Although LSU running back Leonard Fournette had a better game against the Arkansas this past Saturday, according to the CBSSports.com poll, Derrick Henry leads the Heisman field, with Fournette a distant second.
One of the reasons Fournette has fallen off is because his team has too. LSU has lost back-to-back games which is hurting Fournette's chances too.
Here is how the reporters from CBS Sports see the Heisman race thus far:
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1. | Derrick Henry | Derrick Henry | Derrick Henry | 1. Derrick Henry | ||
2. | Deshaun Watson | Ezekiel Elliott | Leonard Fournette | 2. Leonard Fournette | ||
3. | Leonard Fournette | Leonard Fournette | Ezekiel Elliott | 3. Deshaun Watson | ||
4. | Baker Mayfield | Deshaun Watson | Deshaun Watson | 4. Ezekiel Elliott | ||
5. | C.J. Beathard | Christian McCaffrey | Baker Mayfield | 5. Dalvin Cook | ||
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1. | Deshaun Watson | Dalvin Cook | Derrick Henry | Derrick Henry |
2. | Derrick Henry | Corey Coleman | Dalvin Cook | Ezekiel Elliott |
3. | Leonard Fournette | Leonard Fournette | Leonard Fournette | Corey Coleman |
4. | Trevone Boykin | Derrick Henry | Deshaun Watson | Dalvin Cook |
5. | Ezekiel Elliott | Christian McCaffrey | Corey Coleman | Deshaun Watson |
Although Fournette still leads the nation in yards per game (178.7) and touchdowns with 19, Henry has had back-to-back 200 yard games on the big stage and is now firmly in first place on most Heisman voters ballots.
ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said Tuesday on Twitter that he thinks if Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott has monster games the next few weeks, he'll be high on the Heisman list too, but for now it's Henry's to lose.
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