Tajh Boyd Heisman Tracker |
Five of the last six Heisman Trophy Winners have been Quarterbacks (with the exception of Mark Ingram in 2009). We are going to take a look at what the last five Heisman Quarterback’s seasons have looked like and see how
Tajh Boyd
Tajh Boyd
RS Sr. Quarterback
#10 6-1, 225
Hampton, VA
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compares.
The last five Heisman Quarterbacks were Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M 2012), Robert Griffin III (Baylor 2011), Cam Newton (Auburn 2010), Sam Bradford (Oklahoma 2008), and Tim Tebow (Florida 2007). Out of the five quarterbacks, one played for and won a National Championship (Cam Newton), one played for and lost a National Championship (Sam Bradford) and the other three did not even win their conference.
Here is a chart looking at Boyd’s 2013 numbers compared to the Heisman winner’s numbers:
|
Tajh Boyd |
Heisman QB Avg |
Heisman High |
Heisman Low |
| Wins |
1 |
11 |
14 - Newton |
9 - Tebow |
| Losses |
0 |
2 |
4 - Tebow |
0 - Newton |
| Top 25 Wins |
1 |
3.4 |
7 - Newton |
1 - Tebow |
| Top 10 Wins |
1 |
1 |
3 - Newton |
0 - RGIII, Tebow |
| Comp Pct: |
60.0% |
68.4% |
72.4% - RGIII |
66.1% - Newton |
| Passing Yds/Gm |
270 |
281.5 |
337.1 - Bradford |
203.9 - Newton |
| Passing TDs/Gm |
3 |
2.61 |
3.6 - Bradford |
2 - Manziel |
| Interceptions/Gm |
0 |
0.54 |
0.69 - Manziel |
0.46 - RGIII, Tebow |
| TD/Int Ratio |
- |
4.9 |
6.3 - Bradford |
2.9 - Manziel |
| Rushing Yds/Gm |
42 |
67.5 |
108.5 - Manziel |
3.4 - Bradford |
| Rushing TDs/Gm |
2 |
1.2 |
1.8 - Tebow |
0.4 - Bradford |
| Tot Yds/Gm (Rush&Pass) |
312 |
349 |
393.5 - Manziel |
309.1 - Newton |
| Tot TDs/Gm (Rush&Pass) |
5 |
3.8 |
4.2 - Tebow |
3.6 - Newton |
As the season goes on, we’ll continue to look at how Boyd compares to previous Heisman quarterbacks and also how he compares to current Heisman hopefuls.
| Rank |
Position |
Name |
School |
Avg |
ESPN |
CNN/SI |
CBS |
Heisman Pundit |
Bovada Odds |
| 1 |
QB |
Teddy Bridgewater |
Louisville |
2.2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 2 |
QB |
Tajh Boyd |
Clemson |
2.6 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| 3 |
QB |
Braxton Miller |
Ohio State |
3.4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
QB |
Johnn Manziel |
Texas A&M |
3.4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
| 5 |
QB |
Marcus Mariota |
Oregon |
- |
3 |
2 |
NR |
3 |
4 |
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