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An early look at #HowellForHeisman

While investigating Dazz Newsome and Dyami Brown tape for NFL Draft prep, DraftTwitter has inevitably noticed the guy who’s throwing them the ball, that is, one Sam Howell. Early returns on his early draftability aren’t unilaterally positive, but we’ll save that conversation for a later date. Right now, what’s important is that Howell is an elite college quarterback, and there isn’t exactly a huge crop of experienced, elite college quarterbacks left in the country — making Howell one of the early favorites for the 2021 Heisman Trophy. Early odds have him somewhere between 7/1 and 8/1 to win the trophy, which is tied for fourth-best (with D.