Robert Griffin III has worn many hats as a great player who won the Heisman Trophy and then ultimately as a college football analyst. His assessment of the Heisman field is particularly noteworthy, as Griffin gets a Heisman vote as a former winner. He checked in with his weekly update After Wwek 8.

RG3's Heisman Favorite

The Heisman favorite-- for Griffin and likely so for most other voters-- remains Ohio State star WR Jeremiah Smith. Not only is Ohio State very much in the national championship picture, but Smith is both the likely best player in the nation and has spent much of 2026 re-writing the Ohio State record book.

At this point, Smith has the OSU career mark for catches, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. On the season, Smith's 52 catches is 10th nationally and his 984 yards and 12 touchdowns are each second nationally only to Oregon State's Jesse Legree.

New This Week

New to Griffin's top five since last week are No. 4 Malachi Toney and No. 5 Braden Atkinson.…