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Heisman Trophy race in 2021 is intriguing, unpredictable and full of quarterbacks

It's rare to have a complete reset of the Heisman Trophy race from one season to the next. But with none of this year's top-five finishers projected to return in 2021, the chase for next season's Heisman is wide open and unpredictable.

Only once since 2003 has none of the top five not come back the following year.

Three of the top five are seniors: Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, who made 98 receptions during the regular season to become the first player to win the Heisman primarily as a wide receiver since 1987; Florida quarterback Kyle Trask, who finished fourth; and Alabama running back Najee Harris, who came in fifth.