Heisman Power Rankings After Week 11

Week 11 of the college football season offered necessary answers, as the College Football Committee tries to separate some of the usual conference powers towards the end of the year. Alabama vs LSU gave us a clear No. 1 in the country (despite what the committee might think), and a frontrunner for the greatest individual accolade the sport can offer at the amateur level.

5. Chase Young

Chase Young gets a one-week pass for missing the Buckeyes game against Maryland due to a looming punishment from the NCAA. Young still has 13.5 sacks and is a dominant force up front for Ryan Day's bunch. No defensive player has won the Heisman since Charles Woodson, and Young missing any significant period of time would all but eliminate him from the conversation.

4. Tua Tagovailoa

Recency bias is working against the Alabama Crimson Tide entering Week 12, especially coming off a narrow defeat in Tuscaloosa at the hands of LSU. Tua was outplayed by fellow Heisman contender Joe Burrow, and despite his astounding 2,584 yard output so far this season to go along with a 31:3 touchdown-to-interception ratio, his skill against the Tigers was lacking at times.

3. Jalen Hurts

After a loss to Kansas State a few weeks ago, Jalen Hurts is starting to recover in our rankings. The Alabama transfer now outranks the player who supplanted him as starter in Tuscaloosa, which has to feel sweet for the Sooners QB. Hurts has combined for 39 touchdowns in 2019 (24 in the air, 15 on the ground) combined with just four interceptions. Oklahoma must continue their explosive offensive display and go on a Big 12 Championship run should Hurts hope to take over the top spot and become the third straight Sooners signal caller to win the award.

2. Justin Fields

The best player on arguably the best team in the country? This one is easy. Fields, a transfer from Georgia, hasn't seen much fourth quarter action of late given Ohio State's utter domination of the Big Ten. However, his 37 total touchdowns (27 passing, 10 rushing) in fairly limited action compared to his contemporaries cannot be ignored. With the aforementioned Young out due to an NCAA scandal, Fields stepped up as a leader and delivered offensively with a three-touchdown performance. Oh, and he only has one interceptions on the season. Beat that.

1. Joe Burrow

And beat that we will! LSU's offensive resurgence under Burrow's direction and the tutelage of Steve Ensminger continued against the mighty Alabama Crimson Tide. Burrow's level of play vs elite competition such as Alabama, Florida, Texas and Auburn (all LSU wins) puts him over the top, especially when compared to Fields and Hurts. Burrow's 3,198 yards and 36 total touchdowns (33 through the air) are unheard of for a Tigers QB. Soon, he could add a trophy to his war chest.