Being a Heisman Trophy finalist and winning the Heisman Trophy are two totally different entities.
Right now, it is not about Gunner Stockton earning college football's highest individual honor, it is about having a seat at the table. Over the last several years, the Heisman Trophy has afforded between three and five finalists the opportunity to be on the sport's biggest individual stage. Usually, it presents itself who is going to end up joining college football's greatest fraternity during the year.