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11-27-2007, 07:59 AM
ESPN Experts Poll
Each week, ESPN.com's panel of experts casts its votes for the top Heisman candidates. The panel consists of analysts, former players, former coaches and ESPN.com's college football staff.
Darren McFadden made the biggest jump in Week 13, moving into third place with a show-stopping performance in Arkansas' upset of No. 1 LSU. Tim Tebow and Chase Daniel remained atop the leaderboard with strong performances. Colt Brennan's five-touchdown performance against Boise State proppelled him into the top five for the first time since September. Last week's newcomers -- Kansas' Todd Reesing, Virginia's Chris Long, Texas A&M's Graham Harrell, Tulsa's Paul Smith and Ohio State's Chris Wells -- dropped out of the race entirely.
The Heisman Watch will be updated each Tuesday. The next update will take place on Dec. 4.
Name Position School Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
Tim Tebow QB Florida So. 9 1 3 1 0 60
Chase Daniel QB Missouri Jr. 2 8 3 1 0 53
Darren McFadden RB Arkansas Jr. 1 4 7 3 0 48
Pat White QB West Virginia Jr. 2 2 2 5 0 34
Colt Brennan QB Hawaii Sr. 0 0 0 2 7 11
Dennis Dixon QB Oregon Sr. 1 0 0 1 2 9
Matt Ryan QB Boston College Sr. - - - 2 4 6
Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech Fr. 0 0 0 0 2 2
Glenn Dorsey DT LSU Sr. 0 0 0 1 0 2
ESPN's Take
By Pat Forde, ESPN.com
Editor's note: Each week, ESPN.com asks one of its Heisman Watch voters to explain his picks. Here are Pat Forde's Nov. 27 selections.
1. Tim Tebow, Florida
A quarterback who ranks second nationally in passing efficiency, throws for 3,100 yards and 29 touchdowns with only six intercetions, has had a tremendous year. But what if that quarterback also has run for 838 yards and 22 touchdowns? Then you get out of his way and hand him the Heisman.
2. Chase Daniel, Missouri
The one thing Daniel has done that Darren McFadden hasn't: He's been unstoppable every single game. He's competed at least 59 percent of his passes in all 12 outings. He's thrown for at least 210 yards every time out -- and gone over 300 yards in eight out of 12 games. He's only had an in-game efficiency rating of less than 136 once, and that was a respectable 124. In short, nobody has been more consistently excellent than Daniel.
3. Darren McFadden, Arkansas
Is he the most outstanding player? He certainly looked the part in overwhelming No. 1 LSU on Friday. And when he ran for 321 yards against South Carolina. And the 195 against Alabama sure wasn't bad. But he also had a 43-yard game against Auburn (on 17 carries), 61 yards against Florida International (on 19 carries) and 88 against Mississippi State (on 28 carries). And Tebow has run for six more scores than McFadden.
4. Pat White, West Virginia
My biggest frustration this Heisman campaign is the fact that the official ballot only lets you vote for three players, which means I might be leaving White out. He's had a great season and has really risen his game the past month. In West Virginia's last four games he's had a minimum of 293 yards total offense in each, including at least 147 rushing in each. It's not hard to envision him taking his team to the national title.
5. Colt Brennan, Hawaii
I became a convert in the Boise State game. I'd never knocked Brennan at all, but wondered how much was just a piling up of pretty numbers in a juiced up passing game against outmatched opponents. But 495 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions against a quality opponent convinced me.
Each week, ESPN.com's panel of experts casts its votes for the top Heisman candidates. The panel consists of analysts, former players, former coaches and ESPN.com's college football staff.
Darren McFadden made the biggest jump in Week 13, moving into third place with a show-stopping performance in Arkansas' upset of No. 1 LSU. Tim Tebow and Chase Daniel remained atop the leaderboard with strong performances. Colt Brennan's five-touchdown performance against Boise State proppelled him into the top five for the first time since September. Last week's newcomers -- Kansas' Todd Reesing, Virginia's Chris Long, Texas A&M's Graham Harrell, Tulsa's Paul Smith and Ohio State's Chris Wells -- dropped out of the race entirely.
The Heisman Watch will be updated each Tuesday. The next update will take place on Dec. 4.
Name Position School Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total
Tim Tebow QB Florida So. 9 1 3 1 0 60
Chase Daniel QB Missouri Jr. 2 8 3 1 0 53
Darren McFadden RB Arkansas Jr. 1 4 7 3 0 48
Pat White QB West Virginia Jr. 2 2 2 5 0 34
Colt Brennan QB Hawaii Sr. 0 0 0 2 7 11
Dennis Dixon QB Oregon Sr. 1 0 0 1 2 9
Matt Ryan QB Boston College Sr. - - - 2 4 6
Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech Fr. 0 0 0 0 2 2
Glenn Dorsey DT LSU Sr. 0 0 0 1 0 2
ESPN's Take
By Pat Forde, ESPN.com
Editor's note: Each week, ESPN.com asks one of its Heisman Watch voters to explain his picks. Here are Pat Forde's Nov. 27 selections.
1. Tim Tebow, Florida
A quarterback who ranks second nationally in passing efficiency, throws for 3,100 yards and 29 touchdowns with only six intercetions, has had a tremendous year. But what if that quarterback also has run for 838 yards and 22 touchdowns? Then you get out of his way and hand him the Heisman.
2. Chase Daniel, Missouri
The one thing Daniel has done that Darren McFadden hasn't: He's been unstoppable every single game. He's competed at least 59 percent of his passes in all 12 outings. He's thrown for at least 210 yards every time out -- and gone over 300 yards in eight out of 12 games. He's only had an in-game efficiency rating of less than 136 once, and that was a respectable 124. In short, nobody has been more consistently excellent than Daniel.
3. Darren McFadden, Arkansas
Is he the most outstanding player? He certainly looked the part in overwhelming No. 1 LSU on Friday. And when he ran for 321 yards against South Carolina. And the 195 against Alabama sure wasn't bad. But he also had a 43-yard game against Auburn (on 17 carries), 61 yards against Florida International (on 19 carries) and 88 against Mississippi State (on 28 carries). And Tebow has run for six more scores than McFadden.
4. Pat White, West Virginia
My biggest frustration this Heisman campaign is the fact that the official ballot only lets you vote for three players, which means I might be leaving White out. He's had a great season and has really risen his game the past month. In West Virginia's last four games he's had a minimum of 293 yards total offense in each, including at least 147 rushing in each. It's not hard to envision him taking his team to the national title.
5. Colt Brennan, Hawaii
I became a convert in the Boise State game. I'd never knocked Brennan at all, but wondered how much was just a piling up of pretty numbers in a juiced up passing game against outmatched opponents. But 495 yards and five touchdowns with no interceptions against a quality opponent convinced me.