Heisman’s hit list
Caleb Williams is latest quarterback to earn revered trophy
Fred Jeter | 12/15/2022, 6 p.m.
It may be time for the Heisman Trophy — college football’s top individual honor — to consider changing its title to “Quarterback of the Year.”
The University of Southern California’s Caleb Williams has become the 19th QB to win the award in the last 22 years.
A native of Washington, D.C., and sophomore transfer from Oklahoma, Williams passed for 4,075 yards and 37 touchdowns this season, helping the Trojans to an 11-2 record.
The other Heisman finalists — Max Duggan of Texas Christian, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Georgia’s Stetson Bennett — are also QBs.
Williams, in 2023, has a chance to become the first back to back Heisman winner since Ohio State running back Archie Griffin in 1974-1975.
Since 2006, Williams is the eighth Black QB to claim the Heisman, following Troy Smith (Ohio State, 206), Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010), Robert Griffin (Baylor, 2011), Lamar Jackson (Louisville, 2016), Jameis Winston (Florida State, 2017), Kyler Murray (Oklahoma, 2018) and Bryce Young (Alabama, 2021).
Williams’ Trojans will face Tulane Jan. 2 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
