Heisman Watch — Post-Week 4

Darren McFadden and DeSean Jackson, my top two all year, fall out this week. McFadden keeps racking up yards, but Arkansas keeps losing. Jackson's injured thumb meanwhile seems to be limiting his production to the point where he's falling out of consideration. A big game against Oregon this week could bring him back.

Steve Slaton and Pat White have a chance to make their respective cases in a big time showdown against a top defense in South Florida on Friday.

1. Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia. 617 yards from scrimmage, 10 TDs and a long highlight reel.
2. Tim Tebow, QB, Florida. 8 TDS in the air, 5 on the ground and a passer rating of 197.96! We'll see if he can keep it up in a tough SEC schedule.
3. Pat White, QB, West Virginia. Completed 18 of 20 passes in route of ECU. Has 6 TDs through the air and on the ground. Passer rating is now 174.82.
4. Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon. Defenses don't find anything funny about what he has done to them. Went over 150 for the second straight week against Stanford. In four games has racked up 503 yards for 7.7 ypc and 4 TDs. Chance to raise profile against Cal.
5. Kevin Smith, RB, C. Florida. Continues to rack up yards in the Knights offense. In three games, has posted 490 yards for 5.8 ypc, 7 TDs. May not have strength of schedule to stay up here.

Rising — P.J. Hill, RB, Wisconsin; Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech

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--Nate Sandstrom