Clemson's Trevor Lawrence named Heisman Finalist
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Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence is a Heisman Finalist in 2020, joining Mac Jones (Alabama - QB), DeVonta Smith (Alabama - WR), and Kyle Trask (Florida - QB) as the Top 4 players for the most prestigious individual award in college football.
Most recently for Clemson Deshaun Watson was a finalist for the award in both 2015 and 2016 finishing third behind Derrick Henry (winner) and Christian McCaffery in 2015. In 2016 Watson was second behind Lamar Jackson who won that year.
A look at the numbers:
Trevor Lawrence - Clemson
- Passing: 198-286, 69.2%, 2,753 yards, 22 TDs, 4 Int.
- Rushing: 58 attempts, 211 yards, 7 TDs
Mac Jones - Alabama
- Passing: 250-327, 76.5%, 3,739 yards, 32 TDs, 4 Int.
- Rushing: 26 attempts, -9, 1 TD
DeVonta Smith - Alabama
- Receiving: 98 rec, 1,511 yards, 17 TDs
- Punt Return: 8 attempts, 199 yards, 1 TD
- Kick Return: 3 attempts, 46 yards, 0 TD
Kyle Trask - Florida
- Passing: 285-409, 69.7%, 4,125 yards, 43 TDs, 5 Int.
- Rushing: 61 attempts, 50 yards, 3 TDs
The best of the rest: No. 5 Najee Harris (Alabama - RB) No. 6 Breece Hall (Iowa State - RB), No. 7 Justin Fields (QB - Ohio State), No. 8 Zach Wilson (QB - BYU), No. 9 Ian Book (QB - Notre Dame), and No. 10 Kyle Pitts (TE - Florida).
Clemson has never had a Heisman Trophy winner, but John Heisman, the trophy’s namesake, coached the Tigers from 1900-1903 before leaving for Georgia Tech. Heisman still has the highest winning percentage in school history in both football and baseball.
On the gridiron, Heiman’s teams went 19-3-2 (.833) at Clemson. Impressively Dabo Swinney is just behind that mark going 140-32 (.814) since taking over in 2008.
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The Heisman Trophy will be awarded on January 5, 2021 at 7:00 PM.
