Loading ...If the Golden Blur, DeSean Jackson, can do what he did in that video up there a few more times next season, we’re sure he’ll be able to at least get some votes for that bronze trophy. We’ve already oogled all of the Cal PR machine’s fancy new website for D-Jax. But we ask, can he really win the Heisman Trophy?Quite possibly. Rich Cirminiello over at FoxSports.com ranked D-Jax No. 15 in his list of Heisman candidates, ahead of guys like Tim Tebow of Florida.
And the college football blogger over at the Sporting News thinks that Jackson is the Pac-10’s third-best player, behind John David Booty(call) and Rey Maualaga of USC.
But history is against D-Jax. The last time a receiver won the Heisman Trophy was when Desmond Howard did it in 1991 for Michigan. But the thing that Jackson has in common with Howard and another receiver who won the trophy, Tim Brown in 1987, is that all three were/are amazing return men. (Howard’s Wolverines also won the Big Ten that year, which may be a prerequisite for D-Jax. Cal’s got to do better than 10-3).
But as Cirminiello points out, Jackson’s return ability is tied to whether or not he’ll get the ball.
Even when they moonlight on special teams, receivers win the Heisman about once every generation. Once opponents wise up and completely ban punting the ball to Jackson, he’ll lose the one hook that makes him so unique.
But the Heisman Hype for D-Jax started even before the end of last season, as AOL sports notes.
Unlike most receivers, Jackson has a halfway decent chance to win the award because he is a kick returner.
Jackson will have to overcome Cal’s limited Heisman credentials, but chances are he’ll be the best offensive player on one of the nation’s top teams next year which should take him far.
Speaking of that, how can D-Jax win the Heisman? Well, the Bears have to get off to a good start. What derailed Marshawn Lynch’s Heisman bid was the beat down Cal received at Tennessee. Sure Lynch had great stats, but once every writer wrote off the Bears as just another pesky top 20 team instead of a top 10 team, Lynch’s Heisman campaign pretty much died.
So a lot of things ride on that Sept. 1 showdown with the Vols: D-Jax’s Heisman chances and Cal’s reputation as a major player in college football.
But we’re sure if he can showcase his 4.29 40 speed like he did in that video up there, then he’ll get consideration for the Heisman and the Bears won’t be an afterthought.
Earlier: “DeSean For Heisman: The Clog Reviews Our School’s New D-Jax Site Breaking down the Heisman contenders [Fox Sports]
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Jul 17, 2007 at 11:37 am
I hear that most atheletes are considered Heisman candidates before the season starts. Then the Notre Dame/USC/Big 10/SEC homers start yapping and places like Cal disappear from the map.