Heisman Hopefuls

Dec. 5

Below is the final "ballots" for the Heisman by the CBSSports.com Experts.

Baylor's Robert Griffin is the runaway winner, gaining all the CBSSports.com first-place votes. After throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more against Texas, the voters were all impressed with Griffin this season.

Does anybody else have a chance to win it? Probably not, but Griffin will get competition from Alabama's Trent Richardson, Wisconsin's Montee Ball and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.

Another player that has an outside chance of finishing in the top 3 is LSU cornerback/returner Tyrann Mathieu. The "Honey Badger" once again was a game changer in the SEC Championship, returning a punt 62 yards for a touchdown.

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CBSSports.com Experts: Heisman Ballot
Dennis Dodd @dennisdoddcbs	Bryan Fischer @BryanDFischer	Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli	Adam Jacobi @Adam_Jacobi	Jerry Hinnen @WBE_Jerry	Chip Patterson @cnpatterson3	Overall Consensus
1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin Baylor QB	1. Robert Griffin (60 points)
2. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	2. Andrew Luck Stanford QB	2. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	2. Andrew Luck Stanford QB	2. Trent Richardson Alabama RB	2. Trent Richardson Alabama RB	2. Montee Ball (30 points)
3. Tyrann Mathieu LSU DB	3. Kellen Moore Boise State QB	3. Trent Richardson Alabama RB	3. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	3. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	3. Andrew Luck Stanford QB	3t. Trent Richardson (23 points)
4. Matt Barkley USC QB	4. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	4. Andrew Luck Stanford QB	4. Trent Richardson Alabama RB	4. Matt Barkley USC QB	4. Montee Ball Wisconsin RB	3t. Andrew Luck (23 points)
5. Trent Richardson Alabama RB	5. Matt Barkley USC QB	5. LaMichael James Oregon RB	5. Matt Barkley USC QB	5. Andrew Luck Stanford QB	5. Matt Barkley USC QB	5. Matt Barkley (9 points)
Totals are based on 10-7-5-3-1 voting. Receiving votes: Kellen Moore 5, Tyrann Mathieu 5, LaMichael James 1.

1. Robert Griffin   Position: QB School: Baylor Class: Junior Ht: 6-2 Wt: 220 Comment: How's that for a final showing? Griffin accounted for four touchdowns against Texas, giving him 45 total touchdowns on the season. Griffin also had big moments in key game, throwing for 479 yards and 4 TDs against Oklahoma and five touchdowns against TCU. Griffin is definitely the front runner to win the Heisman. Passing Rushing   Comp Att Yds TD INT Car Yds Avg TD vs. Texas 15 22 320 2 1 12 32 2.7 2 2011 267 369 3998 36 6 161 644 4.0 9

2. Montee Ball   Position: RB School: Wisconsin Class: Junior Ht: 5-11 Wt: 236 Comment: The Wisconsin running back really came on at the end of the season to jump into the Heisman race. In his final five games of the season, Ball had 906 yards rushing and 17 total touchdowns. Ball has had an amazing season wtih 1,759 yards rushing and 38 total scores, but will it be enough to win the award? Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. Michigan State 27 137 5.1 3 3 7 2.3 1 2011 275 1759 6.4 32 20 255 19.6 6

3. Trent Richardson   Position: RB School: Alabama Class: Junior Ht: 5-11 Wt: 224 Comment: Richardson has been in the Heisman race all season and will likely finish in the top 3. Two things that might hurt Richardson from winning it is he didn't play this past weekend and Montee Ball stole the running back spotlight over the past month. But still, Richardson's 1,583 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns will definitely gain him plenty of votes. Rushing Receiving   Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD vs. Auburn 27 203 7.5 0 1 5 5.0 1 2011 263 1583 6.0 20 27 327 27.3 3

4. Andrew Luck   Position: QB School: Stanford Class: Junior Ht: 6-4 Wt: 235 Comment: Luck was the favorite almost all season, but he just got overshadowed by Griffin and Ball. Luck still had a very strong season, throwing for 3,170 yards and 35 touchdowns, but it probably won't be good enough to win the award. Another thing that hurts Luck -- zero 300-yard passing games in the final month of the season. Passing Rushing   Comp Att Yds TD INT Car Yds Avg TD vs. Notre Dame 20 30 233 4 1 4 20 5.0 0 2011 261 373 3170 35 9 43 153 3.6 2

Others to watch (listed alphabetically) Player Class Pos School Key statistics LaMichael James Junior RB Oregon 222 carries, 1,646 yards rushing (7.4 avg), 17 TDs. Case Keenum Senior QB Houston 383-of-534 passing (71.7 percent), 5,099 yards, 45 TDs, 5 INTs Tyrann Mathieu Sophomore CB LSU 70 tackles, 6 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, 2 TDs, 16.2-yard punt return average, 2 TDs Kellen Moore Senior QB Boise State 300-of-405 passing (74.1 percent), 3,507 yards, 41 TDs, 7 INTs Brandon Weeden Senior QB Oklahoma State 379-of-522 passing (72.6 percent), 4,328 yards, 34 TDs, 12 INTs David Wilson Junior RB Virginia Tech 266 carries, 1,627 yards rushing (6.1 avg), 9 TDs

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