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ESPN: Locker tumbles on Kiper's 'Big Board' (sort of)

A Pac-10 QB is atop Mel Kiper's "Big Board," but it's no longer Washington's Jake Locker.

It's Stanford's Andrew Luck.

Here's what Kiper has to say about Locker's terrible game vs. Nebraska: Still, it's hard to ignore the dreadful showing Jake Locker had against Nebraska. While I noted in Stock Watch that the totals were worse than the tape -- Locker was facing a loaded secondary, and was constantly harassed and forced to simply dump the ball -- he's still due for a fall. It's a developmental issue. NFL evaluators still see significant talent, but they are hesitant to take ...

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Since 2002, we've correctly projected the winner of every single Heisman Trophy contest. Starting in 2010, we're running a season-long Heisman Trophy poll, providing ongoing commentary, and aggregating the best news about the top Heisman candidates around the country.

When it comes to our projections, well, we really can't say it any better than ESPN's Neil Everett - just a few days before the 2009 winner was announced: