Heisman Tracker: New #1, Quarterbacks Rise

We have made it through the opening week of college football, and to our pleasure, we witnessed many great games and individual performances. Heading into the season, I ranked running back Dion Lewis out of Pittsburgh as the #1 Heisman candidate, but after a very slow start, he fell out of the top ten due to an influx of quarterbacks moving up. In fact, the top seven are all quarterbacks, but deservingly so.

The top running back, and reigning Heisman winner, Mark Ingram, missed the season opener, and is expected to miss Alabama's next game against Penn State. Because of this, Ingram has fallen out of the rankings, seeing that he will need to do a lot once he gets back onto the field. His backup, Trent Richardson, received recognition in the voting, but just missed out on the top ten.

(The voting process is based on two different lists, which are then averaged out into the final ranking)

1. QB Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State

2. QB Kellen Moore, Boise State

3. QB Jacory Harris, Miami

4. QB Christian Ponder, Florida State

5. QB Jake Locker, Washington

6. QB Matt Barkley, USC

7. QB Andrew Luck, Stanford

8. RB Jacquizz Rodgers, Oregon State

9. RB Demarco Murray, Oklahoma

10. QB Ryan Mallett, Arkansas

On the Fringe:

- RB Dion Lewis, Pittsburgh

- RB Trent Richardson, Alabama

- RB Ryan Williams, Virgina Tech