2026 Heisman Trophy Week 6 Power Rankings & Top Performers from Week 5

Below is the Lineups.com 2026 Heisman Trophy Power Rankings entering Week 6 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 5 Heisman Trophy contending top performance of the weekend.

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2026 Heisman Trophy Week 6 Top 25 Power Rankings

Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
1	Jeremiah Smith	WR		3 ▲ +2
2	Darian Mensah	QB		1 ▼ -1
3	Keelon Russell	QB		7 ▲ +4
4	Malachi Toney	WR		2 ▼ -2
5	Trinidad Chambliss	QB		5 — E
6	CJ Carr	QB		12 ▲ +6
7	Josh Hoover	QB		11 ▲ +4
8	Julian Sayin	QB		10 ▲ +2
9	Devon Dampier	QB		9 — E
10	Kamario Taylor	QB		4 ▼ -6
11	Gunner Stockton	QB		16 ▲ +5
12	Anthony Colandrea	QB		14 ▲ +2
13	Sam Leavitt	QB		13 — E
14	Jayden Maiava	QB		8 ▼ -6
15	Arch Manning	QB		15 — E
16	Austin Simmons	QB		21 ▲ +5
17	Jadan Baugh	RB		6 ▼ -11
18	Nico Iamaleava	QB		18 — E
19	Connor Weigman	QB		23 ▲ +4
20	Gio Lopez	QB		36 ▲ +16
21	Braden Atkinson	QB		33 ▲ +12
22	Aidan Chiles	QB		22 — E
23	Kenny Minchey	QB		39 ▲ +16
24	Wayne Knight	RB		24 — E
25	Kevin Jennings	QB		20 ▼ -5

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Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
26	Jesse Legree	WR		38 ▲ +12
27	Avery Johnson	QB		27 — E
28	Noah Fifita	QB		29 ▲ +1
29	Maddux Madsen	QB		31 ▲ +2
30	Jamal Roberts	RB		50 ▲ +20
31	Charlie Becker	WR		45 ▲ +14
32	Ashton Daniels	QB		44 ▲ +12
33	Demond Williams Jr	QB		17 ▼ -16
34	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB		25 ▼ -9
35	LaNorris Sellers	QB		48 ▲ +13
36	Anthony Evans III	WR		49 ▲ +13
37	Aaron Philo	QB		26 ▼ -11
38	Lincoln Kienholz	QB		35 ▼ -3
39	JC French IV	QB		19 ▼ -20
40	Byrum Brown	QB		34 ▼ -6
41	Bear Bachmeier	QB		40 ▼ -1
42	Turbo Richard	RB		NR
43	Ousmane Kromah	RB		42 ▼ -1
44	Beau Pribula	QB		30 ▼ -14
45	Dylan Raiola	QB		46 ▲ +1

2026 Heisman Trophy Contender Week 5 Top Performers

Below is a list of the top performing Heisman Trophy contenders from Week 5 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	School	Heisman Score
1	Braden Atkinson		103.0
2	Gio Lopez		81.0
3	Ethan Grunkemeyer		80.0
4	Anthony Colandrea		74.0
5	CJ Carr		73.0
6	Gunner Stockton		72.0
7	Kenny Minchey		71.0
8	Josh Hoover		67.0
9	Noah Fifita		65.0
10	Ashton Daniels		65.0
11	Austin Simmons		64.0
12	Julian Sayin		63.0
13	Keelon Russell		62.0
14	LaNorris Sellers		59.0
15	Byrum Brown		57.0
16	Lincoln Kienholz		57.0
17	Maddux Madsen		55.0
18	Sam Leavitt		54.0
19	Kevin Jennings		54.0
20	Connor Weigman		53.0
21	Darian Mensah		50.0
22	Rocco Becht		48.0
23	Kamario Taylor		47.0
24	William Watson III		45.0
25	Jayden Maiava		42.0
26	Aaron Philo		42.0
27	Jamal Roberts		42.0
28	JC French IV		33.0
29	Jesse Legree		33.0
30	Jeremiah Smith		32.0
31	Demond Williams Jr		32.0
32	Bear Bachmeier		29.0
33	Anthony Evans III		28.0
34	Aidan Chiles		27.0
35	Turbo Richard		26.0
36	Beau Pribula		22.0
37	Mason Heintschel		22.0
38	Charlie Becker		22.0
39	Dilin Jones		13.0
40	Bryce Underwood		9.0
41	Ousmane Kromah		8.0
42	Malachi Toney		4.0
43	Jadan Baugh		1.0
44	Faizon Brandon		-1.0