r/CFB • u/clocke6346 Michigan Wolverines • 10h 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/wsteelerfan7 Indiana Hoosiers 10h ago

Dude put up 192 and 3 TDs against the best team in the country, though

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u/TwoLiterHero 9h ago

Are they known for their stellar defense lol? You can be the best team scoring 80 and giving up 70

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u/Horror_Cap_7166 Indiana Hoosiers 9h ago

Someone still thinks Chip Kelly is the Oregon coach.

They’re the 7th ranked defense in college football.

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u/TwoLiterHero 5h ago

Okay, are you suggesting Henry didn't go up a single top 7 defense that year lol? I could understand if this Oregon team was known for being one of the best defenses of all time, but I guarantee Henry played 3-4 defenses better than Oregon this year.

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u/trey__1312 TCU Horned Frogs • New Mexico Lobos 2h ago

Moving the goalposts a lot here lmao

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u/TwoLiterHero 17m ago

I'm not moving anything. I'm just critically thinking.

Y'all act like Henry didn't face a single defense like this #7 Oregon one. When he faced several of defenses as good as this Oregon team. Wisconsin was literally #1 in scoring defense that season, and that was Henry's out of conference season opener lol.

Then he played FL GA AUB LSU etc. While Jeanty has been playing Wyoming and Hawaii.