Zach Pekale | NCAA.com | December 24, 2020 Trevor Lawrence, Mac Jones headline 2020 Heisman Trophy finalists College Football Playoff preview: Ohio State vs. Clemson Share The four finalists for the 2020 Heisman Memorial Trophy were announced on Thursday, Dec. 24. Voting closed on December 21 and is based solely on the on-field performances of each player from college football's regular season through conference championship games. This season's recipient will be announced during the Heisman Trophy Ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. The event is being held virtually due to COVID-19. MORE: Heisman Trophy winners, runners-up since 1935 Here are the 2020 finalists: 2020 Heisman Trophy Finalists NAME SCHOOL POSITION CLASS Mac Jones Alabama QB Redshirt junior Trevor Lawrence Clemson QB Junior Kyle Trask Florida QB Redshirt senior DeVonta Smith Alabama WR Senior Below is a deeper look at each of this year's finalists. Mac Jones — Alabama QB Alabama Athletics Mac Jones can become the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy. Jones was preparing for his third career start around this time last year. It just goes to show how much things can change in a year. Alabama lost Tua Tagovailoa to the NFL and didn't really miss a beat offensively once Jones became the starting quarterback. The redshirt junior passed for 3,795 yards and 32 touchdowns to just four interceptions in 11 games. He also topped the FBS in completion percentage (76.5) while leading Alabama to an SEC title and a College Football Playoff berth. The Tide have two Heisman Trophy winners, though both were running backs — Mark Ingram (2009) and Derrick Henry (2015). But after Jones' first full season under center, the record books in Tuscaloosa might need re-writing. Trevor Lawrence — Clemson QB Clemson Athletics Trevor Lawrence could become Clemson's first-ever Heisman Trophy recipient. Lawrence has accomplished a lot in two-plus years at Clemson. He's a national champion with three appearances at the College Football Playoff and holds a 34-1 record as a starter. There's really one major box left unchecked and that's the Heisman Trophy. Clemson has never had a Heisman recipient and Lawrence is a finalist for the first time in his career. The junior threw for 2,753 yards and 22 passing touchdowns against four interceptions in nine games while adding seven rushing touchdowns. He missed two games due to COVID-19, which would mean he'd be the first winner to miss a game since Charlie Ward in 1993. Kyle Trask — Florida QB Florida Athletics Kyle Trask could become the fourth Florida QB to win the Heisman Trophy. There's something about Florida quarterbacks and the Heisman Trophy. Trask has a chance to be the fourth signal-caller in program history to take home college football's most prestigious piece of hardware for an individual. The redshirt senior led the FBS in passing yards (4,125) and passing touchdowns (43) in his first full season as a starter, leading the Gators to the SEC Championship Game. For parts of this season, Trask's numbers were on par with the record-setting campaign that 2019 Heisman winner Joe Burrow put together. We'll find out on January 5 if Trask will join the ranks of Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow as part of Florida's Heisman history. DeVonta Smith — Alabama WR Alabama Athletics Alabama's DeVonta Smith would be just the fourth wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy. Only three wide receivers have ever walked away with the Heisman Trophy and the last was Desmond Howard in 1991. Smith is just the fourth finalist among wideouts since Howard's win. Then again, not many receivers — including past winners and finalists — have produced quite like Smith has this season. The senior led the FBS in receptions (98) and receiving yards (1,511), hauling in 17 touchdowns in 11 games. By comparison, Howard scored 21 total touchdowns to Smith's 19 while the Tide's top wideout amassed over 600 more total yards than Howard, playing in one fewer game. One thing that could hurt Smith's chances is that Mac Jones is also a finalist. But if the votes don't get split among the Tide, Smith could have a shot at joining elite company. Heisman Trophy: All-time winners YEAR WINNER 1935 Jay Berwanger - RB, Chicago 1936 Larry Kelley - TE, Yale 1937 Clinton Frank - HB, Yale 1938 Davey O’Brien - QB, TCU 1939 Nile Kinnick - RB, Iowa 1940 Tom Harmon - RB, Michigan 1941 Bruce Smith - RB, Minnesota 1942 Frank Sinkwich - RB, Georgia 1943 Angelo Bertelli - QB, Notre Dame 1944 Les Horvath - HB, Ohio State 1945 Doc Blanchard - FB, Army 1946 Glenn Davis - RB, Army 1947 John Lujack - QB, Notre Dame 1948 Doak Walker - RB, SMU 1949 Leon Hart - TE, Notre Dame 1950 Vic Janowicz - RB, Ohio State 1951 Dick Kazmaier - RB, Princeton 1952 Billy Vessels - RB, Oklahoma 1953 John Lattner - RB, Notre Dame 1954 Alan Ameche - FB, Wisconsin 1955 Howard Cassady - RB, Ohio State 1956 Paul Hornung - QB, Notre Dame 1957 John David Crow - RB, Texas A&M 1958 Pete Dawkins - RB, Army 1959 Billy Cannon - RB, LSU 1960 Joe Bellino - RB, Navy 1961 Ernie Davis - RB, Syracuse 1962 Terry Baker - QB, Oregon State 1963 Roger Staubach - QB, Navy 1964 John Huarte - QB, Notre Dame 1965 Mike Garrett - RB, Southern Cal 1966 Steve Spurrier - QB, Florida 1967 Gary Beban - QB, UCLA 1968 O.J. Simpson - RB, Southern Cal 1969 Steve Owens - RB, Oklahoma 1970 Jim Plunkett - QB, Stanford 1971 Pat Sullivan - QB, Auburn 1972 Johnny Rodgers - WR, Nebraska 1973 John Cappelletti - RB, Penn State 1974 Archie Griffin - RB, Ohio State 1975 Archie Griffin - RB, Ohio State 1976 Tony Dorsett - RB, Pittsburgh 1977 Earl Campbell - RB, Texas 1978 Billy Sims - RB, Oklahoma 1979 Charles White - RB, Southern Cal 1980 George Rogers - RB, South Carolina 1981 Marcus Allen - RB, Southern Cal 1982 Herschel Walker - RB, Georgia 1983 Mike Rozier - RB, Nebraska 1984 Doug Flutie - QB, Boston College 1985 Bo Jackson - RB, Auburn 1986 Vinny Testaverde - QB, Miami (Fla.) 1987 Tim Brown - WR, Notre Dame 1988 Barry Sanders - RB, Oklahoma State 1989 Andre Ware - QB, Houston 1990 Ty Detmer - QB, Brigham Young 1991 Desmond Howard - WR, Michigan 1992 Gino Torretta - QB, Miami (Fla.) 1993 Charlie Ward - QB, Florida State 1994 Rashaan Salaam - RB, Colorado 1995 Eddie George - RB, Ohio State 1996 Danny Wuerffel - QB, Florida 1997 Charles Woodson - CB, Michigan 1998 Ricky Williams - RB, Texas 1999 Ron Dayne - RB, Wisconsin 2000 Chris Weinke - QB, Florida State 2001 Eric Crouch - QB, Nebraska 2002 Carson Palmer - QB, Southern Cal 2003 Jason White - QB, Oklahoma 2004 Matt Leinart - QB, Southern Cal 2005 Reggie Bush - RB, Southern Cal* 2006 Troy Smith - QB, Ohio State 2007 Tim Tebow - QB, Florida 2008 Sam Bradford - QB, Oklahoma 2009 Mark Ingram - RB, Alabama 2010 Cam Newton - QB, Auburn 2011 Robert Griffin III - QB, Baylor 2012 Johnny Manziel - QB, Texas A&M 2013 Jameis Winston - QB, Florida State 2014 Marcus Mariota - QB, Oregon 2015 Derrick Henry - RB, Alabama 2016 Lamar Jackson - QB, Louisville 2017 Baker Mayfield - QB, Oklahoma 2018 Kyler Murray - QB, Oklahoma 2019 Joe Burrow - QB, LSU * Vacated 2022 SEC softball bracket: Complete scores, final results Here's the 2022 SEC softball bracket, schedule and TV times for the conference tournament, which is May 10-14 in Gainesville, Fla., at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium READ MORE Texas A&M softball rolls past No. 2 Alabama in five innings Texas A&M won the weekend series against No. 2 Alabama with a 9-1 win in five innings. 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