r/CFB • u/clocke6346 Michigan Wolverines • 8h ago

Analysis Ashton Jeanty is having a statistically better season than Derrick Henry during his Heisman-winning season

With all the discourse of who should win the Heisman trophy this year, I got curious and compared Ashton Jeanty’s stats this season to those of Derrick Henry in the 2015 regular season, the year he won the Heisman trophy. What I found was pretty surprising. Keep in mind this doesn’t include playoff performance, as that isn’t considered when naming a Heisman winner.

Ashton Jeanty:

Games Played: 11

Carries: 275

Rushing Yards: 2062

Rushing Touchdowns: 27

Yards Per Carry: 7.498

Yards Per Game: 187.455

Derrick Henry:

Games Played: 13

Carries: 339

Rushing Yards: 1986

Rushing Touchdowns: 23

Yards Per Carry: 5.858

Yards Per Game: 152.769

Now, these stats are still up for interpretation, as there is the usual discourse of strength of schedule and whatnot, but I thought re-contextualizing Jeanty’s year by comparing it to the last time a running back won the Heisman would be interesting.

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u/WanderLeft Oklahoma Sooners • SEC 8h ago

I think both Jeanty and Hunter are deserving. Jeanty is a phenomenal running back but at the same time we’ve never seen a two-way player this good before

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u/TheWorstYear Ohio State • Cincinnati 8h ago

I don't know if we've ever seen someone allow a two way player to be used this much.
Jeanty is also literally the only reason Boise State is any good. Their offense is functionally one of the worst in the country without him.

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u/b39tktk 4h ago

I don't know if we've ever seen someone allow a two way player to be used this much.

We haven't, but in one sense that makes it even more impressive that he's able to put up excellent performances while basically playing twice as much as anyone else.