All former Heisman Trophy winners get a vote in choosing the annual award’s winner, and New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston knows who his finalists are. Winston, who won the Heisman Trophy back in 2013 with Florida State (where his jersey was retired over the weekend), shared his picks in no particular order at Monday’s Saints media availability session.
Declining to specify an order in the picks, Winston singled out quarterbacks Michael Penix Jr. (Washington), Jayden Daniels (LSU), Jordan Travis (Florida State), and Caleb Williams (USC) as the most outstanding players in college football this season, speaking with Nola.com’s Rod Walker and FOX 8’s Sean Fazende.
The current betting favorites to win the 2023 Heisman Trophy, depending on where you look, are Daniels and Oregon quarterback Bo Nix. They have both been exceptional this season while playing at a very high level to improve their draft stock. Voting is still a week away, and finalists will not be announced until Monday, Dec. 4, with the winner revealed on Sunday, Dec. 10. So we’ll have to wait and see who wins. In the meantime, this is a good time to remind everyone that Reggie Bush still has not had the 2005 Heisman Trophy he rightfully won returned to him, so keep up the pressure on the NCAA.
