The top four finalists for the 2020 Heisman Trophy were announced on Thursday, and Alabama teammates DeVonta Smith and Mac Jones are favorites to win the award after a dominant 11-0 season capped by an SEC Championship victory and a trip to the College Football playoff.

Smith and Jones are joined by Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, who missed two games due to COVID issues and was unable to match his statistical production from a year ago, and Florida QB Kyle Trask, who led the nation in passing yards and touchdowns.

Smith was unstoppable for the Crimson Tide this season, and in his fourth year in Tuscaloosa set a new school record for career touchdown receptions. He led the nation with 1,511 receiving yards – 318 more than the next closest player. If he wins, he would be the first wide receiver to win the Heisman since Michigan’s Desmond Howard in 1991.

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Alabama WR DeVonta Smith: -150

1. Online sportsbook BetOnline has released its early 2021 Heisman odds and has Rattler leading the pack at +300. He’s followed by Bryce Young at +550, JT Daniels at +700, D.J. Uiagalelei at +800 and Sam Howell at +800 to round out the top five names on the oddsboard. See Odds Shark’s Best NCAAF Sites 2021 Heisman Odds.
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3. Heading into Week 16, the odds-on favorites to win the Heisman are Jones (-300) and Trask (+250). They are Vegas' clear favorites to win the award, followed by Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith.

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Class: Senior

Stats: 98 receptions (No. 1 in the nation), 1,511 receiving yards (No. 1 in the nation), 17 receiving touchdowns, 1 rush TD, 1 punt return TD in 11 games

Best game: 11 receptions, 203 receiving yards, 4 touchdowns in 41-0 win over Mississippi State

Alabama QB Mac Jones: +190

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Class: Redshirt Junior

Stats: 3.739 passing yards (No. 2 in the nation), 76.5 completion percentage (No. 1 in the nation), 32 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 1 rushing TD in 11 games

Best game: 33-of-43, 418 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 INT in 52-46 win over Florida in the SEC Championship game

Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence: +700

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Class: Junior

Stats: 2,753 passing yards, 69.2 completion percentage, 22 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 7 rushing touchdowns in 9 games

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Best game: 24-of-32, 404 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 1 INT in 73-7 win over Georgia Tech

Florida QB Kyle Trask: +3000

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Class: Redshirt Senior

Stats: 4,125 passing yards (No. 1 in the nation), 69.7 completion percentage, 43 passing touchdowns (No. 1 in the nation), 5 interceptions, 3 rushing touchdowns in 11 games

Best game: 30-for-43, 474 passing yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT in 44-28 win over No. 5 Georgia

The rest of the top 10:

5. Alabama RB Najee Harris
6 Iowa State RB Breece Hall
7. Ohio State QB Justin Fields
8. BYU QB Zach Wilson
9. Notre Dame QB Ian Book
10. Florida TE Kyle Pitts

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With the NFL Draft coming up, it’s a good time to look at the future of college football and potentially one of the first players take in next year’s NFL Draft. The Heisman is one of the most heavily debated sporting awards given out every single year and I think that this year will be a hot topic, especially before the season.

The Matchup

Justin Fields and Trevor Lawrence are the two highest-rated QB prospects to play college football since Vince Young and it just so happens that they are the same age, from the same area, and they play on the two national championship favorites. While people in the know over the last few years understand Fields’ talent, I think that he is seen by a lot of casual fans as a clear step below Lawrence as a prospect.

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I disagree with this sentiment and I think that it is even more clear when we start to look at the Heisman odds and what players are in a position to succeed. Last year, I probably wrote 10 articles throughout the preseason about 2019 Heisman odds and in every single one of them, I said how much of a bad idea it was to bet Lawrence to win them. This year is no different to me.

The prospect Trevor Lawrence is a great player, but the college football star at Clemson is no in a situation to win the Heisman and he is even less likely than he was last year in my opinion. Clemson lost Tee Higgins and 4 offensive line starters while returning Travis Etienne and losing their OC. Lawrence has elite tools, but the Clemson offense is just not built to win a Heisman trophy.

They don’t play in competitive games to have big moments or big games. They don’t scheme players open nearly as much as offenses like Oklahoma or Ohio State do, to limit turnovers and bad decisions. Lawrence only has downside in most of his games because he should throw for 300 yards with a 3:0 TD:INT ratio against Wake Forest.

Fields is in a much better spot to win the Heisman this year compared to last year, when he was a finalist. He is in the second year in the offense, which should help him take more control of the game. He is also in a much, much better situation.

Fields has 2 Day 2 draft picks or better returning on the O-line with 1 returning starter and they will replace two linemen with two 5-star recruits with at least a year in the program. They also brought in 4 top 100 players, including 2 5-star receivers and lost JK Dobbins their workhorse RB. Fields should throw the ball more this season without Dobbins and a slightly worse defense.

His weapons are now more explosive than they were last year by a mile, and he has a 5-star true freshman QB backing up, which should allow Ohio State to let him run a little more. Last year, the lack of QB depth made Fields a pocket passer more than he should be based on his athletic gifts. I would set the line on Fields being the Heisman at +150 and I would still take it there. This is easy to me.

Upside

There is almost no doubt in my mind that Fields has a better season this year than he did last year and his stats last year would have won a lot of Heismans over the years. That being said, if you want to beat Fields, you need to have a crazy season.

Big 12 QBs

My other 2 favorite picks are Big 12 QBs from the best teams in the conference. Spencer Rattler is a phenomenal talent and should put up crazy stats at +1200. Sam Ehlinger probably has his best Texas team yet in his final season, so I think that combined with a bad defensive conference could give him some crazy moments and stats to make him viable at +2000.

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