Heisman rankings Week 15: Who will join Joe Burrow in New York?

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 07: Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers runs with the ball in the second half against the Georgia Bulldogs during the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 07, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

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Joe Burrow cemented another legendary performance in his race to the Heisman Trophy but who is joining the LSU quarterback in New York?

Coming into college football conference championship week, LSU Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow would have likely had to throw six interceptions and his team blown out by something like 40 points in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia for him to lose his grasp on the 2019 Heisman Trophy. Instead, he only furthered the gap between himself and the rest of the Heisman race.

In typical fashion of this season, Burrow tossed four touchdowns and just shy of 350 yards as he led the Tigers in a rout of Georgia, winning 37-10. It was an exclamation point on a near-perfect season from the second-year starter in Baton Rouge and a performance that helped earn LSU the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.

For several weeks now, the question has not been who will win the most prestigious individual award in college football; rather, it’s been who will join Burrow in New York City as a Heisman Trophy finalist? And with the voting ending on Monday, Dec. 9, that question is still on everyone’s minds.

Many of the leading candidates to be a 2019 Heisman finalist were on display in various conference championship matchups. The Ohio State Buckeyes trio of Justin Fields, J.K. Dobbins and Chase Young faced off against Jonathan Taylor and the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship Game. Meanwhile, Jalen Hurts led the Oklahoma Sooners against Baylor in the Big 12 title contest.

While none of those players, and other dark horses like Trevor Lawrence, delivered anything close to a stinker in the last full weekend of college football action, some gave Heisman voters one final thought to ponder before they decide who will ultimately be on the stage with Burrow in the Big Apple.

Before the finalists are revealed, though, let’s dive one last time into the top 10 Heisman rankings to see who is deserving of an invitation to New York City.

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