2019 Heisman Trophy Power Rankings After Week 9

The Heisman Trophy power rankings received a major shake up following three Top 10 teams in Oklahoma, Auburn and Notre Dame all going down last week.

While a couple favorites remain near the top, there are a few risers who have thrust their name into the competition for college football's ultimate individual prize.

7. Ohio State RB JK Dobbins

Dobbins, who just topped 1,000 yards for the third straight season, looks like a totally different player with Justin Fields under center, as he has improved his yards per carry average from 4.6 with Dwayne Haskins to 7.2 this season. With his 1,110 yards second only to Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard across all of college football, Dobbins has the best shot of any running back at the Heisman.

6. Oregon QB Justin Herbert

Herbert and the Ducks rebounded well from losing to Auburn in the first week of the season, as they have run the table since, with impressive wins against Washington and Washington State in back-to-back weeks. Herbert has 21 touchdowns through the air with just one interception, and the future first-round pick has helped establish Oregon as the Pac-12's best hope at getting a team in the playoff.

5. Ohio State QB Justin Fields

It took Fields a while to get going against Wisconsin, but the first-year starter managed to find the end zone three times in a dominant 38-7 win against one of the best defenses in the entire country, if not the best. Fields has 24 passing touchdowns, just one pick, and nine touchdowns on the ground. He's on an extremely talented Buckeyes team, yes, but that sort of gaudy production on a team like this should be rewarded.

4. Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa

Tua might have missed an opportunity to pad his stats against Arkansas, but should still be considered one of the favorites despite missing some time. Even with one less game than his fellow Heisman challengers, Tagovailoa has still managed to find the end zone 27 times while throwing just two picks. We'll see if he can keep performing at his usual historic clip against LSU, but missing a game against the worst team in the SEC West shouldn't bar Tagovailoa from the Heisman race.

3. Oklahoma QB Jalen Hurts

Hurts' Heisman stock took a serious blow when Oklahoma lost on the road against Kansas State. While Hurts himself put together another solid performance, Oklahoma's inability to run the ball cost them a chase at remaining perfect. Hurts might have 21 passing touchdowns to go along with 801 yards on the ground and 13 scores, and Kyler Murray and Baker Mayfield both shrugged off losses in their Heisman seasons, but the K-State loss will ding his stock just a bit.

2. Ohio State DE Chase Young

Manti Te'o and Tyrann Mathieu had their moments, but no defensive player has had as legit a claim to the Heisman since Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh in 2009. Despite getting double teamed most of the time, Young is still leading college football with 13.5 sacks (3.5 more than second place), including four during Ohio State's domination of Wisconsin. Young is the key force behind the single most improved unit in the country this year, and he has every bit a serious case for the Heisman as any of the top quarterbacks.

1. LSU QB Joe Burrow

Some quarterbacks don't throw interceptions. Joe Burrow doesn't throw incompletions. The LSU signal caller is completing an absurd 79 percent of his passes. He even managed to slice apart the venerable Auburn defense, as he threw for 323 yards in a 23-20 win. Burrow has just 55 INCOMPLETE PASSES this season to go along with 30 touchdowns. Burrow is playing himself into both the Heisman race and the conversation for the No. 1 pick.