Derek Barnett for Heisman?!

[DjVFL0773]

He's in Bruce Feldmans Top 5... Only non QB.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Bruce Feldman's Top 5 Heisman Trophy candidates after Week 5 | FOX Sports

Here is the list for those who dont want to click:

1. Lamar Jackson
2. JT Barret
3. Greg Ward
4. Derek Barnett
5. Mitch Trubisky

We all know the Heisman is an offensive award, well except in 1997 *cough*. Its cool that Barnett was mentioned though.

 

[Dudleys87]

If SUH couldn't no one will.

 

[leftygray]

In a year of broken curses, a Tennessee defensive player winning the Heisman would be quite fitting.

 

[jakez4ut]

In a year of broken curses, a Tennessee defensive player winning the Heisman would be quite fitting.

Took the words out of my mouth. It'd be at least... Ironic ..,

 

[1truevol]

Love him....but no way in hell he wins the Heisman!

 

[DeepSpringsVol]

Awesome. Get to New York.

 

[DjVFL0773]

Love him....but no way in hell he wins the Heisman!

Him winning doesn't even matter... It's so nice for us to get this national exposure! Hell half of the GameDay's have been Vols games?!?! How does that happen? ESPN hates us. Guess the SEC Network helped with that decades long rebuttal from them. I'm on top of the world! All of the hate from opposing fan bases is icing on the cake. Team 120 is destined for greatness. Would not surprise me at all to see us win the next 2. Somethinh just seems right about everything. But.... FATTLDI!!!

 

[VOLinAL]

Lamar Jackson...not even close.

 

[Dreamsicle]

What's a Heisman?

 

[Ohio Vol]

If SUH couldn't no one will.

That was the weakest Heisman year I can remember, and it had a defensive player as far and away the most dominant player in the country. And he finished 4th.

 

[Ohio Vol]

What's a Heisman?

It's an irrelevant award that has a lot of tradition behind it and not much else, roughly on par with those signs leading into small towns that say "One of America's 100 Best Small Towns! - LOOK! Magazine, December 1959"

 

[Vols_14]

If he played in the non-important games (app st., Ohio) like he did in the important ones (UF, GA) then he might be a legitimate contender

 

[vavolfan6]

If Louisville won the other night, I'd say it would be Jackson. I think it will hard for a Heisman winner to come from a non-playoff team. Louisville needs to win out and have a huge showing against Houston later in the season.

Surprised Barnett is mentioned. I think a bit of if has to do because he has had two big showings in the last two games. In the end, I think his tape will look more impressive than his stat sheet meaning that while I expect him to be a high draft pick, he won't be in consideration for the Heisman.

 

[DocVOLiday]

alright, changing my screen name to Barnett4Heisman or B4H for short

 

[photovol]

Could Barnett be worth more to his team that the actual Heisman winner?
Quite possibly, yes he could

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

If SUH couldn't no one will.

Deion Sanders. Dick Butkus. Hugh Green. Derrick Thomas. If neither of these guys won the Heisman, no defensive player ever should.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Could Barnett be worth more to his team that the actual Heisman winner?
Quite possibly, yes he could

Thats possible