Week 7: Newton, Moore, James are your new Heisman leaders
Pryor and Robinson drop, but remain top five.
For the first time since the pre-season poll, the Heisman race has a leader outside the Big 10 conference. A big game by Auburn QB Cam Newton has vaulted him into the lead in the StiffArmTrophy.com poll - this week with 61 Heisman voters. He's followed by Boise State QB Kellen Moore, who keeps hanging around the top three. Despite a bye week, Oregon RB LaMichael James comes in at #3. Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor and Michigan QB Denard Robinson close out the top five. Stanford QB Andrew Luck is #6.
Big moves were made this week by TCU QB Andy Dalton, Wisconsin RB John Clay, and Oklahoma QB Landry Jones who all jumped up into the top 10.
This week's debuts include Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon at #16, Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert at #17, and Kentucky WR Randall Cobb at #21.
Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez fell as fast as he rose, dropping from #4 to #13. South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore continued his erratic pattern, dropping from #14 to #23. After his first loss of the season, Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick dropped from #10 to #22.
Dropping out of the top 25 entirely were Florida St QB Christian Ponder, Oklahoma St RB Kendall Hunter, NC State QB Russell Wilson, South Carolina QB Stephen Garcia, and Michigan St LB Greg Jones.
61 actual Heisman voters from 35 states participated in the week seven StiffArmTrophy.com poll.
Full details of the poll on the jump...
The 2010 StiffArmTrophy.com Week 7 Heisman Poll
| rank | player | weighted% | votes | prev | |
| 1 |  | Auburn QB Cameron Newton | 98% | 60 | 7 |
| 2 | | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 95% | 58 | 3 |
| 3 | | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 86% | 53 | 6 |
| 4 |  | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 80% | 48 | 1 |
| 5 | | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 77% | 46 | 2 |
| 6 | | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 73% | 43 | 5 |
| 7 | | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 51% | 31 | 11 |
| 8 | | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 51% | 31 | 15 |
| 9 | | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 35% | 22 | 8 |
| 10 | | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 34% | 21 | 16 |
| 11 | | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 28% | 19 | 9 |
| 12 | Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray | 27% | 19 | 12 | |
| 13 | | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 25% | 15 | 4 |
| 14 | | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 25% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | | Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi | 23% | 13 | -- |
| 16 | | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 20% | 12 | -- |
| 17 | | Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert | 16% | 11 | -- |
| 18 | | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 16% | 10 | 23 |
| 19 | | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 15% | 9 | 18 |
| 20 | | USC QB Matt Barkley | 14% | 11 | -- |
| 21 | | Kentucky WR Randall Cobb | 13% | 8 | -- |
| 22 | | Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick | 12% | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 11% | 7 | 14 |
| 24 | | Stanford FB/LB Owen Marecic | 11% | 8 | 22 |
| 25 | | Oregon St RB Jacquizz Rodgers | 10% | 7 | 24 |
Here's the regional breakdown:
| rank | player | Atlantic (8) | Midwest (11) | Northeast (5) | South (15) | Southwest (12) | West (10) |
| 1 | Auburn QB Cameron Newton | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 2 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 100% | 90% | 100% | 93% | 91% | 100% |
| 3 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 87% | 90% | 80% | 86% | 83% | 90% |
| 4 | Ohio St QB Terrelle Pryor | 62% | 90% | 100% | 73% | 58% | 100% |
| 5 | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 87% | 63% | 100% | 80% | 66% | 70% |
| 6 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 87% | 72% | 100% | 73% | 50% | 60% |
| 7 | TCU QB Andy Dalton | 62% | 36% | 40% | 40% | 50% | 80% |
| 8 | Wisconsin RB John Clay | 37% | 63% | 60% | 46% | 58% | 40% |
| 9 | Arkansas QB Ryan Mallett | 25% | 27% | 40% | 33% | 50% | 40% |
| 10 | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 62% | 27% | 20% | 40% | 16% | 40% |
| 11 | Alabama RB Mark Ingram | 37% | 36% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 30% |
| 12 | Oklahoma RB DeMarco Murray | 25% | 27% | 0% | 26% | 58% | 30% |
| 13 | Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez | 25% | 9% | 40% | 33% | 8% | 40% |
| 14 | LSU DB Patrick Peterson | 37% | 18% | 40% | 20% | 8% | 30% |
| 15 | Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi | 12% | 27% | 40% | 20% | 8% | 30% |
| 16 | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 0% | 9% | 40% | 20% | 41% | 10% |
| 17 | Missouri QB Blaine Gabbert | 25% | 9% | 0% | 13% | 41% | 10% |
| 18 | Oregon QB Darron Thomas | 12% | 18% | 20% | 13% | 25% | 10% |
| 19 | Michigan St QB Kirk Cousins | 25% | 27% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 0% |
| 20 | USC QB Matt Barkley | 0% | 18% | 0% | 33% | 16% | 20% |
| 21 | Kentucky WR Randall Cobb | 25% | 9% | 20% | 26% | 0% | 0% |
| 22 | Nevada QB Colin Kaepernick | 12% | 18% | 0% | 6% | 16% | 20% |
| 23 | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 0% | 9% | 20% | 13% | 8% | 20% |
| 24 | Stanford FB/LB Owen Marecic | 0% | 18% | 0% | 13% | 8% | 30% |
| 25 | Oregon St RB Jacquizz Rodgers | 12% | 18% | 0% | 13% | 16% | 0% |
Participating voters included:
Mid-Atlantic: Frank Bodani, Mike Casazza, Doug Doughty, Chuck Landon, Tom Luicci, Matthew Osborne, Caulton Tudor, Dave Weekley
Midwest: Andy Baggot, Randy Beard, Mike Carmin, Doug Clarke, Pete DiPrimio, Don Doxsie, Dave Hackenberg, Sean Keeler, Tony Krausz, Drew Sharp, Jon Spencer
Northeast: Mark Blaudschun, Brian Koonz, C.J. McCarthy, Cory McCartney, Rick McGowan
South: Brady Ackerman, Sean Baligian, Joe Biddle, Andy Bitter, David Ching, Tim Guidera, Ron Higgins, Joey Johnston, Randy Kennedy, Phillip Marshall, Brett McMurphy, Joshua Parrott, Billy Reed, Doug Segrest, Bob Tompkins
Southwest: Jimmy Burch, Sean Callahan, Suzanne Halliburton, Kevin Haskin, Gary Ivins, Harry King, Kevin Kugler, Reid Laymance, Dave Matter, David McCollum, John Rohde, Mike'l Severe
West: Mark Anderson, Steve Bisheff, Bob Condotta, Ken Goe, Dan Hinxman, Mike Lewis, Jeff Metcalfe, Kevin Schnepf, George Schroeder, John Tamanaha