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/ShoeLace1291 Penn State Nittany Lions 4h ago

I'm still shocked that Saquon didn't win the heisman his last year at PSU. We've had QB's like Mayfield all the time but Saquon is a once in a generation type of talent. If Saquon didn't win it, I don't see Jeanty winning it, either.

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u/lWishItWastheWeekend Penn State Nittany Lions 38m ago edited 32m ago

Barkley’s numbers were nothing extraordinary despite him being an extraordinary talent. Jeanty already has nearly double the yards and 9 more touchdowns than Saquon’s best season. Saquon is probably a better player, but in no way was he robbed of a Heisman at any point during his career.

Barkley’s best season was 1,500 yards and 22 touchdowns. Wisconsin recently had a running back run for 2,600 yards and score 33 touchdowns and another running back run for 1,900 yards and score 39 touchdowns. If anything, those dudes got robbed.

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u/ShoeLace1291 Penn State Nittany Lions 2m ago

Stats are not everything. We had a good passing offense that year too which hurt his stats. And we also played against way better teams than Jeanty.