Heisman Buzz
Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck barely edges Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson is this week's Heisman Trophy poll of 46 actual voters by StiffArmTrophy.com. USC quarterback Matt Barkley is back at No. 17 and wide receiver Robert Woods is No. 20.
Full results after the jump:
rank player weighted% votes prev
1 Stanford QB Andrew Luck 95% 43 1
2 Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson 94% 45 7
3 Michigan QB Denard Robinson 87% 39 6
4 Alabama RB Trent Richardson 86% 40 8
5 Boise St QB Kellen Moore 86% 39 2
6 Baylor QB Robert Griffin III 85% 40 3
7 Oklahoma QB Landry Jones 82% 39 4
8 South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore 66% 30 5
9 Oregon RB LaMichael James 61% 30 9
10 Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon 45% 22 10
11 Clemson QB Tajh Boyd 45% 19 15
12 Houston QB Case Keenum 42% 20 11
13 Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden 40% 20 12
14 LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu 38% 19 14
15 Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd 20% 12 20
16 Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson 20% 10 --
17 USC QB Matt Barkley 17% 9 --
18 Wisconsin RB Montee Ball 16% 8 --
19 Oregon QB Darron Thomas 14% 7 18
20 USC WR Robert Woods 14% 7 --
Russell Wilson as a Heisman contender.
To me, that just shows what a joke the Heisman trophy has become.
Take way Monte Ball, John Clay, Wisconsin's huge, punnishing O-Line, and Russell Wilson becomes what he was at NC State, a good athlete, mid a middling ACC quaterback.
How is Robert Woods that "under the radar"? He's one of the top playmakers in the nation and doesn't make mistakes the way Barkley does. Woods should be in the top 10.
Woods is the most impressive college receiver I've seen in a long, long time. His improvement from last year to now is truly remarkable. Of course, most of the time, best player doesn't mean Heisman winner.