Not much has changed in this week’s Heisman Trophy race, though Clemson linebacker Isaiah Simmons continues to hang around on a list dominated by offensive players, especially the quarterbacks.
Simmons leads the Tigers with 42 tackles heading into Saturday’s noon kick at Louisville.
No. 6: Isaiah Simmons, redshirt Jr., Clemson. Hanging on by a thread, Simmons did what he had to in Clemson’s win last week over Florida State. Still missing that key interception, Simmons is dangerously close to running out of time in the statistical department. While he still continually looks like the best player on the field, Heisman voters will always lean towards statistics instead of how a player is used or his value to a team.