Another commonality: Almost all of these players are on preseason top-25 teams. The Heisman Trophy winner is often a leader on a team that played for its conference championship or is bound for the College Football Playoff. The past two winners (Hunter in ’24 and Jayden Daniels in ’23) were rare exceptions.

Arch Manning, quarterback for Texas, enters the 2025 campaign as the odds-on favorite for the Heisman Trophy. Despite having only 95 college pass attempts to his name, Manning's pedigree as the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning,

Notre Dame is expected to contend for the championship again in 2025, and if they come close, it will likely mean Love is in the running for the Heisman. A couple of injuries limited Avery Johnson in his sophomore season in the Little Apple, but there was still plenty to love about the dual-threat quarterback.

Who our 28 college football staffers believe will win the national title (Texas?), the Heisman (not Arch?) and more, plus bold predictions.

One of the funnier tweets to come across the X timeline during the dog days of summer is Darren McFadden's right to claim one of the Heisman Trophy's he was rob

Odds: +700 — The most hyped quarterback in America finally earning his stripes. Less than three full games last season resulted in 939 yards and nine TDs. He also carries dual-threat upside—a meter voters love.