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Burrow played 15 games, there's no way for Daniels to even get close to that.  But he is on par with 2019 Burrow through 11 games, although they get in done in different ways.

Actually, Daniels is ahead of Burrow in total production.  He's about 500 yards behind Burrow in passing yards through 11 games, but adds 1000+ rushing.  Add in Burrow's 240 rushing yds at this point, and Daniels is roughly 250 yds ahead of Burrow, with 3 more TDs accounted for so far.  Burrow was at 11.1 ypa passing thru 11 games, Daniels is at 11.8

Quite something.  

How many Heisman contenders get to go to New York?  Marvin Harrison, Jr. is getting some push within sports media.  He's probably a shoe-in for the Biletnikoff, although his numbers don't match either of LSU's two main WRs.  But the Biletnikoff usually doesn't go to the WR with the most receiving yards, TDs, etc. 

Daniels is currently the odds-on favorite for the Heisman, but the odds are subject to change every weekend, and I see three problems Daniels has.  First, he only has one more game to play, and nobody will be watching it.  A&M @ LSU will take place at the same time as Ohio State @ Michigan, and whatever Daniels does, nobody will see it, as everyone will be watching "The Game."  Next, Penix and Nix will likely be playing in the PAC12 CG while Daniels and LSU sit at home.  They'll not only get to run their passing numbers potentially past Daniels, but also they'll have a lot of voters' undivided attention, giving them more chances for "Heisman moments."  And voters are notorious for "what have you done for me lately," i.e., whoever is the last awesome performance they saw sticks in their mind the most and sways the votes big time.  Finally, those first two factors will be combined with LSU having 3 losses (assuming LSU doesn't lose to A&M), and many voters do not like voting for candidates on teams who aren't in contention for anything. 

If LSU loses to A&M, Daniels won't even get an invite even if he goes off for 700 yards all by himself.  If LSU remains a 3 loss team, I suspect the current sentiment will shift back to Nix as Daniels is basically done impressing the voters, while the other candidates are going to have a couple more chances on big stages.  Probably, Nix at least needs to have a bad game against Oregon State or Washington in the PAC12 CG. 

3-5 go to NYC, depending where there's a voting drop-off.

If you want to know who will win the Heisman just watch ESPN to see who their favorite is that's where the voters get their information.  Most of those voting seldom see the top candidates play.

Unless games are national telecasts most of those voting never get see the regional broadcasts of football games. They only see high lights on ESPN or other sporting broadcasts in their area. 

Looks like the graphic is cut off.  You have to click the link to open a separate tab to see the whole thing.  The biggest thing missing in this page is the final line, strength of schedule.  Daniels (LSU) = 7, the other two are 46 and 62.  Although I don't know where this SOS is coming from.  


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unfortunately for him with 3 losses you need to be a stats phenom, which he is, but also not have a cfp contender have a stellar year themselves. nix, as loathsome as this is to admit, is having a stellar year. not near as good as daniels, but nix is about to set an ncaa record for comp%, has great yds, great td/in ratio, and an all around great year.

daniels, imo, is pretty clearly the best player in cfb this season, like tebow in 07. but there wasn't a title contending team with a great player that year, either.

If they think Daniels lacks a signature win, they must've missed the Missouri game.  He put on a cape and single-handedly beat Missouri with his defense tied behind his back, AND he persisted through a bruised/cracked rib when Missouri blasted him, only to come back and keep scoring TDs. 

"Signature win" is a silly concept in the first place, though.  His best performance might be Ole Miss, but unfortunately he can't play defense.  Or it could've been A&M or Bama, whose defenses are highly rated both by advanced metrics and raw stats, and he made both units look mid.  It doesn't affect you being "The most outstanding player in cfb" when your defense never forces a punt after their first possession.