Who are the top talents on the watch list for next year? Henry’s rushing total set an SEC record, breaking a mark set by former Georgia running back (and Heisman winner) Herschel Walker (1,891 yards) in 1981-except Henry did it on 54 fewer carries. “Nobody on the planet deserves it more than he does”. With that, Henry won the award, with many citing that his success came again the tough teams he faced within his conference.
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Nor did it help that Remound Wright was Stanford’s short-yardage specialist, limiting McCaffrey’s touchdown total. Before the Heisman came a dose of humility. You could make that case, as well. His mother, Lisa McCaffrey, played soccer at Stanford from 1987 to 1990, and his father, Ed McCaffrey, played football at Stanford from 1986-1991, and then spent a majority of his 13-season professional career with the Broncos as a teammate of Cardinal legend, John Elway. I didn’t think it would happen… Watson led Clemson to an undefeated regular season and a No. 1 ranking. He’ll lose three starters up front, but this is a young team with nearly all the weapons returning. Only stats and accomplishments from 2015 are supposed to be considered in voting.
As a sophomore he shared carries with T.J. Yeldon and ran for 990 yards and 11 touchdowns, showing signs of big things to come. Oklahoma Now that he has a year of experience in the offense under his belt, look out. The SEC, Henry found, took a different level of effort. Fourth in 2015, the campaign will be on.
He has found the end zone in four consecutive games despite never lining up with K-State’s offense. The NFL scouts are drooling, he’s in the right media market, and he should have a strong team around him. It seems we can get away with a little bit more when they’re around, but there would be hell to pay if we actually pushed them too hard.
“I know that our entire organization is really happy, happy, happy for Derrick Henry tonight, winning the Heisman Trophy”, Alabama coach Nick Saban said.
He has tallied over 100 yards in all but one game this year. The sophomore was responsible for 15 touchdowns – eight rushing, four receiving, one kickoff return and two passing. While Stanford has had its fair share of solid running backs itself, McCaffrey is the first to be able to gain yards and score in the many ways he has. “Christian’s coming back and he’s going to come back with even more fire than you saw this year”.
Receivers Corey Coleman, junior, Baylor; Josh Doctson, senior, TCU.
RB Corey Clement, Sr.
Henry’s Heisman victory capped a season that had been largely dominated by running backs. Notre Dame/QB Malik Zaire, Sr. However, the mid-October clash with Deshone Kizer and Notre Dame could be his springboard back to NY. Zaire was fantastic before getting hurt. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr.
FILE – In this Friday, Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, Iowa defensive back Desmond King (14) breaks up a pass intended for Nebraska wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb.
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Bottom line: The Heisman is not entirely won on the field, especially for players who aren’t household names in the Chicago suburbs and small New England towns.
