Heisman Trophy sleepers for college football’s top award

While Arch Manning headlines the list of favorites for the Heisman Trophy, other quarterbacks like Miami’s Carson Beck stand as sleepers to watch for college football’s top award.

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Two out of the past five Heisman Trophy winners did not play quarterback, but smart money remains on a quarterback reclaiming the award this season. Quarterbacks won the Heisman in nine of the 10 years throughout the 2010s.

The Heisman favorite wears one of football’s most famous surnames on the back of his jersey. Texas quarterback Arch Manning enjoys 6-to-1 odds from BetMGM.

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier (8½-to-1), Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik (9-to-1), Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith (10-to-1) and Penn State quarterback Drew Allar (14-to-1) complete the top five of oddsmaker front-runners.

Give me a three-pack of Heisman picks, and I’d take Manning, Smith and Nussmeier.

Behind the front-runners are a few more quarterbacks and another wide receiver that stand out as Heisman sleepers. How do I define a sleeper? Their odds are worse than 15-to-1.

Full disclosure: I am a Heisman voter. I do not wager on the award.

Here are my top Heisman sleepers for the 2025 season:

Prime Heisman Trophy sleeper candidates

Carson Beck, Miami, QB

BetMGM odds: 25-to-1

Beck headlined the shortlist of Heisman front-runners last summer. Since then, he threw twice as many interceptions (12) in 2024 as he did the previous season, then he transferred to a worse program, he had his expensive cars stolen, and he split with his model girlfriend. Ouch! Never mind all that. He still can make throws most other quarterbacks can’t, and he should find ACC defenses to his liking. Cam Ward finished fourth for the…

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Publish date : 2025-07-02 12:23:00

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