Editor's note: this story has been updated to reflect new information. The Heisman Trophy is the most coveted individual award in college football and is annually presented to the most outstanding player in a given season.

Including Berwanger up through last year’s Heisman winner and No. 1 overall pick, Caleb Williams, 25 players have been the top draft pick after winning the Heisman. That includes five of the last six, dating back to Baker Mayfield in the 2018 draft. Devonta Smith, the 2020 Heisman winner, went 10th overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.

He enters the CFP just 131 yards shy of college football’s official single-season record, set by Oklahoma State’s Barry Sanders in 1988.

Ashton Jeanty, the Boise State running back and Heisman Trophy runner-up, spoke about the challenge of facing Penn State in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.