The 2021 Heisman Trophy finalists were revealed Monday night with four players still in the running for college football’s most prestigious award.
The finalists are Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. Those four are invited to New York City for Saturday’s Heisman Trophy ceremony where the winner will be revealed.
Only one defensive player has ever won the Heisman (Michigan’s Charles Woodson in 1997), but this year there is one player — Hutchinson — who could potentially become the second. Over the past 50 seasons, only 13 defensive players have finished in the top five of the Heisman voting.