2026 Heisman Trophy Week 7 Power Rankings & Top Performers from Week 6

Below is the Lineups.com 2026 Heisman Trophy Power Rankings entering Week 7 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 6 Heisman Trophy contending top performance of the weekend.

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2026 Heisman Trophy Week 7 Top 25 Power Rankings

Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
1	Jeremiah Smith	WR		1 — E
2	Darian Mensah	QB		2 — E
3	Devon Dampier	QB		9 ▲ +6
4	Malachi Toney	WR		4 — E
5	CJ Carr	QB		6 ▲ +1
6	Trinidad Chambliss	QB		5 ▼ -1
7	Julian Sayin	QB		8 ▲ +1
8	Keelon Russell	QB		3 ▼ -5
9	Gunner Stockton	QB		11 ▲ +2
10	Kamario Taylor	QB		10 — E
11	Gio Lopez	QB		20 ▲ +9
12	Josh Hoover	QB		7 ▼ -5
13	Braden Atkinson	QB		21 ▲ +8
14	Aidan Chiles	QB		22 ▲ +8
15	Jayden Maiava	QB		14 ▼ -1
16	Connor Weigman	QB		19 ▲ +3
17	Wayne Knight	RB		24 ▲ +7
18	Arch Manning	QB		15 ▼ -3
19	Kenny Minchey	QB		23 ▲ +4
20	Jamal Roberts	RB		30 ▲ +10
21	Austin Simmons	QB		16 ▼ -5
22	Jesse Legree	WR		26 ▲ +4
23	Noah Fifita	QB		28 ▲ +5
24	Sam Leavitt	QB		13 ▼ -11
25	Kevin Jennings	QB		25 — E

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Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
26	Maddux Madsen	QB		29 ▲ +3
27	Anthony Colandrea	QB		12 ▼ -15
28	LaNorris Sellers	QB		35 ▲ +7
29	Bear Bachmeier	QB		41 ▲ +12
30	Drew Mestemaker	QB		NR
31	Kamari Moulton	RB		NR
32	Jadan Baugh	RB		17 ▼ -15
33	Nico Iamaleava	QB		18 ▼ -15
34	Lincoln Kienholz	QB		38 ▲ +4
35	Ashton Daniels	QB		32 ▼ -3
36	Anthony Evans III	WR		36 — E
37	Aaron Philo	QB		37 — E
38	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB		34 ▼ -4
39	JC French IV	QB		39 — E
40	Byrum Brown	QB		40 — E

2026 Heisman Trophy Contender Week 6 Top Performers

Below is a list of the top performing Heisman Trophy contenders from Week 6 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	Score
1	Braden Atkinson		65.36
2	Bear Bachmeier		64.56
3	Devon Dampier		62.12
4	Sam Leavitt		61.40
5	Gio Lopez		57.12
6	LaNorris Sellers		54.16
7	Anthony Colandrea		53.72
8	Aidan Chiles		46.08
9	Maddux Madsen		44.52
10	Ethan Grunkemeyer		43.52
11	Ashton Daniels		43.36
12	Kenny Minchey		42.84
13	Aaron Philo		42.08
14	Jayden Maiava		42.04
15	Drew Mestemaker		41.16
16	Gunner Stockton		39.96
17	Jamal Roberts		39.20
18	Connor Weigman		38.78
19	Noah Fifita		36.64
20	Trinidad Chambliss		36.52
21	CJ Carr		35.84
22	Keelon Russell		34.00
23	Kamari Moulton		33.80
24	Arch Manning		32.40
25	Lincoln Kienholz		32.10
26	Josh Hoover		29.42
27	Avery Johnson		27.18
28	Julian Sayin		25.68
29	Jesse Legree		24.10
30	Wayne Knight		21.30
31	Beau Pribula		18.76
32	Ousmane Kromah		18.30
33	Austin Simmons		17.88
34	Nico Iamaleava		15.48
35	Jadan Baugh		13.40
36	Jeremiah Smith		11.30
37	Demond Williams Jr		9.76
38	Charlie Becker		6.70
39	Turbo Richard		5.00
40	Dylan Raiola		-3.28

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