Alabama Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry (2) carries the ball between Florida Gators linebacker Jarrad Davis (40) and Caleb Brantley (57) during the first quarter in the 2015 SEC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome.
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Other finalist include Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey. Henry has had an impressive season rushing for 1,986 yards and 23 touchdowns.
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Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson: Watson is the leader of the No. 1 team in the country and has been nothing short of incredible, especially during the final month of the season. And McCaffrey ended the day with 461 all-purpose yards in a pretty convincing win over the USC Trojans to clinch the Pac-12 Championship. His 3,496 all-purpose yards are 1,000 more than anyone else has this season.
For the season, Watson has 3512 passing yards with 30 passing touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
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McCaffrey emerged as a serious contender late in the season. He rushed for 207 yards, had 105 yards receiving and tallied 120 on kickoff returns and 29 on punt returns.
