Week 6: Jones replaces Wilson in top two
A week after Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson found himself atop the Heisman standings alongside Stanford QB Andrew Luck, this time it's Oklahoma QB Landry Jones's turn. Luck, in fact, appeared in 100% of the top-12 watch lists of participating Heisman voters. Jones was on 98% of watch lists.
The rest of the top 7 remained the same, albeit a bit scrambled. Boist St QB Kellen Moore slipped ahead to the #3 spot - pushing Michigan QB Denard Robinson down to #4, followed by Wilson at #5, then Alabama RB Trent Richardson at #6, and Baylor QB Robert Griffin III at #7.
Big moves upward came from Houston QB Case Keenum (up three spots to #9) and USC WR Robert Woods (up three spots to #17). Clemson QB Tajh Boyd dropped three spots to #14, and Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd dropped five spots to #20.
Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles returned to the top 20 at #15 and Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower debuted this week at #16. West Virginia QB Geno Smith also returned to the top 20 at #20.
USC QB Matt Barkley, Wisconson RB Montee Ball, and Oregon QB Darron Thomas all dropped out of the Stiff Arm Trophy top 20.
56 actual Heisman voters from 29 states participated in this week's StiffArmTrophy.com poll. The poll asked voters to share an unranked top-12 "watch list" for the Heisman Trophy.
| rank | player | weighted% | votes | prev | |
| 1 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 100% | 56 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 97% | 55 | 7 |
| 3 | | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 91% | 51 | 5 |
| 4 |  | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 89% | 49 | 3 |
| 5 | | Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson | 85% | 48 | 2 |
| 6 | | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 83% | 47 | 4 |
| 7 | | Baylor QB Robert Griffin III | 76% | 46 | 6 |
| 8 | | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 67% | 38 | 9 |
| 9 | | Houston QB Case Keenum | 63% | 32 | 12 |
| 10 | | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 55% | 30 | 8 |
| 11 | | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 54% | 30 | 10 |
| 12 | | Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden | 48% | 29 | 13 |
| 13 | | LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu | 38% | 25 | 14 |
| 14 | | Clemson QB Tajh Boyd | 30% | 17 | 11 |
| 15 | | Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles | 21% | 13 | -- |
| 16 | | Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower | 18% | 8 | -- |
| 17 | | USC WR Robert Woods | 18% | 8 | 20 |
| 18 | | Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson | 16% | 11 | 16 |
| 19 | | West Virginia QB Geno Smith | 11% | 7 | -- |
| 20 | | Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd | 10% | 8 | 15 |
Regional breakdown and list of participating voters on the jump...
With votes coming from multiple states, players are ranked based on a weighted percentage that adjusts for the number of participating voters in each state.
Here's the regional breakdown:
| rank | player | Atlantic | Midwest | Northeast | South | Southwest | West |
| 1 | Stanford QB Andrew Luck | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 2 | Oklahoma QB Landry Jones | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 3 | Boise St QB Kellen Moore | 100% | 90% | 100% | 85% | 100% | 71% |
| 4 | Michigan QB Denard Robinson | 75% | 90% | 100% | 85% | 83% | 100% |
| 5 | Wisconsin QB Russell Wilson | 87% | 100% | 75% | 64% | 100% | 85% |
| 6 | Alabama RB Trent Richardson | 75% | 81% | 75% | 85% | 83% | 100% |
| 7 | Baylor QB Robert Griffin III | 100% | 81% | 25% | 85% | 83% | 85% |
| 8 | Oregon RB LaMichael James | 50% | 63% | 75% | 71% | 75% | 71% |
| 9 | Houston QB Case Keenum | 62% | 54% | 100% | 42% | 50% | 71% |
| 10 | South Carolina RB Marcus Lattimore | 62% | 54% | 75% | 64% | 33% | 42% |
| 11 | Oklahoma St WR Justin Blackmon | 50% | 45% | 50% | 35% | 75% | 71% |
| 12 | Oklahoma St QB Brandon Weeden | 62% | 36% | 25% | 42% | 83% | 42% |
| 13 | LSU DB Tyrann Mathieu | 25% | 27% | 25% | 78% | 58% | 14% |
| 14 | Clemson QB Tajh Boyd | 62% | 18% | 25% | 21% | 41% | 14% |
| 15 | Oklahoma WR Ryan Broyles | 0% | 27% | 25% | 14% | 50% | 14% |
| 16 | Alabama LB Dont'a Hightower | 25% | 9% | 50% | 7% | 8% | 14% |
| 17 | USC WR Robert Woods | 25% | 9% | 25% | 7% | 0% | 42% |
| 18 | Arkansas QB Tyler Wilson | 25% | 9% | 0% | 28% | 25% | 14% |
| 19 | West Virginia QB Geno Smith | 25% | 9% | 0% | 21% | 0% | 14% |
| 20 | Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd | 0% | 36% | 0% | 28% | 0% | 0% |
Participating voters included:
Mid-Atlantic: Frank Bodani, Mike Casazza, Doug Doughty, Phil Kornblut, Chuck Landon, Dave Morrison, Matthew Osborne, Keith Sargeant
Midwest: Andy Baggot, Randy Beard, Mike Carmin, Doug Clarke, Pete DiPrimio, Todd Hefferman, Tony Krausz, Jeff Rapp, Mark Rea, Drew Sharp, Jon Spencer
Northeast: Cory McCartney, Rick McGowan, Chuck Pollock, B.J. Schecter
South: Sean Baligian, Rick Bozich, Olin Buchanan, Pat Dooley, Joe Girvan, Tim Guidera, Chuck Hathcock, Cecil Hurt, Joey Johnston, Phillip Marshall, Joshua Parrott, Gene Phelps, Billy Reed, Bob Tompkins
Southwest: Kirk Bohls, Jimmy Burch, Sean Callahan, David Collier, Cedric Golden, Suzanne Halliburton, Gary Ivins, Josh Kinder, Harry King, Reid Laymance, Bob Lutz, Mike'l Severe
West: Mark Anderson, Roxy Bernstein, Steve Bisheff, Mike Lewis, Eric Schmoldt, Kevin Schnepf, Scott Wolf