There are also three other quarterbacks Klatt noted in Alabama's Ty Simpson, Oklahoma's John Mateer and Texas ' Arch Manning. All three are eligible to declare for the 2026 NFL Draft, with Simpson going in the first round of FOX Sports NFL Draft expert Rob Rang's latest mock draft .

Pate claims inattentive voters made last-minute decisions based on the Big Ten Championship game, overlooking Pavia's superior season-long performance and reducing the award to "the last shiny object they saw.

Diego Pavia is officially listed by Vanderbilt as 6-feet tall, but standing next to the other three Heisman finalists, that measurement seemed dubious

Pavia, who is listed at 6'0" on Vanderbilt's website, appeared shorter than fellow finalists Jeremiyah Love, who also is listed at 6'0", and Julian Sayin, who is 6'1", according to Ohio State's website.

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who won the Heisman, almost transferred to Georgia football during the offseaosn

Good behavior and the Heisman Trophy are not necessarily synonymous, but Pat McAfee was surprised by a breach of usual protocol over the past weekend. While mos

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Pro Football Focus’ Max Chadwick predicted who the 2026 Heisman Trophy finalists will be, and Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr wasn’t one of them.