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Lamar Jackson Wins Heisman Trophy

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December 10, 2016 at 9:07pm
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Jackson capped his remarkable rise with the first Heisman Trophy in school history, having wowed enough voters -- despite losses in his final two games -- with 51 total touchdowns and 4,928 total yards.

What Jackson accomplished in 2016 goes down as the greatest season ever at Louisville -- a school where Hall of Famer Johnny Unitas starred in the 1950s.

Jackson became the youngest player to win the Heisman -- at 19 years, 337 days, just five days younger than Jameis Winston -- and just the fourth sophomore to take home the trophy. He joins Johnny Manziel (2012) as the only Heisman winners to throw for 3,000 yards and rush for 1,000 yards in a season. It also continued a remarkable run, as quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy in 14 of the past 16 years.

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