re: Can Johnny Football win the Heisman?

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Fact: No freshman has won the Heisman Trophy in the 78 years of the award.

Fact: Only five freshmen have notched top-10 finishes.

Fact: Just three have made it to New York as Heisman finalists.

FRESHMEN IN THE HEISMAN VOTE

Name, Finish, Year
Hershel Walker, 3rd, 1980*
Emmitt Smith, 9th, 1987
Marshall Faulk, 9th, 1991
Michael Vick, 3rd, 1999*
Adrian Peterson, 2nd, 2004*

* — Heisman finalist

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I think he is about to join 3 other esteemed college players and will be the 4th freshman to travel to NY. I doubt he wins, but he'll have accomplished something very few have ever done.