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Heisman Trophy Power Rankings, Week 6: Jalen Hurts doing big things

By Dakota Cox

NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 28: Quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners looks to throw against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Red Raiders 55-16. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK - SEPTEMBER 28: Quarterback Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners looks to throw against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Red Raiders 55-16. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /
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Another week is in the books, and there are so many players who are taking the nation by storm. How do they rank in our Heisman Trophy power rankings?

The college football season is heating up, and so are some of the top players in the country. There’s at least one quarterback in every conference tearing people apart, and plenty of skill players are making their case to be in the Heisman race. They are making the Heisman power rankings incredibly tough.

In a week without a marquis matchup billing, it was a great chance for some of the top athletes to make a statement for themselves. However, there were also a few teams out with a bye week. With so much happening, who made the best of their opportunities this week?

Let’s start with a few honorable mentions.

Chase Young, EDGE, Ohio State

It’s about time for me to give some defensive players some love. I think it’s safe to say that Chase Young is the best defensive player in college football right now. He’s on pace for close to 20 sacks during the regular season. If he could get some highlight plays in big games (and maybe a few touches in special packages on offense), he might get consideration to at least make it to New York for the ceremony.

Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon

I like Justin Herbert, but I don’t see him being a finalist for the Trophy. You can call it a bias, but people just aren’t going to vote for a quarterback in the Pac-12 unless they have a year like Marcus Mariota. Herberts is not even close to having those numbers, and there are plenty of quarterbacks having better years on teams that are still in the College Football Playoff hunt. Herbert might still be the second quarterback drafted at the end of the year, but I just don’t see him making it to New York.

Anthony Gordon, QB, Washington State

Gordon had a bad game in the loss to Utah, but he’s still had a great year from a statistical perspective. He’s riding off the wave of a record-shattering performance against UCLA the week before. If we’re being honest, this last game likely eliminated him from contention, but I wanted him to make an honorable mention for his great start to the season.

Now that we have the honorable mentions out of the way, who is leading the way in our actual Heisman power rankings?

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