Chris Simms, Nicole Auerbach and the crew analyze current Heisman Trophy odds, revealing their top QB picks right now and why Ashton Jeanty and Travis Hunter are set to shake things up.

The Heisman Trophy. Now that we have reached this point of the season, let’s kick off the Heisman campaign with our first Heisman Trophy ballot of the 2024 season. Travis Hunter continues to be one of the best players in the nation, on both sides of the football. That alone should put him at the top of the Heisman discussion.

Jeanty is one heck of a season and should he continue this ridiculous pace, he will undoubtedly be locked in as the nations top running back and a first round lock for the 2025 NFL Draft. Not only should Jeanty end up a first round pick, he will likely end up near the top of the class akin to Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs two drafts ago.

Ashton Jeanty was like a pinball Saturday night, bouncing off Washington State defenders over and over again on the way to another dominant rushing performance. Jeanty made an undefeated Washington State defense look like it didn't even belong on the same field as him.

Ashton Jeanty, Dillon Gabriel, and Travis Hunter have all put together stellar Heisman campaigns through the early part of the season, but how do each stack up in the odds and the rest of the way?

Ten of the last 12 Heisman Trophy winners have been quarterbacks, and a pair of quarterbacks -- Jalen Milroe and Cam Ward -- are atop the odds sheet entering Week 6 of the college