Week 2: Denard Robinson joins the top five
Six candidates enter the Heisman top 25, as six others exit.
Not much movement at the very top of the Heisman poll - as Boise St QB Kellen Moore, Stanford QB Andrew Luck, and Oklahoma QB Landry Jones remain the top three. Alabama RB Trent Richardson edged a bit closer, moving into the #4 spot with support from 90% of Heisman voters.
But the big story after Week 2 is the re-emergence of Michigan QB Denard Robinson in the top five, appearing on top 15 watch lists of 86% of Heisman voters. Robinson exited the top five in week 8 last year and didn't return until now.
New to the Heisman race this week are Tennessee QB Tyler Bray (#22), Arizona St QB Brock Osweiler (#23), and Florida International WR T.Y. Hilton (#24). And returning, after a one-week absence, are Auburn RB Michael Dyer (#15), Oregon QB Darron Thomas (#17), and Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd (#20).
Dropping out of the top 25 were Virginia Tech RB David Wilson, Texas A&M QB Ryan Tannehill, Nebraska DT Jared Crick, West Virginia QB Geno Smith, Maryland QB Danny O'Brien, and Arizona QB Nick Foles.
48 actual Heisman voters from 29 states participated in this week's StiffArmTrophy.com poll.
| rank | player | weighted% | votes | prev | |
| 1 |  | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 98% | 47 | 2 |
| 2 | | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 96% | 46 | 3 |
| 3 |  | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 95% | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 90% | 43 | 5 |
| 5 | | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 86% | 41 | 8 |
| 6 | Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson | 81% | 38 | 6 | |
| 7 | | Baylor QB Robert Griffin III | 79% | 39 | 4 |
| 8 | | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 79% | 37 | 9 |
| 9 | | Houston QB Case Keenum | 74% | 36 | 7 |
| 10 | | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 73% | 35 | 11 |
| 11 | | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 72% | 35 | 10 |
| 12 | | Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden | 40% | 23 | 21 |
| 13 | | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 35% | 16 | 20 |
| 14 | | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 35% | 18 | 12 |
| 15 | | Auburn RB Michael Dyer | 26% | 14 | -- |
| 16 | | Florida St QB EJ Manuel | 26% | 10 | 23 |
| 17 | | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 25% | 12 | -- |
| 18 | | Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles | 23% | 12 | 14 |
| 19 | | USC QB Matt Barkley | 21% | 10 | 13 |
| 20 | | Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd | 20% | 12 | -- |
| 21 | | USC WR Robert Woods | 20% | 10 | 15 |
| 22 | | Tennessee QB Tyler Bray | 19% | 9 | -- |
| 23 | | Arizona St QB Brock Osweiler | 18% | 8 | -- |
| 24 | | Florida Intl WR T.Y. Hilton | 18% | 10 | -- |
| 25 | | Virginia Tech RB David Wilson | 17% | 8 | 22 |
Regional breakdown and list of participating voters on the jump...
With votes coming from 29 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 | Midwest | Northeast | South | Southwest | West |
| 1 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 100% | 90% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 100% |
| 3 | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 100% | 100% | 80% | 91% | 100% | 100% |
| 4 | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 100% | 90% | 80% | 91% | 80% | 100% |
| 5 | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 75% | 90% | 100% | 75% | 80% | 100% |
| 6 | Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson | 100% | 90% | 60% | 58% | 80% | 100% |
| 7 | Baylor QB Robert Griffin III | 50% | 80% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 71% |
| 8 | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 100% | 60% | 80% | 83% | 80% | 71% |
| 9 | Houston QB Case Keenum | 75% | 60% | 80% | 83% | 90% | 57% |
| 10 | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 75% | 60% | 80% | 66% | 90% | 71% |
| 11 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 75% | 80% | 60% | 66% | 70% | 85% |
| 12 | Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden | 0% | 30% | 20% | 58% | 90% | 42% |
| 13 | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 50% | 60% | 40% | 16% | 20% | 28% |
| 14 | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 25% | 60% | 40% | 33% | 40% | 14% |
| 15 | Auburn RB Michael Dyer | 25% | 10% | 20% | 58% | 20% | 28% |
| 16 | Florida St QB EJ Manuel | 75% | 10% | 40% | 25% | 10% | 0% |
| 17 | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 25% | 20% | 20% | 33% | 10% | 42% |
| 18 | Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles | 25% | 20% | 20% | 16% | 60% | 0% |
| 19 | USC QB Matt Barkley | 25% | 30% | 20% | 8% | 20% | 28% |
| 20 | Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd | 0% | 40% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 0% |
| 21 | USC WR Robert Woods | 0% | 10% | 20% | 25% | 10% | 57% |
| 22 | Tennessee QB Tyler Bray | 25% | 0% | 20% | 41% | 0% | 28% |
| 23 | Arizona St QB Brock Osweiler | 25% | 30% | 20% | 0% | 10% | 28% |
| 24 | Florida Intl WR T.Y. Hilton | 0% | 0% | 20% | 41% | 20% | 28% |
| 25 | Virginia Tech RB David Wilson | 25% | 20% | 20% | 8% | 30% | 0% |
Participating voters included:
Mid-Atlantic: Frank Bodani, Doug Doughty, Phil Kornblut, Matthew Osborne
Midwest: Andy Baggot, Randy Beard, Doug Clarke, Pete DiPrimio, Todd Hefferman, Tony Krausz, Tom Mulhern, Jeff Rapp, Drew Sharp, Jon Spencer
Northeast: C.J. McCarthy, Cory McCartney, Rick McGowan, Chuck Pollock, Lenn Robbins
South: Brady Ackerman, Sean Baligian, Rick Bozich, Olin Buchanan, Joe Girvan, Chuck Hathcock, Ron Higgins, Cecil Hurt, Phillip Marshall, Joshua Parrott, Billy Reed, Bob Tompkins
Southwest: Kirk Bohls, Jimmy Burch, David Collier, Suzanne Halliburton, Gary Ivins, Harry King, Reid Laymance, Bob Lutz, Dave Matter, Mike'l Severe
West: Mark Anderson, Steve Bisheff, Patrick Finley, Mike Lewis, Eric Schmoldt, Kevin Schnepf, Mike Sorensen