Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Heisman Watch, Week 9

Each week I will give you my top 5 candidates and now just guys who are falling by the wayside, to late for many guys to rise up except for those who are already in the running:


Case Keenum, QB Houston- Maybe his worst performance of the year against SMU this weekend, and it wasn’t all that bad. He threw for just under 300 yards and only 1 TD. Keenum still has impressive overall numbers completing 70% of his passes and 20/4 TD/INT.

Jimmy Clausen, QB Notre Dame- He has been a consistent performer all year long and this week was no different. Clausen threw for 250 yards and 2 TD. Like Keenum his overall numbers are impressive, especially the 27/3 TD/INT number.

Mark Ingram, RB Alabama- He failed to find the end zone this week against Tennessee but had a solid game hitting the century mark on the dot and averaging 5.5 a carry. Missing the end zone is going to cost him when it comes time to evaluate his body of work

Tim Tebow, QB Florida- His numbers were unimpressive in another unimpressive Florida win. Tebow has 2 years of goodwill stored up which will keep him among the Heisman elite, which is unfortunate because this year he has been anything but elite.

CJ Spiller, RB Clemson- His teams has been mediocre but Spiller continues to shine. In an upset versus Miami this weekend he was all over the field. 100 yards receiving, 75 yards rushing and almost 150 on returns including 2 TD’s. He is electrifying when he gets the ball in his hands and he can make a strong late season push with his play making ability.


FALLING
Jake Locker, QB Washington- A poor outing in a loss to Oregon drops him back down.
Joe McKnight, RB Southern Cal- Back to back poor performances has me looking toward next year for McKnight.
AJ Green, WR Georgia- Had a bye, looking for a big game in Jacksonville versus Florida

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