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As long as he is the best running back in college football, Jonathan Taylor is going to at least earn consideration for this list. This might be a quarterback’s award in reality, but running backs are still eligible.

Taylor does some amazing things on the field. He uses his speed and agility to create in the open field and break loose for large gains. He hasn’t been used as a work horse back like he has in recent years, but he is a touchdown machine.

For some reason, Northwestern is always known to give Taylor a hard time. He had over 100 rushing yards, but he had to run the ball over 25 times to get there. Even though Wisconsin came out with a win, Taylor didn’t have the game we’re used to him having.

Is it acceptable for Jonathan Taylor to have a bit of an off game? Absolutely. Especially when an off game for him is a great game for just about every running back in the country. That being said, you can’t beat the four quarterbacks ahead of you unless you destroy just about every record that you can as a running back.

Taylor is having a great year, and he will continue to do so, but I just can’t see him winning the Heisman unless something changes. There are simply too many quarterbacks ahead of him having stellar seasons.