The Heisman Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in college football. Winners epitomize great ability combined with diligence, perseverance, and hard work. It is presented by the Heisman Trophy Trust in early December before the postseason bowl games.
Heisman: Winners| Ceremony| 2021| Who won the trophy 2021
Winners:
The outcome everyone expected for the 2021 Heisman Trophy race came to pass on Saturday: Bryce Young became the first quarterback in Alabama’s illustrious history to win the most famous individual award in sports.
Young’s late-season heroics against the likes of Auburn and Georgia in the Iron Bowl and SEC championship game, respectively, were too much for the other finalists — Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud — to overcome.
Ceremony:
With Young’s victory, Alabama becomes just the sixth program in college football history to produce Heisman winners in consecutive years, following Yale (1936-37), Army (1945-46), Ohio State (1974-75), USC (2004-05) and Oklahoma (2017-18).
Former Alabama receiver DeVonta Smith, the winner of the trophy in 2020, gave Young a pre-recorded shoutout on the ESPN telecast.
2021:
The Heisman Trophy Trust unveiled Young as its winner on Saturday after revealing the fifth-through-10th place vote-getters on Thursday. The four finalists in 2021 were Young, Hutchinson, Pickett and Stroud. The fifth-through-10th place vote-getters are, in order:
5. Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama
6. Kenneth Walker III, RB, Michigan State
7. Matt Corral, QB, Ole Miss
8. Desmond Ridder, QB, Cincinnati
9. Jordan Davis, DL, Georgia
10. Breece Hall, RB, Iowa State
Who won the trophy 2021:
| Finish | Player | Pos. | School | Total points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| 1 | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | 2,311 | 684 | 107 | 45 |
| 2 | Aidan Hutchinson | DE | Michigan | 954 | 78 | 273 | 174 |
| 3 | Kenny Pickett | QB | Pitt | 631 | 28 | 175 | 197 |
“Some people might have forgotten your first touchdown pass at Alabama,” Smith said. “Little did they know, that pass was from one Heisman winner to another. So from the entire Alabama family, we just want to say thank you. And welcome to the Heisman family.”
