Heisman voters and former Heisman Trophy winners shared a similar sentiment through the weekend: the 2015 selection process has been one of the most difficult in recent memory.

Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey and Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson ended up getting the nod as Heisman finalists on Monday night, but there were nearly a handful of deserving names in the conversation as recently as conference championship weekend.

But before we throw our arms in the air and scream at Heisman voters regarding the snubs, it's important to review the voting process. You see, voters can only place three names on their ballots, with scoring coming from the 3-2-1 system. The reason voters were groaning about the difficulty this year is that any college fan could easily come up with five or six worthy names as Heisman finalists.

Even in years when it has seemed likely (or is assumed) that a certain player is on his way to holding up the stiff-arm trophy, sometimes the uncertainty of that second and third spot can result is as many as five or six players receiving the invitation to New York City as a finalist.

But when a majority of the country's voters have two of the same names on their ballots, there is good chance some fantastic college football players will fall short of the cut line for finalist invitations.

Henry led the nation in rushing yards and broke Herschel Walker's SEC single-season rushing record; McCaffrey broke Barry Sanders' all-purpose yards mark and barely trails Henry in rushing yards; Watson threw for more than 3,500 yards, ran for 887 more and had 41 total touchdowns while leading the nation's only undefeated team. As great as some of the snubs' cases (listed below) are, it's tough to imagine any of those names getting replaced on anyone's ballot. 

So now let's throw our arms in the air and yell about some snubs. 

Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma quarterback: Mayfield came on strong down the stretch in the Heisman conversation, but his statistical dominance has been steady for most of the year. The former Texas high school star -- who did win the Burlsworth Trophy as the nation's most outstanding walk-on this week, which is crazy -- threw for 35 touchdowns and just five interceptions, had the nation's second-best passer rating and averaged 9.6 yards per attempt on the season. Plus, he had the coolest 8-bit Heisman promo. 

Leonard Fournette, LSU running back: Fournette had the unfortunate honor of being the "early season Heisman winner." I say "unfortunate" because it seems that whoever the media decides is "running away with the Heisman" in September or October often finds himself watching the ceremony from home.

Fournette's unbelievable ability did not magically leave his body when LSU ran into a rock-solid Alabama defense and he finished as the nation's leader in rushing yards per game, but the wandering eye of Heisman hype drifted elsewhere when LSU's slide started in November. Fournette also has to compete with Derrick Henry in the southeast region, which hurt his chances to making an appearance in New York City.  

Keenan Reynolds, Navy quaterback: In another year, I think Reynolds could find himself as a solid second or third choice on ballots across the country for his record-breaking season and wildly productive career as the trigger man in Navy's option offense. But if you were to power rank the candidates heading into Monday's announcement I think he'd fall fourth or fifth among this year's group.

It would have been a great story to follow him in a helicopter from the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia to the Heisman ceremony in New York City, but at least we still get to see him one more time on Saturday (on CBS!) before the bowl game. 

Dalvin Cook, Florida State running back: If Cook had been 100 percent healthy throughout the year, he would likely have season totals that makes his argument against Henry or McCaffrey a little bit stronger. He was third in the nation behind Fournette and Henry in rushing yards per game averaged more yards per carry (7.86) than anyone with at least 200 rushing attempts. 

Baker Mayfield had plenty of Heisman hype but missed the cut as a finalist. (USATSI)