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It was a good week for many of the nation’s highest profile players, as several of the favorites in this year’s Heisman Trophy race all showed out.
The exceptions were Colorado teammates Travis Hunter (+210) and Shedeur Sanders (+3000) who were on a bye, and Cade Klubnik (+2000) who struggled against the Louisville defense in a – loss.
The other five players who ranked among the top eight candidates to take home the hardware all put up eye-popping numbers while leading their team to Week 10 wins.
QB Cam Ward, Miami (+200): 25/41, 400 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT
QB Dillon Gabriel, Oregon (+290): 22/34, 294 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, rushing TD
RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State (+500): 31 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss (+1400): 25/31, 515 yards, 6 TD, 0 INT
QB Kurtis Rourke, Indiana (+2500): 19/29, 263 yards, 4 TD, 0 INT
Ward, Gabriel and Rourke all kept their teams undefeated on Saturday.
Miami pulled away late from a good Duke team, while Oregon and Indiana cruised to victory on the road in the Big Ten against Michigan and Michigan State, respectively. Rourke showed no signs of rust after spending Week 9 on the sidelines with a thumb injury.
Jeanty now has an FBS-leading 1,525 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns through eight games following a lopsided 56-24 win over San Diego State on Friday night, and that should keep the Broncos in the top spot among Group of Five teams.
Dart had the most eye-popping numbers of the day in a 63-31 shellacking of upset-minded Arkansas to keep the Rebels alive in the playoff picture, and he threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns before halftime.
Note: Odds reflect the most recent available odds from DraftKings.