Heisman Trophy: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the most outstanding player in college football.

LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels won the 2023 Heisman Trophy, beating out finalists Washington QB Michael Penix Jr., Oregon QB Bo Nix, and Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr.

Daniels threw for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns with just four interceptions while adding 1,134 rush yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in the 2023 season. He became the third LSU player in history to win the Heisman, joining Billy Cannon in 1959 and Joe Burrow in 2019. 

Continue reading for the latest Heisman Trophy odds for 2024, past winners, trophy information, and more. 

2024/25 Heisman Trophy odds

Travis Hunter	-10000
Ashton Jeanty	+1800
Dillon Gabriel	+40000
Shedeur Sanders	+40000

After the final week of the 2024 College Football regular season, Colorado Buffaloes CB/WR Travis Hunter has separated himself as the huge -10000 favorite to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy.

The two-way superstar leads his team in receptions (94), receiving yards (1,152), total touchdowns (15), interceptions (4) and passes defended (11).

Hunter's biggest competition is Boise State Broncos RB Ashton Jeanty at +1800. Jeanty's production slowed down later in the season as teams overloaded their defensive fronts to try to stop him, which opened things up for his team's passing game.

In the regular season, Jeanty led all of College Football in rushing attempts (312), rushing yards (2,288) and total TDs (29). He was the driving factor behind his Boise State team finished the regular season in third out of 134 teams in points per game with 40.6.

Much further back in the odds are the other two likely finalists for the award, Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders and Oregon Ducks QB Dillon Gabriel, each at +40000.

Heisman Trophy Winners by Year

Year	Player	Position	School
2023	Jayden Daniels	Quarterback	LSU
2022	Caleb Williams	Quarterback	USC
2021	Bryce Young	Quarterback	Alabama
2020	DeVonta Smith	Wide receiver	Alabama
2019	Joe Burrow	Quarterback	LSU
2018	Kyler Murray	Quarterback	Oklahoma
2017	Baker Mayfield	Quarterback	Oklahoma
2016	Lamar Jackson	Quarterback	Louisville
2015	Derrick Henry	Running back	Alabama
2014	Marcus Mariota	Quarterback	Oregon
2013	Jameis Winston	Quarterback	Florida State
2012	Johnny Manziel	Quarterback	Texas A&M
2011	Robert Griffin III	Quarterback	Baylor
2010	Cam Newton	Quarterback	Auburn
2009	Mark Ingram II	Running back	Alabama
2008	Sam Bradford	Quarterback	Oklahoma
2007	Tim Tebow	Quarterback	Florida
2006	Troy Smith	Quarterback	Ohio State
2005	Reggie Bush (rescinded)	Running Back	USC
2004	Matt Leinart	Quarterback	USC
2003	Jason White	Quarterback	Oklahoma
2002	Carson Palmer	Quarterback	USC
2001	Eric Crouch	Quarterback	Nebraska
2000	Chris Weinke	Quarterback	Florida State
1999	Ron Dayne	Running back	Wisconsin
1998	Ricky Williams	Running back	Texas
1997	Charles Woodson	Defensive back	Michigan
1996	Danny Wuerffel	Quarterback	Florida
1995	Eddie George	Running back	Ohio State
1994	Rashaan Salaam	Running back	Colorado
1993	Charlie Ward	Quarterback	Florida State
1992	Gino Torretta	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
1991	Desmond Howard	Wide receiver	Michigan
1990	Ty Detmer	Quarterback	BYU
1989	Andre Ware	Quarterback	Houston
1988	Barry Sanders	Running back	Oklahoma State
1987	Tim Brown	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
1986	Vinny Testaverde	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
1985	Bo Jackson	Running back	Auburn
1984	Doug Flutie	Quarterback	Boston College
1983	Mike Rozier	Running back	Nebraska
1982	Herschel Walker	Running back	Georgia
1981	Marcus Allen	Running back	USC
1980	George Rogers	Running back	South Carolina
1979	Charles White	Running back	USC
1978	Billy Sims	Running back	Oklahoma
1977	Earl Campbell	Running back	Texas
1976	Tony Dorsett	Running back	Pittsburgh
1975	Archie Griffin	Running back	Ohio State
1974	Archie Griffin	Running back	Ohio State
1973	John Cappelletti	Running back	Penn State
1972	Johnny Rodgers	Wide receiver	Nebraska
1971	Pat Sullivan	Quarterback	Auburn
1970	Jim Plunkett	Quarterback	Stanford
1969	Steve Owens	Running back	Oklahoma
1968	OJ Simpson	Running back	USC
1967	Gary Began	Quarterback	UCLA
1966	Steve Spurrier	Quarterback	Florida
1965	Mike Garrett	Running back	USC
1964	John Huarte	Quarterback	Notre Dame
1963	Roger Staubach	Quarterback	Navy
1962	Terry Baker	Quarterback	Oregon State
1961	Ernie Davis	Running back/Linebacker	Syracuse
1960	Joe Bellino	Running back	Navy
1959	Billy Cannon	Running back	LSU
1958	Pete Dawkins	Running back	Army
1957	John David Crow	Running back	Texas A&M
1956	Paul Hornung	Quarterback	Notre Dame
1955	Howard Cassady	Running back	Ohio State
1954	Alan Ameche	Running back	Wisconsin
1953	Johnny Lattner	Running back	Notre Dame
1952	Billy Vessels	Running back	Oklahoma
1951	Dick Kazmaier	Running back	Princeton
1950	Vic Janowicz	Running back	Ohio State
1949	Leon Hart	Running back/Wide receiver	Notre Dame
1948	Doak Walker	Running back	SMU
1947	Johnny Lujack	Quarterback	Notre Dame
1946	Glenn Davis	Running back	Army
1945	Doc Blanchard	Running back	Army
1944	Les Horvath	Quarterback/Running back	Ohio State
1943	Angelo Bertelli	Quarterback	Notre Dame
1942	Frank Sinkwich	Running back	Georgia
1941	Bruce Smith	Running back	Minnesota
1940	Tom Harmon	Running back	Michigan
1939	Nile Kinnick	Quarterback/Running back	Iowa
1938	Davey O'Brien	Quarterback	TCU
1937	Clint Frank	Running back	Yale
1936	Larry Kelley	End	Yale
1935	Jay Berwanger	Running back	Chicago

Heisman Trophy announcement

The Heisman Trophy winner is announced during the Heisman Trophy Ceremony, which takes place annually and airs on ESPN after the conclusion of the college football regular season. In 2023, Jayden Daniels was announced as the winner on December 9. The ceremony has been held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, New York, since 2021.

Heisman Trophy voting

A total of 870 media members in the United States vote for the Heisman Trophy winner. Also eligible to vote are former Heisman winners, of which there are 57 currently living. Fans can vote on the Trophy in limited fashion in 2023: Fans can vote for their Heisman pick through trophy sponsor Nissan's website, and the player receiving the most votes will have one additional vote added to their tally.

Who is the Heisman Trophy named after?

The Heisman Trophy is named after legendary college football coach and innovator John Heisman. After playing for Brown and Penn in college, Heisman took up head coaching roles with Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Penn, and Rice. He is credited with legalizing the forward pass, among other key innovations to the sport in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

Heisman passed away in 1936, and two months later the once Downtown Athletic Club trophy was re-named in his honor.

The Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Trophy features a statue of Ed Smith, who played football at New York University and was drafted in the third round of the 1936 NFL Draft. Smith never won the Heisman Trophy, but he was presented with a version of the trophy in 1985 since his stiff-arm has become synonymous with college football excellence. The trophy is 13.5 inches tall, 14 inches long, 16 inches in width, and it weighs 45 pounds.