2026 Heisman Trophy Week 3 Power Rankings & Top Performers from Week 2

Below is the Lineups.com 2026 Heisman Trophy Power Rankings entering Week 3 of the regular season. Rankings are updated weekly based on individual performances, team success and betting odds to win this prestigious award.

Scroll to the bottom of the rankings to view the Week 1 Heisman Trophy contending top performance of the weekend.

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2026 Heisman Trophy Week 3 Top 25 Power Rankings

Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
1	Darian Mensah	QB		1 — E
2	Trinidad Chambliss	QB		2 — E
3	Josh Hoover	QB		4 ▲ +1
4	Sam Leavitt	QB		6 ▲ +2
5	Arch Manning	QB		5 — E
6	Jeremiah Smith	WR		8 ▲ +2
7	CJ Carr	QB		10 ▲ +3
8	Kevin Jennings	QB		11 ▲ +3
9	Malachi Toney	WR		9 — E
10	Jayden Maiava	QB		12 ▲ +2
11	Gunner Stockton	QB		13 ▲ +2
12	Bear Bachmeier	QB		15 ▲ +3
13	Devon Dampier	QB		18 ▲ +5
14	Kamario Taylor	QB		23 ▲ +9
15	Austin Simmons	QB		25 ▲ +10
16	Rocco Becht	QB		19 ▲ +3
17	Marcel Reed	QB		17 — E
18	Demond Williams Jr	QB		16 ▼ -2
19	Julian Sayin	QB		7 ▼ -12
20	LaNorris Sellers	QB		20 — E
21	Anthony Colandrea	QB		28 ▲ +7
22	Byrum Brown	QB		30 ▲ +8
23	Lincoln Kienholz	QB		32 ▲ +9
24	Dante Moore	QB		3 ▼ -21
25	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB		45 ▲ +20

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Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
26	John Mateer	QB		14 ▼ -12
27	Keelon Russell	QB		21 ▼ -6
28	Faizon Brandon	QB		27 ▼ -1
29	Beau Pribula	QB		29 — E
30	Avery Johnson	QB		36 ▲ +6
31	Aaron Philo	QB		31 — E
32	Connor Weigman	QB		37 ▲ +5
33	Gio Lopez	QB		40 ▲ +7
34	JC French IV	QB		41 ▲ +7
35	Mason Heintschel	QB		24 ▼ -11
36	Jadan Baugh	RB		43 ▲ +7
37	J’Koby Williams	RB		59 ▲ +22
38	Will Hammond	QB		34 ▼ -4
39	Cutter Boley	QB		22 ▼ -17
40	Noah Fifita	QB		26 ▼ -14
41	Julian Lewis	QB		116 ▲ +75
42	CJ Bailey	QB		51 ▲ +9
43	Katin Houser	QB		38 ▼ -5
44	William Watson III	QB		49 ▲ +5
45	Charlie Becker	WR		65 ▲ +20
46	Bryce Underwood	QB		53 ▲ +7
47	Nico Iamaleava	QB		47 — E
48	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB		54 ▲ +6
49	Ryan Browne	QB		55 ▲ +6
50	Kewan Lacy	RB		64 ▲ +14
51	Jaylin Carter	RB		39 ▼ -12
52	Turbo Richard	RB		73 ▲ +21
53	Wayne Knight	RB		87 ▲ +34
54	Jaylen Raynor	QB		42 ▼ -12
55	Jamal Rule	RB		33 ▼ -22
56	Ashton Daniels	QB		56 — E
57	DJ Lagway	QB		57 — E
58	Reed Harris	WR		78 ▲ +20
59	Adam Mohammed	RB		50 ▼ -9
60	Aidan Chiles	QB		60 — E
61	Ousmane Kromah	RB		61 — E
62	Maddux Madsen	QB		82 ▲ +20
63	Malik Washington	QB		100 ▲ +37
64	Jaden Craig	QB		105 ▲ +41
65	Billy Edwards Jr	QB		85 ▲ +20
66	Dakorien Moore	WR		48 ▼ -18
67	Donovan Olugbode	WR		94 ▲ +27
68	Mark Fletcher Jr	RB		NEW
69	Braden Atkinson	QB		69 — E
70	Daniel Hill	RB		101 ▲ +31
71	Nate Frazier	RB		74 ▲ +3
72	Gavin Freeman	WR		75 ▲ +3
73	Rodney Fields Jr	RB		92 ▲ +19
74	King Miller	RB		NEW
75	Fame Ijeboi	RB		NEW
76	Aneyas Williams	RB		52 ▼ -24
77	Hollywood Smothers	RB		NEW
78	Javion Mallory	RB		NEW
79	DeSean Bishop	RB		NEW
80	Dilin Jones	RB		44 ▼ -36
81	Anthony Evans III	WR		110 ▲ +29
82	Kenny Minchey	QB		46 ▼ -36
83	Makhi Hughes	RB		83 — E
84	Jesse Legree	WR		108 ▲ +24
85	Jayden Scott	RB		NEW
86	Jamal Roberts	RB		NEW
87	Jeremy Payne	RB		66 ▼ -20
88	Kamari Moulton	RB		58 ▼ -30
89	Trent Mosley	WR		67 ▼ -22
90	Bo Jackson	RB		72 ▼ -18

2026 Heisman Trophy Contender Week 2 Top Performers

Below is a list of the top performing Heisman Trophy contenders from Week 2 results. Results are calculated based on the following for each position.

• Quarterbacks (QB) – Completion Percentage, Passing Yards, Rushing Yards, Touchdowns, Turnovers
• Running Backs (RB) – Carries, Rushing Yards, Catches, Receiving Yards, Touchdowns, Turnovers
• Wide Receivers (WR) – Catches, Receiving Yards, Carries, Rushing Yards, Touchdowns, Turnovers

* – tight ends are classified as wide receivers

Rank	Player	Position	School	Points
1	Jaden Craig	QB		93.9
2	Malik Washington	QB		86.9
3	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB		82.1
4	Sam Leavitt	QB		82.0
5	Devon Dampier	QB		78.4
6	Kamario Taylor	QB		74.7
7	Lincoln Kienholz	QB		74.5
8	Anthony Colandrea	QB		74.2
9	Ryan Browne	QB		73.2
10	JC French IV	QB		73.0
11	Kevin Jennings	QB		69.5
12	Avery Johnson	QB		69.5
13	Braden Atkinson	QB		68.5
14	Gio Lopez	QB		66.9
15	Julian Lewis	QB		66.6
16	Jayden Maiava	QB		66.4
17	Byrum Brown	QB		65.7
18	Rickie Collins	QB		65.4
19	Rocco Becht	QB		64.7
20	Bear Bachmeier	QB		64.4
21	Trinidad Chambliss	QB		64.0
22	Katin Houser	QB		63.8
23	Demond Williams Jr	QB		63.6
24	Gunner Stockton	QB		62.4
25	CJ Carr	QB		62.1
26	Darian Mensah	QB		59.2
27	Aaron Philo	QB		59.0
28	Austin Simmons	QB		57.7
29	Fame Ijeboi	RB		56.4
30	Drake Lindsey	QB		56.2
31	Arch Manning	QB		54.2
32	CJ Bailey	QB		53.7
33	Noah Fifita	QB		51.2
34	Will Wilson	RB		49.2
35	Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele	QB		48.3
36	Cutter Boley	QB		47.2
37	Bryce Underwood	QB		47.1
38	Billy Edwards Jr	QB		46.8
39	DeSean Bishop	RB		46.7
40	Will Hammond	QB		46.6
41	Jamal Roberts	RB		46.5
42	Isaiah Marshall	QB		46.0
43	Marcus Stokes	QB		45.4
44	Beau Pribula	QB		44.5
45	Jesse Legree	WR		44.0
46	William Watson III	QB		43.1
47	Nico Iamaleava	QB		42.7
48	Marcel Reed	QB		42.5
49	Alonza Barnett III	QB		42.4
50	Wayne Knight	RB		40.7
51	Hollywood Smothers	RB		40.4
52	Reed Harris	WR		39.9
53	Jadan Baugh	RB		39.6
54	Maddux Madsen	QB		37.8
55	Connor Weigman	QB		37.8
56	J’Koby Williams	RB		37.6
57	Josh Hoover	QB		36.8
58	King Miller	RB		36.8
59	Javion Mallory	RB		36.2
60	Steve Angeli	QB		35.2
61	Jackson Arnold	QB		34.8
62	Keelon Russell	QB		34.5
63	Daniel Hill	RB		34.4
64	Faizon Brandon	QB		34.1
65	Julian Sayin	QB		34.1
66	Bo Jackson	RB		34.1
67	Jayden Scott	RB		33.8
68	LaNorris Sellers	QB		33.7
69	Kewan Lacy	RB		33.7
70	Mason Heintschel	QB		33.5
71	Kenny Minchey	QB		32.8
72	Dante Moore	QB		32.6
73	Jaylen Raynor	QB		31.5
74	Jeremiah Smith	WR		30.4
75	John Mateer	QB		29.6
76	Rodney Fields Jr	RB		29.5
77	Mark Fletcher Jr	RB		29.5
78	Charlie Becker	WR		29.1
79	Turbo Richard	RB		27.8
80	Adam Mohammed	RB		26.4
81	Mark Bowman	WR		26.3
82	Anthony Evans III	WR		25.1
83	Dilin Jones	RB		24.6
84	Jaylin Carter	RB		24.5
85	Donovan Olugbode	WR		24.1
86	Cayden Lee	WR		24.0
87	Jamal Rule	RB		22.8
88	Trey’Dez Green	WR		22.4
89	Kamari Moulton	RB		20.7
90	Gavin Freeman	WR		20.4
91	Malachi Toney	WR		19.6
92	Rueben Owens II	RB		19.5
93	Jeffrey Overton Jr	RB		18.7
94	Makhi Hughes	RB		18.4
95	Nate Frazier	RB		17.5
96	Jeremy Payne	RB		16.9
97	Jordon Davison	RB		16.3
98	Deuce Alexander	WR		15.6
99	Carlos Hernandez	WR		14.8
100	Waymond Jordan	RB		14.7
101	Umari Hatcher	WR		13.7
102	Jai’Den Thomas	RB		13.7
103	Dakorien Moore	WR		13.5
104	Adjatay Dabbs	WR		13.4
105	Nik McMillan	WR		13.2
106	Ja’Kobi Jackson	RB		13.0
107	Ryan Wingo	WR		12.2
108	Aneyas Williams	RB		11.9
109	Amare Thomas	WR		11.9
110	Omarion Miller	WR		11.9
111	Trent Mosley	WR		11.3
112	Que’Sean Brown	WR		11.1
113	Anthony Woods	RB		11.0
114	Shavane Anderson Jr	RB		10.8
115	Koby Howard	WR		9.8
116	Winston Watkins Jr	WR		9.3
117	Ryan Coleman-Williams	WR		8.3
118	Darius Taylor	RB		7.5
119	JJ Buchanan	WR		6.8
120	Cam Coleman	WR		6.5
121	Nyck Harbor	WR		5.5
122	Mike Matthews	WR		3.6
123	Jeremiah McClellan	WR		3.0

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