2026 Heisman Trophy Week 8 Power Rankings & Top Performers from Week 7

Below is the Lineups.com 2026 Heisman Trophy Power Rankings entering Week 8 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 7 Heisman Trophy contending top performance of the weekend.

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2026 Heisman Trophy Week 8 Top 25 Power Rankings

Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
1	Darian Mensah	QB		2 ▲ +1
2	Jeremiah Smith	WR		1 ▼ -1
3	Malachi Toney	WR		4 ▲ +1
4	Trinidad Chambliss	QB		6 ▲ +2
5	Gio Lopez	QB		11 ▲ +6
6	Devon Dampier	QB		3 ▼ -3
7	Kenny Minchey	QB		19 ▲ +12
8	Keelon Russell	QB		8 — E
9	Gunner Stockton	QB		9 — E
10	Kamario Taylor	QB		10 — E
11	CJ Carr	QB		5 ▼ -6
12	Braden Atkinson	QB		13 ▲ +1
13	Aidan Chiles	QB		14 ▲ +1
14	Connor Weigman	QB		16 ▲ +2
15	Jayden Maiava	QB		15 — E
16	Josh Hoover	QB		12 ▼ -4
17	Jesse Legree	WR		22 ▲ +5
18	Sam Leavitt	QB		24 ▲ +6
19	Kevin Jennings	QB		25 ▲ +6
20	Bear Bachmeier	QB		29 ▲ +9
21	Jadan Baugh	RB		32 ▲ +11
22	Byrum Brown	QB		40 ▲ +18
23	Noah Fifita	QB		23 — E
24	Arch Manning	QB		18 ▼ -6
25	Wayne Knight	RB		17 ▼ -8

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Rank	Player	Position	School	Previous Rank
26	Maddux Madsen	QB		26 — E
27	Drew Mestemaker	QB		30 ▲ +3
28	LaNorris Sellers	QB		28 — E
29	Austin Simmons	QB		21 ▼ -8
30	Jamal Roberts	RB		20 ▼ -10
31	Kamari Moulton	RB		31 — E
32	Anthony Colandrea	QB		27 ▼ -5
33	Ashton Daniels	QB		35 ▲ +2
34	Ethan Grunkemeyer	QB		38 ▲ +4
35	JC French IV	QB		39 ▲ +4

2026 Heisman Trophy Contender Week 7 Top Performers

Below is a list of the top performing Heisman Trophy contenders from Week 7 results. Results are calculated based on the following for each position.

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

* – tight ends are classified as wide receivers

Rank	Player	School	Score
1	Connor Weigman		46.92
2	JC French IV		44.76
3	Ashton Daniels		43.02
4	Gio Lopez		39.78
5	Ethan Grunkemeyer		36.50
6	Sam Leavitt		35.56
7	Drew Mestemaker		34.00
8	Trinidad Chambliss		33.64
9	Braden Atkinson		31.88
10	Bear Bachmeier		29.46
11	Darian Mensah		29.04
12	Malachi Toney		27.40
13	Devon Dampier		25.12
14	Jesse Legree		22.80
15	Kevin Jennings		21.84
16	Anthony Colandrea		20.36
17	Gunner Stockton		18.88
18	Kenny Minchey		18.32
19	Josh Hoover		17.84
20	Aidan Chiles		17.54
21	Julian Sayin		17.40
22	Jadan Baugh		15.10
23	Lincoln Kienholz		14.40
24	Arch Manning		12.92
25	Jeremiah Smith		12.80
26	Austin Simmons		11.56
27	CJ Carr		10.44
28	Wayne Knight		8.30
29	Keelon Russell		7.88
30	Anthony Evans III		4.00
31	Jamal Roberts		3.90
32	Kamario Taylor		0.00
33	Jayden Maiava		0.00
34	Noah Fifita		0.00
35	Maddux Madsen		0.00
36	LaNorris Sellers		0.00
37	Kamari Moulton		0.00
38	Nico Iamaleava		0.00
39	Aaron Philo		0.00