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

I don’t want to spoil anything for you, but this list is filled with plenty of transfer quarterbacks. The first you’ll see is Justin Fields, the former Georgia backup quarterback. He was used last year in run-centric packages, but he has proven his passing ability in Ryan Day’s new offense.

Ohio State’s last game against Nebraska was supposed to be a matchup between Heisman hopeful quarterbacks. Although Adrian Martinez has played better than many give him credit for, he’s mostly flown under the radar as a more disappointing letdown in 2019. In this game, Fields kept taking shot after shot down the field. Martinez simply could not keep up, and neither could Nebraska as a whole.

Fields has a body like Cam Newton. He’s incredibly strong as a runner, and he shows that aggression when he attacks down the field. He’s also shown off his impressive arm all season.

Fields will have to play against Wisconsin in the regular season, the best defense in the Big Ten. Although they won’t line up against each other in this one, Fields is still going against Jonathan Taylor to some degree. This game might be the one that eliminates one of the players from the Heisman race. We’ll have to see if that’s the case.