| Pigskin Paul Guillemette | Larry Parker | Colin Lindsay | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | TEXAS A&M GEORGIA ALABAMA | ALABAMA GEORGIA KENTUCKY | ALABAMA GEORGIA TENNESSEE |
| B10: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OHIO STATE IOWA MINNESOTA | OHIO STATE WISCONSIN MICHIGAN | OHIO STATE WISCONSIN MARYLAND |
| ACC: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | MIAMI CLEMSON PITT | CLEMSON MIAMI NORTH CAROLINA | CLEMSON MIAMI NC STATE |
| PAC-12: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OREGON UTAH SOUTHERN CAL | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OREGON UTAH | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OREGON WASHINGTON STATE |
| Big XII: Champion Conf finalist Dark horse team | OKLAHOMA TEXAS BAYLOR | OKLAHOMA BAYLOR TEXAS | OKLAHOMA BAYLOR KANSAS STATE |
| Top 3 Non-Power 5 teams | CINCINNATI BYU UCF | CINCINNATI BYU HOUSTON | BYU CINCINNATI HOUSTON |
| CFP Playoff teams | TEXAS A&M ALABAMA OHIO STATE CLEMSON | ALABAMA OHIO STATE CLEMSON OKLAHOMA | ALABAMA OHIO STATE GEORGIA CLEMSON |
| National Champion | ALABAMA | ALABAMA | ALABAMA |
| Top 5 Heisman candidates | QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio St QB Bryce Young, Alabama LB Will Anderson, Alabama RB Bijan Robinson, Texas WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State | QB Bryce Young, Alabama QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State QB Caleb Williams, Southern California RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State RB Bijan Robinson, Texas | QB Bryce Young, Alabama QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State RB Bijan Robinson, Texas DE Will Anderson, Alabama QB Will Rogers, Mississippi State |
| Heisman sleeper | RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse | QB Quinn Ewers, Texas | QB Devin Leary, NC State |
| Top 3 DPOY candidates | OB Will Anderson, Alabama DT Jalen Carter, Georgia CB Joey Porter, Penn State | OLB Will Anderson, Alabama DT Jalen Carter, Georgia OLB Andre Carter, Army | DE Will Anderson, Alabama ER Andre Carter, Army LB Noah Sewell, Oregon |
| Comeback POY | DL Bryan Bresee, Clemson | QB Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma | RB Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota |
