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ESPN: Joyner: Brantley impresses this spring

Upon further review, it appears Florida quarterback John Brantley's spring game performance wasn't as bad as most thought.

After reviewing film of multiple spring games, five players/position groups stood out as the best playmaker candidates to ESPN's KC Joyner.

Brantley made that list.

Joyner goes beyond Brantley's 4-of-14, 45-yard passing performance and keys in on the fact that Brantley tried to stretch the field more often in Florida's spring game than he did during the regular season.

It's still too early to tell what kind of player Brantley will be this fall, but with Charile Weis installing his pro-style offense, ...

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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: