If…
The 84th 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:
Dwayne Haskins
If he wins the Heisman…
… he’d win Ohio State’s eighth Heisman Trophy (but would be its seventh Heisman winner), and its first since Troy Smith won in 2006.
… he’d be the first Big Ten player to win the Heisman since Smith in 2006.
… his would be the 16th Heisman won from a player on a current Big Ten conference school.
… he’d be the fifth sophomore to win the award.
… he’d be the 11th non-senior in the last 12 years to win the award.
… he’d become the 16th quarterback in the last 18 years to win the Heisman and 34th overall.
… his 47 touchdown passes would be the second-most in Heisman history to Sam Bradford’s 48.
… his combined 51 touchdowns running and passing would tie with Lamar Jackson for the third-highest total in Heisman history.
… he’d be the fifth player to win the Heisman wearing the No. 7 and first since Eric Crouch in 2001.
… he’d be the first Heisman winner from Maryland.
If he finishes second
… he’d be the fourth Ohio State player to finish as Heisman runner up.
If he finishes third
… he would join Troy Smith and Rex Kern (1969) as the only Buckeye quarterbacks to log top 3 Heisman finishes.
Kyler Murray
If he wins the Heisman …
… he’d be Oklahoma’s seventh Heisman winner.
… he’d be the first player to win the Heisman the season after replacing another Heisman winner.
… he’d be the second consecutive player to win the Heisman after transferring from another school,
… it would be the fourth time a school has won back-to-back Heismans (Yale in ’36-’37, Army in ’45-’46, Ohio State in ’74-’75)).
… he’d join Doc Blanchard, Cam Newton and Baker Mayfield as Heisman winners who started their careers at another FBS school.
… he’d become the 16th quarterback in the last 18 years to win the Heisman and 33rd overall.
… he’d be the sixth Heisman winner to come from the Big 12 conference.
… he’d be the ninth Heisman winner born in Texas.
… he’d be the 20th junior to win the award.
… he’d become the 16th quarterback in the last 18 years to win the Heisman and 34th overall.
… he’d be the first Heisman winner to wear the No. 1 jersey.
… he’d be the fifth Heisman winner to take part in the College Football Playoff, joining Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Derrick Henry and Baker Mayfield.
… his 205.72 passer rating would be the best in Heisman history, topping Baker Mayfield’s 203.76 in 2017.
… his 4,945 yards of total offense would be second in Heisman history to Ty Detmer (5,022).
If he finishes second …
… he’d be Oklahoma’s sixth Heisman runner up, tying Stanford for most Heisman runners up.
… it would be the 11th time a player from a current Big-12 team has finished second in the Heisman vote.
If he finishes third …
… it will be the 17th time an Oklahoma player has finished in the top 3.
Tua Tagovailoa
If he wins the Heisman…
… he’d be Alabama’s third Heisman winner.
… Alabama would become the second school — Notre Dame being the other — to produce three Heisman winners in a 10-year span (2009 – 2018).
… he’d be the fifth sophomore to win the award.
… he’d be the second Heisman winner born in Hawaii.
… he’d join Marcus Mariota as Heisman winners who came from St. Louis High in Honolulu. Only two other high schools — Woodrow Wilson in Dallas and Mater Dei in Santa Ana, Calif. — have produced two Heisman winners.
… he’d be the 13th Heisman winner from schools currently in the SEC.
…he’d become the 16th quarterback in the last 18 years to win the Heisman and 34th overall.
… he’d join Gino Torretta as players to win the Heisman wearing No. 13.
… he’d be the fifth Heisman winner to take part in the College Football Playoff, joining Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Derrick Henry and Baker Mayfield.
If he finishes second …
… he’d join AJ McCarron as Alabama players who finished as a Heisman runner up.
… he’d be the 13th player from a current SEC school to finish as Heisman runner up.
If he finishes third …
… it would be the fifth top 3 finish by an Alabama player.
