![]() ![]() His clutch performances in the month of November and last Saturday in Arlington provided further evidence of the senior’s unshakeable poise and confidence, and it’s because of those moments that he’s risen to the position he’s in. Yet it was through those mishaps that the Sooners showed their resolve, and that ultimately gave Hurts the opportunity to shine when his team needed him most. ![]() While the Sooners rebounded by winning out and claiming a fifth consecutive Big 12 title, Hurts’ almost superhuman level of play was marred with eight total turnovers over the final five games. Thus, he chose Oklahoma for his collegiate curtain call.Īfter starting off the season as hot as any team in the nation, a bad day in Manhattan, Kansas knocked Hurts and the Sooners off the list of the unbeatens. After three seasons at Alabama cemented his legacy as a legend in the annals of Crimson Tide lore, he sought a final chance to be the guy and accomplish all-time greatness. Draft: 2nd round, 53rd overall of the 2020 NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. While Hurts’ production tells part of the story, the rest can be learned by understanding the path he took to reach his status as a Heisman finalist. 6-1, 218lb (185cm, 98kg) Heisman Voting : 2nd in 2019. In his first 22 career starts, Hurts has three games with at least 330 passing yards and no interceptions. If that wasn’t enough, he also hauled in two receptions for 25 yards and one more score. Foles fell just short in the NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl (725 yards, 71 percent). On the ground, he totaled 1,255 yards and 18 TDs on 219 carries. As a passer, he completed 222 of 309 attempts for 3,634 yards and 32 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. Nobody did that better than Joe Burrow this season, which is why he deservedly won the award, but Hurts’ run in 2019 will go down as one of the most prolific campaigns in OU’s program history.Įn route to a 12-1 overall record, a Big 12 Championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff, Jalen Hurts racked up a total of 4,914 yards and 51 touchdowns on offense with his arm, his legs and even his hands. Winning the Heisman is as much about stats and wins as it is anything else. While Oklahoma’s run of back-to-back winners comes to an end, it’s still a remarkably impressive run by any measure. With Hurts as this year’s Heisman runner-up, this marks the fifth consecutive season a Sooner has finished among the top four vote-getters for college football’s most prestigious award. Tua Tagovailoa got one first-place vote and was 10th. Let’s do a deeper dive into his performance.Burrow: 841 first-place votes, 41 second, 3 third, 2,608 points 27, 2019 ATLANTA One of the two quarterbacks, Joe Burrow of Louisiana State, just won the Heisman Trophy by the largest margin in the award’s history. People lie and numbers don’t, but that may not be the case for his Week 7 performance. Penn State head coach James Franklin on how to beat the vaunted. If you didn’t see the game and you saw that, you might argue that, yeah, he could have completed a few more passes but he had a good game. With the likes of Joe Burrow and Jalen Hurts lined up, the stars were out for FOX Sports' National Championship Watch Party. Here are Hurts’ final numbers: 18 completions on 34 passing attempts, 236 yards passing, two passing touchdowns, and an additional 61 yards on 13 carries. Hurts completed 16 of 24 passes for 154 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Eagles 38-7 divisional-round win over the Giants. ![]() You have to let those guys fire off of the ball sometimes and hit people to get them into a groove. Eagles Jalen Hurts: Three total TDs in playoff win. In Week 7, he lost Miles Sanders early, DeVonta Smith dropped three passes, and the offensive line let him down, but you can also argue that every quarterback deals with injuries to teammates, some of DeVonta’s drops were the result of a bad toss, and the O-line needs balance as much as the rest of the offensive unit. Hurts has had his moments, and he’s looked, at times, like his most recent snap was his first. Now, that isn’t a statement that’s made to defend him or criticize him. Games like the Eagles’ most recent makes it extremely difficult to make statements one way or the other. Quarterback Jalen Hurts, who is playing through an SC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder, went 5-for-5 for 68 yards in the first series, including a short pass to Goedert along the right side. Philly’s offense can’t stay on the field, and questions continue about whether or not Jalen Hurts is the man to lead them into the future. Philly’s defense can’t get off the field. Jalen Hurts #1, Philadelphia Eagles (Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images) / If you didn’t see Week 7’s game, Jalen Hurts’ final stats might mislead you.Īt one stretch of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ horrific-looking loss to the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7, the Silver and Black scored 30 points and the Birds ran seven offensive snaps. ![]()
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