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ESPN: An early look at the Heisman Predictor

It's going to be, uh, a while before the Heisman heats up in 2012, but Ryan McCrystal took a look inside the Heisman Predictor at ESPN Insider to forecast what the 2012 picture looks like.

The Big 12 front-runner is pretty obvious: Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones.

McCrystal writes: Typically, high-profile players have a leg up on other contenders entering the year, but that might not be the case for Jones in 2012. As a preseason favorite in 2011, Jones failed to live up to expectations and dropped out of the race altogether by season's end.

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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: