COLUMBUS, OH (SNN-TV) – High-profile quarterbacks top the odds to win the Heisman Trophy entering the college football season, but an Alabama defender is also attracting plenty of interest around the nation.
Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud is the consensus favorite to win the Heisman, followed by last year’s winner, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and USC quarterback Caleb Williams.
Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. is also expected to be in the running. Only one defensive player has won the Heisman Trophy: Michigan’s Charles Woodson in 1997.
The favorite, Stroud, threw for 4,435 yards with 44 touchdowns last season. Last year’s winner, Young passed for 4,872 yards with 47 touchdowns last season. Only one player — Ohio State’s Archie Griffin in 1974 and 1975 — has ever won consecutive Heismans.
