Travis Hunter did the Heisman Trophy pose again this week when he scored a touchdown during Colorado’s loss to Kansas that knocked the Buffaloes out of the driver’s seat in the Big 12. He knows it’s within reach now.
The two-way star who followed Deion Sanders from Jackson State to Colorado remains the odds-on favorite to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy, which has been awarded annually to college football’s best player since 1935. Indeed, despite Colorado’s setback, Hunter saw his Heisman odds grow even more favorable after he had eight catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns this past week.
But there appear to be three challengers, led by Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, with an outside shot at winning the Heisman Trophy over Hunter heading into the final week of the 2024 college football regular season. Jeanty surpassed 2,000 yards for the season while Boise State stayed on track to earn a College Football Playoff berth by beating Wyoming.
Here’s a look at what the Heisman Trophy odds and candidates look like after Week 13 of the college football schedule:
Heisman Trophy odds, candidates
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy heading into the final week of college football’s regular season. Here are the odds for this year’s Heisman Trophy from BetMGM as of Monday, November 25:
- CB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado (-1000)
- RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (+750)
- QB Cam Ward, Miami (+1200)
- QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (+6600)
- QB Quinn Ewers, Texas (+50,000)
- QB Carson Beck, Georgia (+50,000)
- QB Will Howard, Ohio State (+50,000)
- QB Riley Leonard, Notre Dame (+50,000)
- QB Cade Klubnik, Clemson (+50,000)
- QB Drew Allar, Penn State (+50,000)
- QB Bryson Daily, Army (+50,000)
- QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama (+50,000)
- QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana (+50,000)
- QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado (+50,000)
Heisman Trophy date 2024
The 2024 Heisman Trophy will be presented on Dec. 14 during a ceremony in New York beginning at 8 p.m. ET and broadcasted by ESPN. Finalists are slated to be announced on Dec. 9.
Heisman Trophy winners
The Heisman Trophy has been awarded to college football’s best player since 1935, starting with Chicago running back Jay Berwanger. Here’s a look at previous winners since 2000.
- 2023: QB Jayden Daniels, LSU
- 2022: QB Caleb Williams, USC
- 2021: QB Bryce Young, Alabama
- 2020: WR Devonta Smith, Alabama
- 2019: QB Joe Burrow, LSU
- 2018: QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma
- 2017: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
- 2016: QB Lamar Jackson, Louisville
- 2015: RB Derrick Henry, Alabama
- 2014: QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon
- 2013: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State
- 2012: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
- 2011: Robert Griffin III, Baylor
- 2010: QB Cam Newton, Auburn
- 2009: RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
- 2008: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma
- 2007: QB Tim Tebow, Florida
- 2006: QB Troy Smith, Ohio State
- 2005: RB Reggie Bush, USC
- 2004: QB Matt Leinart, USC
- 2003: QB Jason White, Oklahoma
- 2002: QB Carson Palmer, USC
- 2001: QB Eric Crouch, Nebraska
- 2000: QB Chris Weinke, Florida State
