A year ago, Baker Mayfield showed up to Oklahoma without a scholarship, much less the promise of a starting job.
Today, he's the ESPN.com Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year.
Why he won: Mayfield led the Big 12 with a completion rate of 68.6 percent to go along with 35 touchdown passes. He only tossed five interceptions. And on top of throwing for 3,389 yards, he rushed for another 420 yards and seven touchdowns.
Mayfield's value to the Sooners, however, can't be measured with just stats.
His unbridled confidence helped resurrect an Oklahoma program that was desperately in need of a spark after an 8-5 season in 2014.