honored With Maxwell Football Club’s Reds Bagnell Award

Quarterback Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman winner from Florida who has a long history in philanthropy, was announced as the Maxwell Football Club’s latest Francis “Reds” Bagnell Award winner for his contributions to football. Wuerffel, a College Football Hall of Famer and the namesake of the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy — college football’s premier award for […]

Fernando Mendoza Declares For NFL Draft

Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman in December and the national championship in January. What does the future hold? Well, he may be the first pick in the 2026 NFL Draft in April. The 2025 Heisman winner made it official today, announcing he was foregoing his remaining eligibility at Indiana and declared for the NFL Draft. […]

Heisman Winners Whose Teams Won National Championships

The last Heisman winner to win a national championship had such a dominant first half, he didn’t play in the second and still was named the Offensive Player of the Game. That was, of course, 2020 winner DeVonta Smith, who caught 12 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns in Alabama’s 52-24 shellacking of Ohio […]

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2025 Heisman Final Results

 PlayerSchoolPositionClass1st2nd3rdTotal Points
1Fernando MendozaIndianaQBRS JR643191512,362
2Diego PaviaVanderbiltQBRS SR1893521641,435
3Jeremiyah LoveNotre DameRBJR46157267719
4Julian SayinOhio StateQBRS FR8118172432
5Jacob RodriguezTexas TechLBSR1756132295
6Jeremiah SmithOhio StateWRSO4183684
7Gunner StocktonGeorgiaQBJR362243
8Trinidad ChamblissMississippiQBSR25723
9Caleb DownsOhio StateSJR231022
10Haynes KingGeorgia TechQBSR211018