2021 Heisman Trophy Odds Have These Ou Bama Texas And Other Players Listed

First, here are the finalists for the 2020 trophy (in alphabetical order, by last name). The finalists were announced on December 24, 2020. The virtual ceremony will take place Tuesday night (Jan. 5, 2021) on ESPN at 7 p.m. ET.

Mac Jones, QB, AlabamaTrevor Lawrence, QB, ClemsonDeVonta Smith, WR, AlabamaKyle Trask, QB, Florida

Perhaps Lawrence and Trask were among the top candidates in the Heisman race entering the 2020 season. Jones was taking the reigns as a new quarterback, and Smith was part of a 1-2 wide receiver punch with Jaylen Waddle at Alabama.

Regardless of how things played out in the 2020 season, here are the 2021 Heisman favorites, according to mybookie.ag.

Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma +450Sam Howell, QB, UNC +550D. J. Uiagalelei, QB, Clemson +600Kedon Slovis, QB, USC +700D’Eriq King, QB, Miami +1000Bryce Young, QB, Alabama +1200Tyler Shough, QB, Oregon +1400Kyren Williams, RB, Notre Dame +1400Brian Robinson Jr. , RB, Alabama +1500Michael Penix Jr. , QB, Indiana +1600Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa St. +1700Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas +1700Breece Hall, RB, Iowa St. +1850Isaiah Spiller, RB, Texas A&M +1900Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss +1900Kevin Harris, RB, South Carolina +2000Dillon Gabriel, QB, UCF +2100Carson Strong, QB, Nevada +2200Jordan Addison, WR, Pitt +2300John Metchie III, WR, Alabama +2400Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College +2500Grayson McCall, QB, Coastal Carolina +2500

The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious individual award handed out annually in college football. It’s not a team trophy, and it does not always go to a quarterback—although a quarterback has won the award all but three times since 2000.

Who are the Heisman voters?

The Heisman Memorial Trust selects media writers and personalities who cover college football from six different regions in the United States, with 145 voters per region. That equals 870 total media votes.

Then there are former Heisman Trophy winners, who each get a vote. Then, a collective fan vote gets one last ballot. In all, there are less than 1,000 votes.

How does the Heisman voting work?

For each ballot, voters select three players, in order, from No. 1 choice, No. 2 and No. 3, with the players getting 3 points, 2 and 1, respectively. The player with the most overall votes across all ballots will be awarded the Heisman Trophy.

Votes are counted secretly by Deloitte, and voters are asked to keep their votes private—not broadcast publicly, through their publications or on social media—until the Heisman Trophy is awarded.