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April 18, 2002
Odds on favorite to win the 2002 Heisman Trophy
NAME POS. TEAM
1. Rex Grossman - Jr. QB Florida
2. Ken Dorsey - Sr. QB Miami FL
3. Byron Leftwich - Sr. QB Marshall
4. Eli Manning - Jr. QB Mississippi
5. Anthony Davis - So. RB Wisconsin
6. Kliff Kingsbury - Sr. QB Texas Tech
7. Lee Evans - Sr. WR Wisconsin
8. Onterrio Smith - Jr. RB Oregon
9. Andre Johnson - Jr. WR Miami FL
10. Charles Rogers - Jr. WR Michigan State
11. Casey Clausen - Jr. QB Tennessee
12. Roy Williams - Jr. WR Texas
13. Dave Ragone - Sr. QB Louisville
14. Lee Suggs - Sr. RB Virginia Tech
15. Kelley Washington - So. WR Tennessee
16. Bernard Berrian - Sr. WR/PR Fresno State
17. Quentin Griffin - Sr. RB Oklahoma
18. E.J. Henderson - Sr. LB Maryland
19. Earnest Graham - Sr. RB Florida
20. Jason Gesser - Sr. QB Washington State
21. Dahrran Diedrick - Sr. RB Nebraska
22. Cedric Benson - So. RB Texas
23. Reggie Williams - So. WR Washington
24. Chris Brown - Jr. RB Colorado
25. Seneca Wallace - Sr. QB Iowa State
26. Chris Simms - Sr. QB Texas
27. Carnell Williams - So. RB Auburn
28. Anquan Boldin - Jr. WR Florida State
29. Sammy Davis - Sr. DB Texas A&M
30. Philip Rivers - Jr. QB North Carolina State
2001 Heisman Winner
Eric Crouch

1. Rex Grossman - QB, FLORIDA
  6-1, 220, JR
  Bloomington, IN - Bloomington South High School

  • 5,762 yards, 55 TD's in his career
  • NCAA Division I-A leader in career passing efficiency
  • Heisman Trophy Finalist (2nd place)
  • AP National Player of the Year
  • 2001 Finalist for the Walter Camp, Maxwell, and Davey O'Brien Awards
  • SEC Player of the Year
  • Threw for 300 or more yards in 10 of 11 regular season games
  • 3,896 yards in 2001 marked the second-best passing season in SEC history
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    2. Ken Dorsey - QB, MIAMI FL
      6-5, 210, SR
      Orinda, CA - Miramonte High School
  • Maxwell Award Winner
  • Heisman Trophy Finalist (3rd place)
  • BIG EAST Co-Offensive Player of the Year
  • Second Team All-American (Associated Press)
  • 4:1 touchdowns-to-interception ratio in his career
  • 25-1 record as starting QB, best in school history
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    3. Byron Leftwich - QB, MARSHALL
     
     6-6, 240, SR
      Washington, DC - H.D. Woodson High School
  • 2001 MAC Player of the Year
  • Top returning passer in all of college football (4,132 total yards in 2001)
  • Named a Semi-Finalist for National Offensive Player of the Year
  • 38 touchdowns and only 7 interceptions
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    4. Eli Manning - QB, MISSISSIPPI
      6-4, 212, JR
      New Orleans, LA - Isadore Newman High School
  • Set 16 school records and tied another in 2001 in his first season as a starter
  • Finished in the Top 25 nationally in 12 categories
  • Completed 259 of 408 passes for 2,948 yards and 31 TD's with only nine interceptions
  • Six TD passes against Arkansas in the overtime thriller
  • Engineered fourth-quarter, come-from-behind wins on three separate occasions
  • Son of former great NFL quarterback Archie Manning, brother of Peyton Manning
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    5. Anthony Davis - RB, WISCONSIN
      5-8, 183, SO
      Plainfield, NJ - Plainfield High School
  • Big Ten's leading rusher last year (133.3 ypg)
  • Big Ten Freshman of the Year
  • 1,466 rushing yards good for sixth among freshman in NCAA history
  • Doak Walker Award semifinalist (the only freshman)
  • First team All-Big Ten
  • Broke Tony Dorsett's NCAA freshman record for Division I-A 100-yard rushing games with 10
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    6. Kliff Kingsbury - QB, TEXAS TECH
      6-4, 210, SR
      New Braunfels, TX - New Braunfels High School
  • All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Verizon Academic All-District Team
  • Compiled three 400-yard passing games last year
  • Enters the 2002 season with 33 school records and 8 Conference records
  • Paced a Big 12 offense in 2001 that led the league in passing offense
  • Has 7,412 career passing yards and is 497 yards away from setting the school record
  • Led the Big 12 last season in passing yards per game (318.4), total offense (314.0), pass attempts (528), pass completions (364), completion percentage (68.9), passing yards (3,502) and touchdowns passes (25)
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    7. Lee Evans - WR, WISCONSIN
      5-11, 192, SR
      Bedford, OH - Bedford High School
  • One of three finalists for the 2001 Biletnikoff Award
  • Set Big Ten record for receiving yards in a season last year with 1,545
  • Second-team All-American by Associated Press and The Sporting News
  • Set school single-season records for receptions (75), touchdown receptions with nine (tied) and 100-yard receiving games (eight)
  • His season receiving yardage total was the 15th-highest in NCAA history
  • Has caught a pass in a school-record 25 straight games
  • Led Big Ten and ranked No. 4 in nation in receiving yards per game with 128.8 last season
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    8. Onterrio Smith - RB, OREGON
      5-11, 195, JR
      Sacramento, CA - Grant High School
  • 3rd Team All-American (Associated Press)
  • Pac Ten 2nd team Running Back and 2nd team Kickoff Returner
  • Len Casanova Award (Team's top newcomer)
  • Broke Bobby Moore’s single game rushing record with 285 yards and three touchdowns against Washington State
  • Also broke Keenan Howry’s (and Moore’s) all-purpose yardage record with 342 yards against the Cougars
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    9. Andre Johnson - WR, MIAMI FL
      6-3, 212, JR
      Miami, FL - Miami Senior High School
  • Second Team All-Big East
  • Co-MVP of the Rose Bowl national championship game
  • Led the Big East with 10 touchdowns
  • Ranked third in the Big East in yards per catch (18.4 avg.)
  • Led Miami in kickoff returns
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    10. Charles Rogers - WR, MICHIGAN STATE
      6-4, 202, JR
      Saginaw, MI - Saginaw High School
  • Second team All-Big Ten as selected by the media
  • Led team in receptions with 57 for 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns
  • Set Spartan single-season records for receiving yards (1,200), TD receptions, and 100-yard receiving games
  • Has caught at least one TD pass in each of his last eight games
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    11. Casey Clausen - QB, TENNESSEE
      6-4, 215, JR
      Northridge, CA - Alemany High School
  • Second team All-SEC by The Sporting News
  • 2000 Freshman All-SEC
  • Finished last season with 2,969 passing yards which ranks as the third most in school history
  • Tied a school record with five touchdown passes against LSU in the SEC Championship Game and also completed the same feat versus Arkansas in 2000.
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    12. Roy Williams - WR, TEXAS
      6-4, 210, JR
      Odessa, TX - Permian High School
  • All-Big 12 Second Team
  • Earned Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year honors in 2000 and posted two of the top three receiving yardage games by a freshman in UT history
  • Bilitnikoff Award Candidate in 2001 and 2002
  • Ranks fifth on the UT all-time list with five career 100-yard receiving games
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    13. Dave Ragone - QB, LOUISVILLE
      6-4, 240, SR
      Middleburg Heights, OH - St. Ignatius High School
  • Liberty Bowl Offensive MVP
  • C-USA 2000 & 2001 Player of the Year
  • Moved into 3rd place on the UofL career passing yardage list
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    14. Lee Suggs - RB, VIRGINIA TECH
      6-0, 201, SR
      Roanoke, VA - William Fleming High School
    Injured - did not play in 2001, highlights from 2000 include...
  • Rushed for 1,207 yards in 11 games which is the most under coach Frank Beamer and the third-most ever in a single season at Tech
  • Led the nation in scoring with 15.27 points per game
  • Scored 28 touchdowns (27 rushing, 1 receiving), best in the nation
  • Broke the school and BIG EAST records for rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and points scored in a season
  • Unanimous first-team All-BIG EAST selection at running back
  • Voted Co-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
  • Named a third-team All-American by The Associated Press and Football News
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    15. Kelley Washington - WR, TENNESSEE
      6-4, 225, SO
      Stephens City, VA - Sherando High School
  • 2001 Sporting News Freshman All-American
  • Second team All-SEC by the coaches
  • Etched his name in the Vol record books with 256 receiving yards in regular season matchup with LSU
  • Finished the season as the Vols’ leading receiver with 64 catches for 1010 yards
  • His 64 receptions rank as the fourth best in Tennessee history
  • Selected by Florida Marlins in the 10th round of the June 1997 professional baseball draft. Played four years in Marlins organization.
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    16. Bernard Berrian - WR/PR, FRESNO STATE
      6-2, 190, SR
      Winton, CA - Atwater High School
  • First team All-WAC wide receiver and returner
  • Picked as a first-team All-American all-purpose player
  • Had 1,364 receiving yards and was 13th in the nation in receiving yards per game (97.7)
  • Became the WAC’s all-time single-season leader in all-purpose yards with 2,591
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    17. Quentin Griffin - RB, OKLAHOMA
      5-7, 190, SR
      Aldine, TX - Nimitz High School
  • First-team All-Big 12 in 2000 by Associated Press
  • Second-team Academic All-Big 12 in 2000
  • Third-team All-Big 12 in 2001
  • Led Big 12 running backs with 16 rushing TDs in 2000 -- most by an OU back since Billy Sims in 1979
  • Holds the school record for receptions in consecutive games with 26. The streak is ongoing and covers every game of his career
  • Has 30 career touchdowns (27 rushing, 3 receiving)
  • Holds Oklahoma career bests for receptions (88) and receiving yards by a back (776)
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    18. E.J. Henderson - LB, MARYLAND
      6-2, 243, SR
      Aberdeen, MD - Aberdeen High School
  • 2001 consensus First Team All-American
  • ACC Player of the Year
  • Butkus Award finalist and the lone returnee of the three finalists
  • Lead the ACC in tackles (150) and tackles for loss (28)
  • Named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the week six times, the most by any player
  • Teams leading tackler in every game except Virginia
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    19. Earnest Graham - RB, FLORIDA
      5-9, 215, SR
      Ft. Myers, FL - Mariner High School
  • Third team Freshman All-American selection by The Sporting News in 1999
  • First team SEC All-Freshman team selection in 1999
  • Led the 1999 Gator squad in rushing and ranked second in 2000
  • 2001 second team All-SEC by Associated Press
  • Has 363 career carries for 1,980 yards (13th in school history) for a 5.5 average
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    20. Jason Gesser - QB, WASHINGTON STATE
    6-1, 195, SR
    Honolulu, HI - St. Louis High School
  • Second team All-Pac Ten in 2001
  • Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist
  • Has thrown for 3,010 career passing yards with 42 touchdowns
  • Lead the Pac Ten in both passing and total offense and was third in efficiency
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