Three QBs, a WR and a RB: Our preseason Heisman tracker

Amid an ever-shifting college football multiverse — transfers, NIL, expansion and realignment that seem to
change more frequently than the staircase at Hogwarts — one steadfast bedrock of the game remains when we
need to grab something for grounding. The Heisman Trophy has been the bronzed anchor of the sport since 1935,
the same year Bear Bryant finished his playing career at Alabama and saw the creation of the Hoover Dam,
Social Security and the first Pacific airmail delivery, carrying to Hong Kong from California.

Today, the latest player to have his name engraved at the cleated feet of college football’s most famous
statue makes his own airborne deliveries up and down the California coast. USC quarterback
Caleb
Williams will seek his second Heisman this season, a feat done only once before. So, how do we rate his
chances? And which players have the best shot at snatching the trophy from his grip? We polled 15 ESPN college
football writers to find out, and we’ll keep updating those rankings until someone adds their name to the list
of college football’s immortals.

Points awarded: 5 for first-place votes, 4 for second, 3 for third, 2 for fourth and 1 for fifth. Odds by Caesars Sportsbook (through Aug. 23).