USC quarterback Caleb Williams has thrown 37 touchdown passes this season, which it tied for first in all of FBS.
The votes are in. The finalists are selected. Now, we wait to see who will win the 2022 Heisman Trophy.
Quarterbacks Caleb Williams of USC, Max Duggan of TCU, Stetson Bennett IV of Georgia and C.J. Stroud of Ohio State will all be in New York this Saturday night for the Heisman presentation, given to the best college football player in the country.
Williams is the odds-on favorite, by a huge margin, according to the sportsbooks. He currently sits at -2500 at DraftKings and -2200 at FanDuel.
Duggan is second on the boards at +2000, while UGA's Bennett is +2500. Ohio State’s Stroud, who spent most of the season as the favorite, is now +6000.
Will voters agree with the books? Or will Williams’ injury and the Trojans’ loss to Utah in the Pac-12 championship knock him out of the top spot?
Did Duggan do enough in the Horned Frogs’ loss to Kansas State in the Big 12 title game to earn the votes needed?
Will Bennett’s consistency and experience for the dominant defending national champions and current No. 1 team in the College Football Playoff open the door?
We’ll find out soon enough.
But as we wait, FrontPageBets takes a look at the Heisman finalists final games and how they finished the 2022 season.
USC QB Caleb Williams (-2500)
Even though he injured his hamstring in the loss to Utah -- and his status for the Cotton Bowl against Tulane on Jan. 2 is up in the air -- Williams still gutted out an incredible performance Friday night in the Pac-12 championship.
The transfer from Oklahoma threw for 368 yards and three touchdowns, along with one interception, while also rushing for 21 yards in the 47-24 loss to the Utes.
Williams finished with 37 touchdown passes this season, which is tied with Ohio State’s Stroud and Houston’s Clayton Tune for the most in the nation. Williams also finished fourth in FBS with 4,075 passing yards. During his entire 13-game season, Williams threw just four interceptions.
Williams would be Southern Cal's first Heisman winner since Matt Leinart in 2004.
USC, is ranked No. 8. Tulane is 14th.
TCU QB Max Duggan (+2000)
Duggan put TCU on his back against Kansas State in the Big 12 championship and willed the Horned Frogs to overtime, before losing to the Wildcats, 31-28.
Duggan finished with 251 passing yards, a touchdown and interception, while also rushing for 110 yards and a score.
Even though TCU lost in the conference title game, the Horned Frogs still made the College Football Playoff as the third seed and will face No. 2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Eve in the first semifinal.
Duggan, a senior, threw for 3,321 yards this season and 30 touchdowns and just four interceptions for a TCU team that takes a 12-1 record into the CFP.
Georgia QB Stetson Bennett (+2500)
There’s no question who the best team in college football is this season. The defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs finished the regular season undefeated and dismantled LSU, 50-30, in the SEC championship this past Saturday in Atlanta.
Leading UGA is Bennett, who is finishing up his final season in Athens after a tumultuous, underdog career.
Bennett threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns against LSU in the conference title game, only missing on six passes to finish 23 for 29.
For the season, Bennett has thrown for 3,425 yards (11th in FBS) and 20 touchdowns. His quarterback rating of 86.3 is sixth-best in the nation.
Georgia will face No. 4 Ohio State in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Eve in the second CFP semifinal game.
Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud (+6000)
Because USC lost to Utah in the Pac-12 title game, Ohio State was able to get into the playoff as the No. 4 seed.
The Buckeyes lost to Michigan in the regular-season finale at home on Nov. 26, missing out on a chance to play for the Big Ten championship. That loss, coupled with Stroud's struggles down the stretch, set the junior signal-caller back in the Heisman race.
Stroud finished with 37 touchdown passes, tied for best in the nation, while also throwing for 3,340 yards. His 87.7 QBR is good enough for third in the country.
Ohio State will face No. 1 Georgia in the Peach Bowl/CFP semifinal on New Year's Eve from Atlanta.
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