The most prestigious individual award in college football will be presented Saturday night at the 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony. Four finalists all performed spectacularly to secure invitations to this year's event. Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter is the favorite to win the award after putting together one of the most unique seasons in college football history.
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel and Miami quarterback Cam Ward are also in the running. The foursome will take center stage alongside Hunter at Lincoln Center in New York City on Saturday night.
Jeanty won the Maxwell Award on Thursday, the award given annually to the best player in college football. He is one of two finalists – Gabriel is the other – competing in the College Football Playoff. No. 3 seed Boise State and No. 1 seed Oregon both received a first-round bye after winning their respective conference championships.
Seven of the last eight Heisman winners have been quarterbacks, including LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, who took home the award in 2023. Hunter could be the first non-quarterback to win the Heisman since former Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith took home the award in 2020. The 2024 Heisman Trophy ceremony begins at 8:00 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. It can also be streamed live on fuboTV (try for free).
You can see the results of our Heisman straw poll Here.
2024 Heisman Trophy finalists
Travis Hunter, CB/WR, Colorado: After putting together an unprecedented season on both sides of the football, Hunter was the star of the annual college football awards ceremony earlier this week. He won the Bednarik Award, given annually to the best defensive player in college football, and was also selected for the Biletnikoff Award, which honors the sport's best wide receiver. Hunter also won the Walter Camp Award for the second year in a row, one of two trophies given to the college football player of the year. On offense, Hunter caught 92 passes for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns and on defense recorded 31 tackles and four interceptions. Due to his outstanding performance on both sides, he is the heavy favorite to win the award.
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State: Jeanty put together one of the best seasons by a running back in college football history, rushing for 2,497 yards (7.3 yards per carry) and 29 touchdowns. Jeanty rushed for over 100 yards in every game this season and helped Boise State earn a spot in the CFP for the first time in program history. He started his season with a bang, running for 267 yards and six touchdowns against Georgia Southern and scoring at least one touchdown in 12 of 13 games.
Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon: Gabriel is the youngest signal-caller from Oregon to make it to New York for the Heisman ceremony. Former Oregon quarterback Bo Nix was a finalist for the award last season, and his replacement has had an equally impressive season. The former Oklahoma and UCF quarterback threw for 3,558 yards and 28 touchdowns while helping Oregon reach the CFP. Gabriel could have a chance to break more FBS career records with a strong playoff run.
Cam Ward, QB, Miami: Ward produced one of the most impressive individual seasons by a quarterback in Miami program history. He threw for 4,123 yards and 36 touchdowns and regularly made highlight reel plays. The former Incarnate Word and Washington State signal-caller helped keep Miami in CFP contention until the final week of the regular season. Ward was named a first-team All-American by CBS Sports.
