If…
The 81st Heisman Trophy winner will be announced tonight at the PlayStation Theater in mid-town Manhattan.
Depending on who wins, here is what it will mean:
DERRICK HENRY
If he wins the Heisman…
— He would be the second player from Alabama to win the Heisman and the second Crimson Tide running back to do so, joining Mark Ingram.
— He would be the second player from Alabama to win the Heisman in the last seven years.
— Alabama would join Yale, Army, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Navy, USC, Miami, Oklahoma and Michigan as schools that have produced two Heisman winners within a seven year span.
— It would be the second Heisman winner under Alabama head coach Nick Saban. He would join Frank Leahy (Notre Dame), Woody Hayes (Ohio State), Colonel Earl Blaik (Army), Pete Carroll (USC), Ducky Pond (Yale), Wayne Hardin (Navy), John McKay (USC), John Robinson (USC) and Tommy Prothro (Oregon State, UCLA) as coaches who have tutored at least two Heisman winners.
— He would be the first running back to win since 2009 and just the second running back to do so since Ron Dayne won in 1999 (Ingram being the other).
— He would be the 43rd running back to win the Heisman.
— His 1,986 rushing yards would be the most by a Heisman-winning back since Ricky Williams won with 2,124 yards in 1998.
— His 23 touchdowns scored would be the most by a Heisman-winning back since Williams scored 27 in 1998.
— His 339 carries would be the most by a Heisman-winning back since Williams had 361 in 1998.
— He would be the 13th player from an SEC school (as the conference is currently configured) to win the Heisman.
— He would be the fifth SEC player in the last nine years to win the Heisman.
— He would join Johnny Manziel, Cam Newton and Charles Woodson as Heisman winners who wore the No. 2 jersey.
— He would be the third player born in Florida to win the Heisman.
— He would be the 19th junior to win the Heisman, the second in a row and the fourth in six years.
— He would be the second-straight Heisman winner to play for a team that made the college football playoff.
— He would be the fourth-heaviest-listed Heisman winner overall at 242 pounds and the second-heaviest-listed running back behind Ron Dayne (252 lbs).
— He would tie with Eddie George as the tallest-listed running back to win the Heisman (6-3).
If he finishes second …
— He would be the second Alabama player to finish as the Heisman runner up, joining AJ McCarron in 2013.
— It would be the 12th time an SEC player (as the conference is currently configured) finished as Heisman runner up.
If he finishes third …
— He would be the sixth Alabama player to log a top 3 Heisman finish and the 13th to place in the top 5.
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY
If he wins the Heisman…
— He would be the second player from Stanford to win the Heisman, joining Jim Plunkett.
— He would be Stanford’s first Heisman winner since Plunkett won in 1970.
— He would be the first running back to win since 2009 and just the second running back to do so since Ron Dayne won in 1999 (Ingram being the other). .
— He would be the 43rd running back to win the Heisman.
— He would be the youngest Heisman winner at 19 years, 189 days (Jameis Winston won at 19 years, 342 days)
— His 3,496 all-purpose yards would eclipse Barry Sanders’ 3,250 yards for the most by a Heisman winner.
— His 1,847 rushing yards would be the most by a Heisman winner since Ricky Williams rushed for 2,124 in 1998.
— His 41 receptions would be the most by a Heisman winner since Eddie George had 44 receptions in 1995.
— His 540 receiving yards would be the most-ever by a Heisman-winning back and the most by any Heisman winner since Desmond Howard had 960 in 1991.
— His 319 carries would be the most by a Heisman-winning back since Williams had 361 in 1998.
— His 8 rushing touchdowns would be the fewest by a Heisman winning back since Archie Griffin had 7 in 1975.
— His 13 total touchdowns scored would be the fewest by a Heisman winner since Charles Woodson had 4 in 1997. It would be the fewest by a full-time offensive player since Tim Brown had 7 in 1987.
— He would be the 12th player from a Pac-12 school (as the conference is currently configured) to win the Heisman.
— He would be the second-straight Pac-12 player to win the Heisman and the 4th in the past 13 seasons.
— He would join Paul Hornung and Jameis Winston as Heisman winners who wore the No. 5 jersey.
— He would be the first player born in Colorado to win the Heisman.
— He would be the 4th sophomore to win the Heisman….and the 4th in 9 years.
If he finishes second …
— It would be the fourth runner up Heisman finish by a Stanford player since 2009 and the fifth overall. John Elway (1982), Toby Gerhart (2009) and Andrew Luck (2010 and 2011) were the other runner ups.
— Stanford would tie Oklahoma for most Heisman runner up finishes with 5.
— It would be the 11th time a Pac-12 player (as the conference is currently configured) finished as Heisman runner up.
If he finishes third …
— He would be the 7th Stanford player to log a top 3 Heisman finish and the 10th to finish in the top 5.
DESHAUN WATSON
If he wins the Heisman…
— He would be the first Clemson player to win the Heisman.
— He would be the 14th quarterback to win the Heisman in the last 15 years.
— He would be the 32nd quarterback to win the Heisman.
— He would be the 9th player from an ACC school (as the conference is currently configured) to win the Heisman.
— He would be the second ACC player in the last three years to win the Heisman.
— He would be the first player to win the Heisman while wearing No. 4.
— He would be the fifth player born in Georgia to win the Heisman.
— He would be the 4th sophomore to win the Heisman….and the 4th in 9 years.
— He would be the second-straight Heisman winner to play for a team that made the college football playoff.
If he finishes second …
— He would be the first Clemson player to finish as a Heisman runner up.
— It would be the 12th time an ACC player (as the conference is currently configured) logged a runner up Heisman finish.
If he finishes third …
— He would be the first Clemson player to log a top 3 Heisman finish.
