Heisman Trophy voting breakdown 2022: Caleb Williams, Max Duggan miles ahead

The Heisman Trophy voting breakdown reveals USC’s Caleb Williams and TCU’s Max Duggan were well ahead of the rest of the 2022 field.

Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy comfortably over Max Duggan but when it came down to it, those were the only two players in the running.

The USC quarterback commanded 544 first-place votes. The TCU star had 188 in second place.

How else did the voting play out?

Heisman Trophy voting breakdown 2022

1. Caleb Williams, USC — 2,031 points (544 1st | 168 2nd | 63 3rd)
2. Max Duggan, TCU — 1,420 (188 | 357 | 142)
3. C.J. Stroud, Ohio State — 539 (37 | 119 | 190)
4. Stetson Bennett, Georgia — 349 (36 | 65 | 111)
5. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee — 226 (17 | 47 | 81)
6. Bryce Young, Alabama —141 (17 | 28 | 34)
7. Blake Corum, Michigan — 125 (8 | 25 | 51)
8. Michael Penix Jr., Washington — 114 (9 | 20 | 47)
9. Bijan Robinson, Texas — 75 (4 | 12 | 39)
10. Drake Maye, North Carolina — 42 (3 | 6 | 21)

Williams and Duggan were well clear of fellow finalists C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Stetson Bennett of Georgia. Duggan had more first-place votes than the rest of the field combined and he was more than 300 first-place votes away from Williams.

We knew that Williams, Duggan, Stroud and Bennett were the highest vote-getters, but the official tally revealed more about the finalist snubs.

Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker, who seemingly led the Heisman race for much of the season before losing to Georgia and suffering a season-ending injury, was in fifth. He also won the Nissan Fan Vote.

Bryce Young of Alabama wasn’t able to repeat last year’s Heisman win. He finished sixth in the voting after the Crimson Tide stumbled to a 10-2 season.

Michigan’s Blake Corum was also a Heisman contender before injury struck. The running back came in seventh.

Michael Penix was a Heisman dark horse after his transfer from Indiana. The quarterback didn’t have enough to make an impact as a finalist with an eight-place finish.

Texas running back Bijan Robinson only got enough love for ninth place.

Finally, freshman phenom Drake Maye of North Carolina rounded out the top ten.

The biggest surprise might be the absence of Bo Nix, the Oregon quarterback who transformed his career after transferring from Auburn but dealt with an injury late in the season.

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