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Bleacher Report: Heisman Outlook: Can Patrick Peterson Win College Football's Top Award?

Patrick Peterson is the best defensive player in the country. Carrying one of the nation's best defenses on his back, Peterson has been rarely contested this season after showing what he can do for the first two years in an LSU uniform. Now, opposing quarterbacks know better than to even look Peterson's way when putting the ball through the air. Because of that, he may not have the eye-popping stats of the one defensive back who actually did take home the Heisman. Charles Woodson, the 1997 winner, played for Michigan, the national champions, during the year he won the trophy. ...

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