Heisman rankings – Week 5: Kyler Murray makes a statement
2. Tua Tagovailoa
There is 100 percent no denying how good Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been this season. At the same time, however, there’s also no denying the fact that his team is so good that he often has games where he simply doesn’t have to do much. And even if he does his little work well, too many of those games ultimately hurt his candidacy for the most prestigious individual award in college football.
Week 5 was one of those games for Tua as the Tide throttled the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday. Tagovailoa only had to throw eight passes on the day before getting to rest. He indeed completed all of them for 128 yards and two touchdowns, putting up 12 rushing yards too. And while he and that line is impressive, it’s not enough to get him to No. 1 after this week.
1. Kyler Murray
For Kyler Murray to vault into the lead in the 2018 Heisman Trophy race, two things needed to happen for the Oklahoma Sooners quarterback. First, he needed guys like Grier, Haskins and Tua to have some sort of “off” day in their performances. As we’ve already discussed, that’s pretty much what happened on Saturday. However, the second part was that Murray needed a monster day, and that also happened on Saturday in a 66-33 victory over Baylor.
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The two-sport star was an absolute menace on the gridiron on Saturday afternoon. Despite not starting and not playing the first two series, he made up for it. The junior only threw the ball 21 times on the day, but finished with 17 completions for 432 yards and a ridiculous six touchdowns, adding a rushing touchdown to his credit as well. He was dominant in helping his team be dominant as well and, if he can continue at this level against Texas in Week 6, he can stay atop these rankings.