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Bleacher Report: 2011 College Football Recruiting: The Top 10 2013 Heisman Hopefuls

Winning the Heisman Trophy is about more than just talent and individual statistics. 

Way more. 

You need to be in the national spotlight and ideally need to be competing for the national championship. Your teammates can cost you the crown in a single game, a season can go down the drain in a single play, and the nation can turn their attention elsewhere in a heartbeat. 

The Heisman is not just an award for college football's best annual player; it's a popularity contest, and being part of a great team can only make you more popular. 

There might be better players out there, but ...

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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:

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