Final predictions for 2021 Heisman Trophy ceremony

The votes are in for the 2021 Heisman Trophy race and tonight in the New York, the award gets handed out, and here are our predictions for the ceremony. 

While the 2021 Heisman Trophy race has been a little all over the place in terms of contenders, here has been one constant: Alabama quarterback Bryce Young.

From the opening game of the season against Miami, until the SEC championship game victory over Georgia, Young has been a top contender and recently seized control of the race.

If Alabama had lost to Auburn, the 2021 Heisman Trophy race may have a completely different feel and it could have a different winner too.

Aidan Hutchinson made as strong a push as anyone, outside of Young, in the past few weeks and it was enough for the Michigan defensive end to earn an invite to New York.

That doesn’t happen often for defensive-only players but can Hutchinson make history and become the first all-defensive player to win the Heisman Trophy award?

Here are our predictions for the 2021 Heisman Trophy ceremony.

Aidan Hutchinson finishes runner-up

Bryce Young is the heavy favorite going into tonight’s Heisman ceremony. And while there have been some surprises over the years, there usually isn’t that much suspense when it comes to announcing the award.

This year there will be practically none. But one thing that will be fascinating to watch is where Hutchinson finishes.

If voters held onto their votes until championship week and watched Hutchinson terrorize fellow finalist C.J. Stroud, while willing Michigan to a Big Ten title, it would be hard to imagine him finishing worse than second.