Week 1: Pryor and Moore take the lead
Also, Heisman voters tell us: Should Reggie Bush be stripped of his Heisman?
After just one week of college football, the Heisman landscape has been up-ended. Nine of the top ten spots are now held by quarterbacks, headlined by Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor and Boise State's Kellen Moore -- named to 97% and 93% of Heisman top-15 watchlists, respectively. Mark Ingram, previously on 100% of watchlists, appeared on only 59% and dropped to #6.
62 actual Heisman voters from 36 states participated in the week one StiffArmTrophy.com poll.
In addition, Heisman voters weighed in on the following question: "Should Reggie Bush be stripped of the 2005 Heisman Trophy?" 36 voters, 61% of the total, responded "NO". 23 voters, 39%, responded "YES".
Amidst all the talk about Reggie Bush and the Heisman Trophy, this is the first time that anyone's surveyed a wide range of Heisman voters. Admittedly, this is just 59 of the 870 media voters - but one thing is clear: Heisman voters are certainly not in unananimous agreement one way or the other.
Additional observations about the Week 1 StiffArmTrophy.com poll:
- In the preseason poll, 4 of the top 10 spots (and 9 of 25) were held by tailbacks. After just one week of games, that's down to 1 of the top 10 (but now 10 of 25.)
- Florida St QB Christian Ponder made the biggest jump from #14 to #7. Stanford QB Andrew Luck jumped from #10 to #4.
- New to the top 20 are USC QB Matt Barkley (at #12), Michigan QB Denard Robinson (at #13), and Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor (at #17).
- Notable dropouts from the top 25 include Virginia Tech RB Ryan Williams (prev. #13), Georgia WR A.J. Green (prev. #16), Oklahoma QB Landry Jones (prev. #19), and Florida QB John Brantley (prev. #20).
- There's one defensive player in the top 25 - LSU defensive back Patrick Peterson. There are no wide receivers in the top 25.
- 84 different football players appeared on at least one Heisman top-15 watchlist.
On the jump, the full poll:
StiffArmTrophy.com Heisman Poll: Week One
| rank | player | % | votes | prev | |
| 1 |  | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 96% | 59 | 2 |
| 2 | | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 93% | 57 | 4 |
| 3 | | Houston QB Case Keenum | 70% | 40 | 5 |
| 4 | | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 69% | 42 | 10 |
| 5 | | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 65% | 41 | 7 |
| 6 |  | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 58% | 35 | 1 |
| 7 | | Florida St QB Christian Ponder | 56% | 35 | 14 |
| 8 | | Washington QB Jake Locker | 55% | 35 | 3 |
| 9 | | Miami QB Jacory Harris | 51% | 29 | 12 |
| 10 | | Oregon St RB Jacquizz Rodgers | 47% | 30 | 8 |
| 11 | | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 44% | 28 | 9 |
| 12 | | USC QB Matt Barkley | 44% | 25 | -- |
| 13 | | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 43% | 27 | -- |
| 14 | | Pitt RB Dion Lewis | 41% | 24 | 6 |
| 15 | | Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray | 40% | 27 | 17 |
| 16 | | West Virginia RB Noel Devine | 39% | 23 | 11 |
| 17 | | Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor | 38% | 24 | -- |
| 18 | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 36% | 24 | 18 | |
| 19 | | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 35% | 22 | 15 |
| 20 | | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 28% | 19 | -- |
| 21 | | Oklahoma St RB Kendall Hunter | 25% | 17 | -- |
| 22 | | Alabama QB Greg McElroy | 23% | 15 | 21 |
| 23 | | Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi | 21% | 13 | -- |
| 24 | | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 19% | 12 | -- |
| 25 | | Kansas St RB Daniel Thomas | 18% | 12 | -- |
With votes coming from 36 states, players are ranked based on a weighted percentage that adjusts for the number of participating voters in each state.
Here's the regional breakdown:
| rank | player | Atlantic (7) | Midwest (11) | Northeast (7) | South (15) | Southwest (14) | West (8) |
| 1 | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 100% | 100% | 100% | 86% | 92% | 100% |
| 2 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 100% | 90% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 87% |
| 3 | Houston QB Case Keenum | 100% | 36% | 100% | 60% | 50% | 75% |
| 4 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 100% | 54% | 71% | 60% | 71% | 62% |
| 5 | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 71% | 72% | 42% | 66% | 64% | 75% |
| 6 | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 42% | 45% | 85% | 46% | 57% | 75% |
| 7 | Florida St QB Christian Ponder | 42% | 36% | 71% | 53% | 71% | 62% |
| 8 | Washington QB Jake Locker | 28% | 90% | 42% | 46% | 50% | 75% |
| 9 | Miami QB Jacory Harris | 57% | 27% | 100% | 26% | 50% | 50% |
| 10 | Oregon St RB Jacquizz Rodgers | 42% | 63% | 14% | 46% | 42% | 75% |
| 11 | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 28% | 72% | 57% | 46% | 35% | 25% |
| 12 | USC QB Matt Barkley | 42% | 27% | 57% | 20% | 42% | 75% |
| 13 | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 57% | 54% | 42% | 53% | 28% | 25% |
| 14 | Pitt RB Dion Lewis | 57% | 45% | 57% | 40% | 21% | 25% |
| 15 | Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray | 14% | 27% | 28% | 73% | 35% | 62% |
| 16 | West Virginia RB Noel Devine | 71% | 36% | 57% | 33% | 28% | 12% |
| 17 | Virginia Tech QB Tyrod Taylor | 42% | 9% | 42% | 33% | 64% | 37% |
| 18 | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 57% | 36% | 0% | 33% | 57% | 37% |
| 19 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 28% | 54% | 14% | 33% | 21% | 62% |
| 20 | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 14% | 27% | 28% | 53% | 21% | 25% |
| 21 | Oklahoma St RB Kendall Hunter | 0% | 9% | 28% | 26% | 50% | 37% |
| 22 | Alabama QB Greg McElroy | 28% | 27% | 28% | 40% | 14% | 0% |
| 23 | Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi | 14% | 45% | 14% | 13% | 14% | 25% |
| 24 | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 0% | 27% | 57% | 13% | 21% | 0% |
| 25 | Kansas St RB Daniel Thomas | 0% | 0% | 28% | 13% | 42% | 25% |
Participating voters included:
Mid-Atlantic: Mike Casazza, Doug Doughty, Chuck Landon, Tom Luicci, Dave Morrison, Doug Smock, Caulton Tudor
Midwest: Andy Baggot, Mike Carmin, Doug Clarke, Pete DiPrimio, Don Doxsie, Sean Keeler, Tony Krausz, Jeff Potrykus, C. Trent Rosecrans, Drew Sharp, Jon Spencer
Northeast: Mark Blaudschun, Mike DiMauro, C.J. McCarthy, Cory McCartney, Rick McGowan, Brad Riter, B.J. Schecter
South: Brady Ackerman, Sean Baligian, Joe Biddle, Andy Bitter, Bruce Brown, Olin Buchanan, Pat Dooley, Tim Guidera, Chuck Hathcock, Ron Higgins, Ted Lewis, Phillip Marshall, Brett McMurphy, Billy Reed, Bob Tompkins
Southwest: Greg Archuleta, David Barron, Sean Callahan, Joe Cervi, Mike DeArmond, Tom Dienhart, Suzanne Halliburton, Kevin Haskin, Harry King, Dave Matter, David McCollum, John Rohde, Tom Shatel, Steve Sipple
West: Mark Anderson, Bob Condotta, Ken Goe, Dan Hinxman, Mike Lewis, Jeff Metcalfe, Kevin Schnepf, John Tamanaha