Heisman Trophy finalists are Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, and Marvin Harrison Jr.
Jayden Daniels won the Associated Press Player of the Year and the Davey O'Brien Award for best passer
Payton Wilson won the Butkus Award for best linebacker
Phil Parker received the Broyles Award
Transfer quarterbacks have been on the rise, with the Heisman winner likely to be a transfer quarterback for the fifth time in the last seven years
Xavier Watts was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Trophy
The 2023 college football season has concluded with a series of awards recognizing the best players and coaches. Among the notable winners were Jayden Daniels, who won the Associated Press Player of the Year and the Davey O'Brien Award for best passer, and Payton Wilson, who won the Butkus Award for best linebacker. Xavier Watts was awarded the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and Phil Parker received the Broyles Award.
The Heisman Trophy finalists were also announced, with Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr., Bo Nix, and Marvin Harrison Jr. making the shortlist. This year's finalists are particularly noteworthy as they are all transfer quarterbacks who have excelled at their second schools. This trend has been on the rise, with the Heisman winner likely to be a transfer quarterback for the fifth time in the last seven years.
The transfer rules that opened up in 2021 have led to an increase in quarterbacks switching schools. Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix Jr. all decided to transfer and stay an extra year in college to prove themselves. This decision has clearly paid off, with all three making the Heisman shortlist.
Marvin Harrison Jr., who won the Biletnikoff Award for best receiver, is also a Heisman finalist. The experts have ultimately chosen Jayden Daniels as the likely winner of the Heisman Trophy, marking a significant achievement in his career.
