Dalvin Cook won’t take the bait, won’t make his own case for being the nation’s best running back. He loves watching Leonard Fournette and Derrick Henry pound through defenders, and he’s impressed by Ezekiel Elliott’s fluid runs, and while he’s eager to be lumped into the same category with those backs, he’s not out to sell himself as the best.
But the Heisman Trophy? Yeah, he’d like that.
“It definitely matters,” Cook said. “It would mean a lot.”
The thing is, Cook has a strong case for the Heisman, and he could point to myriad numbers to support his cause.