While there have been many standout performances this college football season, the best player in the sport will be crowned in New York on Saturday night when the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner is announced.
The Heisman has been awarded to the nation’s most outstanding player in college football since 1935. This is the sixth year in a row that there have been four Heisman finalists. The 2024 Heisman Trophy ballots went out to 928 electors, including 870 members of the media, 57 living Heisman winners and one overall fan vote.
Here is everything you need to know about this year’s Heisman Trophy.
Who are the 2024 Heisman trophy finalists?
The finalists for this year’s award are Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel, Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Miami QB Cam Ward.
Gabriel is a senior and was named the 2024 Big Ten Offensive Player and Quarterback of the Year. In his first year with the Ducks after transferring from Oklahoma, Gabriel led the team to a 13-0 season and a Big Ten Championship win over Penn State. The Ducks were the only team to finish the regular season perfect and their success allowed them to secure the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
Gabriel averages 274 yards passing per game and has thrown 28 touchdowns with six interceptions. His 73.2% completion rate is second in the nation. Gabriel’s 35 total touchdowns are tied for seventh nationally, and his career total of 187 is the highest in NCAA history.
Hunter is Colorado’s two-way phenom. The junior is the 2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and he earned All-Big 12 first-team honors as both a cornerback and a wide receiver. On the defensive side of the ball, Hunter recorded 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, a conference-best 15 passes defended and one forced game-winning fumble. Offensively, Hunter led the conference with 92 receptions and 14 touchdowns. His 1,152 receiving yards was second in the Big 12 and his 21 receiving plays of 20-plus yards led the nation.
Jeanty, a junior running back, put together one of the most productive seasons in college football history. He rushed for 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns, setting school and conference records. His rushing total is the second-highest regular-season total in FBS history, behind only 1988 Heisman winner Barry Sanders. With consistent dominance, Jeanty rushed for 125 yards or more in 13 straight games. Jeanty notched six 200-plus yard games this season and he averages 7.26 yards per carry.
The last time a running back won the Heisman was in 2015, when Derrick Henry earned the award.
Ward is a senior and was named the 2024 ACC Player and Offensive Player of the Year. He leads the nation with a school-record 36 passing touchdowns while his 4,123 passing yards, 4,319 total yards, 343.6 passing yards per game and total touchdowns (41) are all second-most in the country. Ward became the first Miami QB to post seven straight 300-yard games and he is tied with Case Keenum for the most career passing touchdowns (155) at the NCAA Division I level.
Gabriel is Oregon’s fifth finalist and first since QB Bo Nix in 2023. He would be the Ducks’ second winner. Hunter is Colorado’s fourth finalist and its first since the Buffaloes’ only winner, Rashaan Salaam in 1994. Jeanty is Boise State’s second-ever finalist and he would be the Broncos’ first winner. Ward is Miami’s 10th finalist and first since Willis McGahee in 2002.
When will the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner be announced?
The winner of the 2024 Heisman Trophy will be announced in New York City on Saturday, December 14.
What time is the 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony?
The Heisman Trophy ceremony begins at 8 p.m. EST.
How do I watch the 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony?
The ceremony will be broadcast on ESPN and available to stream on the ESPN app, WatchESPN and ESPN+.
Heisman Trophy past winners list:
2023 — Jayden Daniels, LSU Tigers
2022 — Caleb Williams, USC Trojans
2021 — Bryce Young, Alabama Crimson Tide
2020 — DeVonta Smith, Alabama Crimson Tide
2019 — Joe Burrow, LSU Tigers
2018 — Kyler Murray, Oklahoma Sooners
2017 — Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma Sooners
2016 — Lamar Jackson, Louisville Cardinals
2015 — Derrick Henry, Alabama Crimson Tide
2014 — Marcus Mariota, Oregon Ducks
2013 — Jameis Winston, Florida State Seminoles
2012 — Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M Aggies
2011 — Robert Griffin III, Baylor Bears
2010 — Cam Newton, Auburn Tigers
2009 — Mark Ingram, Alabama Crimson Tide
2008 — Sam Bradford, Oklahoma Sooners
2007 — Tim Tebow, Florida Gators
2006 — Troy Smith, Ohio State Buckeyes
2005 — Reggie Bush, USC Trojans (forfeited for NCAA violations)
2004 — Matt Leinart, USC Trojans
2003 — Jason White, Oklahoma Sooners
2002 — Carson Palmer, USC Trojans
2001 — Eric Crouch, Nebraska Cornhuskers
2000 — Chris Weinke, Florida State Seminoles
1999 — Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Badgers
1998 — Ricky Williams, Texas Longhorns
1997 — Charles Woodson, Michigan Wolverines
1996 — Danny Wuerffel, Florida Gators
1995 — Eddie George, Ohio State Buckeyes
1994 — Rashaan Salaam, Colorado Buffaloes
1993 — Charlie Ward, Florida State Seminoles
1992 — Gino Torretta, Miami Hurricanes
1991 — Desmond Howard, Michigan Wolverines
1990 — Ty Detmer, BYU Cougars
1989 — Andre Ware, Houston Cougars
1988 — Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State Cowboys
1987 — Tim Brown, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1986 — Vinny Testaverde, Miami Hurricanes
1985 — Bo Jackson, Auburn Tigers
1984 — Doug Flutie, Boston College Eagles
1983 — Mike Rozier, Nebraska Cornhuskers
1982 — Herschel Walker, Georgia Bulldogs
1981 — Marcus Allen, USC Trojans
1980 — George Rogers, South Carolina Gamecocks
1979 — Charles White, USC Trojans
1978 — Billy Sims, Oklahoma Sooners
1977 — Earl Campbell, Texas Longhorns
1976 — Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh Panthers
1975 — Archie Griffin, Ohio State Buckeyes
1974 — Archie Griffin, Ohio State Buckeyes
1973 — John Cappelletti, Penn State Nittany Lions
1972 — Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Cornhuskers
1971 — Pat Sullivan, Auburn Tigers
1970 — Jim Plunkett, Stanford Cardinal
1969 — Steve Owens, Oklahoma Sooners
1968 — O.J. Simpson, USC Trojans
1967 — Gary Beban, UCLA Bruins
1966 — Steve Spurrier, Florida Gators
1965 — Mike Garrett, USC Trojans
1964 — John Huarte, Notre Dame
1963 — Roger Staubach, Navy Midshipmen
1962 — Terry Baker, Oregon State Beavers
1961 — Ernie Davis, Syracuse Orange
1960 — Joe Bellino, Navy Midshipmen
1959 — Billy Cannon, LSU Tigers
1958 — Pete Dawkins, Army Black Knights
1957 — John David Crow, Texas A&M
1956 — Paul Hornung, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1955 — Howard Cassady, Ohio State Buckeyes
1954 — Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Badgers
1953 — Johnny Lattner, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1952 — Billy Vessels, Oklahoma Sooners
1951 — Dick Kazmaier, Princeton Tigers
1950 — Vic Janowicz, Ohio State Buckeyes
1949 — Leon Hart, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1948 — Doak Walker, SMU Mustangs
1947 — Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1946 — Glenn Davis, Army Black Knights
1945 — Doc Blanchard, Army Black Knights
1944 — Les Horvath, Ohio State Buckeyes
1943 — Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1942 — Frank Sinkwich, Georgia Bulldogs
1941 — Bruce Smith, Minnesota Golden Gophers
1940 — Tom Harmon, Michigan Wolverines
1939 — Nile Kinnick, Iowa Hawkeyes
1938 — Davey O’Brien, TCU Horned Frogs
1937 — Clint Frank, Yale Bulldogs
1936 — Larry Kelley, Yale Bulldogs
1935 — Jay Berwanger, Chicago Maroons
