The Heisman Trophy will be awarded to the player voted the most outstanding in college football on Dec. 13 in New York City.
Indiana's Fernando Mendoza is the betting favorite, while Vanderbilt football QB Diego Pavia has the second-best odds.
Pavis is the first Vanderbilt football player to be named as a finalist for the top award in college football.
The award's history dates back to 1935, when the University of Chicago's Jay Berwanger won the inaugural award.
Here's the full list of Heisman winners:
Heisman Trophy past winners
- 2024: Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Colorado
- 2023: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
- 2022: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
- 2021: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
- 2020: Devonta Smith, WR, Alabama
- 2019: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
- 2018: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma
- 2017: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
- 2016: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
- 2015: Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama
- 2014: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
- 2013: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
- 2012: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
- 2011: Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
- 2010: Cam Newton, QB, Florida
- 2009: Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
- 2008: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma
- 2007: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida
- 2006: Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State
- 2005: Reggie Bush, RB, USC
- 2004: Matt Leinart, QB, USC
- 2003: Jason White, QB, Oklahoma
- 2002: Carson Palmer, QB, USC
- 2001: Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska
- 2000: Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State
- 1999: Ron Dayne, RB, Wisconsin
- 1998: Ricky Williams, RB, Texas
- 1997: Charles Woodson, DB, Michigan
- 1996: Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida
- 1995: Eddie George, RB, Ohio State
- 1994: Rashaan Salaam, RB, Colorado
- 1993: Charlie Ward, QB, Florida State
- 1992: Gino Toretta, QB, Miami (FL)
- 1991: Desmond Howard, WR, Michigan
- 1990: Ty Detmer, QB, BYU
- 1989: Andre Ware, QB, Houston
- 1988: Barry Sanders, RB, Oklahoma State
- 1987: Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame
- 1986: Vinny Testaverde, QB, Miami (FL)
- 1985: Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn
- 1984: Doug Flutie, QB, Boston College
- 1983: Mike Rozier, RB, Nebraska
- 1982: Herschel Walker, RB, Georgia
- 1981: Marcus Allen, RB, USC
- 1980: George Rogers, RB, South Carolina
- 1979: Charles White, RB, USC
- 1978: Billy Sims, RB, Oklahoma
- 1977: Earl Campbell, RB, Texas
- 1976: Tony Dorsett, RB, Pitt
- 1975: Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State
- 1974: Archie Griffin, RB, Ohio State
- 1973: John Cappelletti, RB, Penn State
- 1972: Johnny Rodgers, WR, Nebraska
- 1971: Pat Sullivan, QB, Auburn
- 1970: Jim Plunkett, QB, Stanford
- 1969: Steve Owens, RB, Oklahoma
- 1968: O.J. Simpson, RB, USC
- 1967: Gary Beban, QB, UCLA
- 1966: Steve Spurrier, QB, Florida
- 1965: Mike Garrett, RB, USC
- 1964: John Huarte, QB, Notre Dame
- 1963: Roger Staubach, QB, Navy
- 1962: Terry Baker, QB, Oregon State
- 1961: Ernie Davis, RB, Syracuse
- 1960: Joe Bellino, RB, Navy
- 1959: Billy Cannon, RB, LSU
- 1958: Pete Dawkins, RB, Army
- 1957: John David Crow, RB, Texas A&M
- 1956: Paul Hornung, QB, Notre Dame
- 1955: Howard Cassady, RB, Ohio State
- 1954: Alan Ameche, FB, Wisconsin
- 1953: John Lattner, RB, Notre Dame
- 1952: Billy Vessels, RB, Ohio State
- 1951: Dick Kazmaier, RB, Princeton
- 1950: Vic Janowicz, RB, Ohio State
- 1949: Leon Hart, TE, Notre Dame
- 1948: Doak Walker, RB, SMU
- 1947: John Lujack, QB, Notre Dame
- 1946: Glenn Davis, RB, Army
- 1945: Doc Blanchard, FB, Army
- 1944: Les Horvath, RB, Ohio State
- 1943: Angelo Bertelli, QB, Notre Dame
- 1942: Frank Sinkwich, RB, Georgia
- 1941: Bruce Smith, RB, Minnesota
- 1940: Tom Harmon, RB, Michigan
- 1939: Nile Kinnick, RB, Iowa
- 1938: Davey O'Brien, QB, TCU
- 1937: Clinton Frank, HB, Yale
- 1936: Larry Kelley, E, Yale
- 1935: Jay Berwanger, RB, Chicago
Who won the Heisman Trophy last season?
Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter won the 2024 Heisman Trophy, beating out Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty for the honor.
Hunter received 552 first-place votes, while Jeanty received 309. Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel was third, and Miami QB Cam Ward was fourth.
Heisman finalists 2025
- Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love
- Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza
- Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia
- Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin
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