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Top 10 college football quarterbacks most likely to win 2017 Heisman

By Andrew Miller

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 02: USC Trojans head coach Clay Helton and quarterback Sam Darnold
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Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) points against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2017; Tampa, FL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) points against the Clemson Tigers in the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Alabama has had an impressive amount of Heisman Trophy winners recently. However, those most recent Heisman winners were also running backs including Derrick Henry in 2015 and Mark Ingram in 2009. Alabama quarterbacks have not gotten the same type of recognition. Even heading into 2017, running back Bo Scarborough might have more Heisman hype than Jalen Hurts.

Yet, something feels different about this Crimson Tide quarterback. Hurts had a very productive freshman season and was just a few minutes away from leading Bama to a National Championship. He threw for more than 2,700 yards and 23 touchdowns last season. Hurts also ran for 954 yards and 13 touchdowns.

He’ll need to see an improvement in his passing numbers but Alabama does return all the weapons necessary to have another successful offense. Star receiver Calvin Ridley even has some Heisman hype of his own as he could very well be the best Alabama receiver since Julio Jones.

A lot of Hurts’ production will rely on the amount of work he gets this season. If running backs Bo Scarborough and Damien Harris end up carrying most of the load on offense that could hurt (no pun intended) the Bama quarterback’s Heisman campaign.

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There’s a lot of factors in play but it feels like Hurts does have the best chance to make a Heisman run out of all recent Alabama quarterbacks.

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