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re: Name the last time your backfield had two Heisman candidates and who were they?
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:01 am to BurnsideStyle
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:01 am to BurnsideStyle
Auburn's 2004 backfield went on to be drafted #2, #5, and #25 overall in the 2005 NFL Draft....
There was definitely some preseason Heisman hype for both Ronny Brown and Carnell Williams, but they split so many carries neither finished very high in the Heisman voting. Campbell finished 7th or so in the Heisman voting if I remember correctly.
There was definitely some preseason Heisman hype for both Ronny Brown and Carnell Williams, but they split so many carries neither finished very high in the Heisman voting. Campbell finished 7th or so in the Heisman voting if I remember correctly.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 7:49 am to BurnsideStyle
Technically every team in history has had two (or more) Heisman candidates in their backfield in the preseason.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:11 am to Go Go Gata
Harvin didn't get the Heisman votes to be on stage he should have got due to Tebow and because they limited his touches some. I wonder how many QB/WR combos in college football both ended up top 5 in the voting. Might look that one up. I guess Harvin was like a combo WR/RB with how he was used.
This post was edited on 8/14/26 at 8:23 am
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:24 am to BurnsideStyle
Maybe not all Heisman candidates, but Georgia's 2014 backfield had Todd Gurley, Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, & Keith Marshall
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:29 am to Wishbone85
You forgot Baker and Dede Westbrook
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:35 am to BurnsideStyle
UGA had 11 all at the same time. But they were all named Herschel Walker.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:41 am to BurnsideStyle
Nick Chubb and Sony Michel were a pretty awesome duo.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 8:54 am to BurnsideStyle
technically doesn't everyone kind of start the season with two Heisman candidates in the backfield.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:04 am to tigerbait2010
Billy Cannon (Heisman) and Johnny Robinson (NFL Hall of Fame) was a pretty strong backfield combo.
And when Cannon and Robinson were sophomores (1957) another NFL Hall of Famer was in the backfield, Jimmy Taylor. Not a bad threesome.
And when Cannon and Robinson were sophomores (1957) another NFL Hall of Famer was in the backfield, Jimmy Taylor. Not a bad threesome.
This post was edited on 8/14/26 at 9:07 am
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:11 am to Wishbone85
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Jason White and Adrian Peterson
Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray
Baker Mayfileld and Joe Mixon and CeeDee Lamb
For OU... in 1971... Greg Pruitt and Jack Mildren came in 3rd and 6th. Probably the highest OU combo besides White and Peterson.
I don't think the other pairs/trios you mentioned were all top ten vote getters in the same season.
This post was edited on 8/14/26 at 9:16 am
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:20 am to Audustxx
If Adrian Peterson's best season (1,925 yards, 15 TD's) had been his last instead of his first he surely would have won.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 9:32 am to Pat Dye 60 minutes
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Has any other school had 2 running backs drafted in the top 5 of the same NFL draft?
Yes LSU 1960. Cannon and Robinson went 1 and 3.
Posted on 8/14/26 at 10:51 am to olgoi khorkhoi
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olgoi khorkhoi
Cope harder
Posted on 8/14/26 at 12:50 pm to BurnsideStyle
Preseason candidates?
Well the season hasn’t started…. So I think officially every college player is a candidate and every team has 2 candidates in the backfield…. ?????
Well the season hasn’t started…. So I think officially every college player is a candidate and every team has 2 candidates in the backfield…. ?????
Posted on 8/15/26 at 7:39 pm to Wishbone85
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Jason White and Adrian Peterson Sam Bradford and DeMarco Murray Baker Mayfileld and Joe Mixon and CeeDee Lam
Mayfield and Kyler Murray on the same sideline also. Has any other school had two heisman winners on the same team?
This post was edited on 8/15/26 at 7:39 pm
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