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Heisman Winning QB's : 1st Year vs 2nd Year As the Starting QB

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1/21/26 at 4:13p in the College Sports Forum
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Expectations for Julian Sayin couldn't be much higher.  He just finished 4th in the Heisman voting, as a first year starter, throwing for 3600 yards and 32 TD's and completing an amazing 77% of his passes.  QBR 177.4 Really impressive stats for such a young QB.

I was curious how recent Heisman-winning QB's grew statistically from year 1 to year 2 as the starting QB.

Mendoza - Won Heisman in 3rd season as a starter

1st year - 153/243 63.0% 1708 yards 14 TD/10 INT  189.8 yards/game 132.8 QBR

2nd year - 265/386 68.7% 3004 yards 16 TD/6 INT  273.1 yards/game 144.6 QBR

Jayden Daniels - Won Heisman in 5th season as a starter (2nd season was shortened by injury and he only played 4 games, so the 2nd season was technically his 3rd on campus)

1st year - 205/338 60.7% 2943 yards 17TD/2 INT 245.3 yards/game 149.2 QBR

2nd year - 197/301 65.4% 2380 yards 10TD/10INT 183.1 yards/game 136.2 QBR

Caleb Williams - Won Heisman in his 2nd season as a starter

1st year - 136/211 64.5% 1912 yards 21TD/4INT 173.8yards/game 169.6 QBR

2nd year - 333/500 66.6% 4537yards 42TD/5INT  324.1 yards/game 168.5 QBR

Bryce Young - Won Heisman in his 1st season as a starter

1st year - 366/547 66.9% 4872 yards 47TD/7INT 324.8 yards/game 167.5 QBR

2nd year - 245/380 64.5% 3328 yards 32TD/5INT 277.3 yards/game 163.2 QBR - 6th in Heisman

Joe Burrow - Won Heisman in his 2nd season as a starter

1st year - 219/379 57.8% 2894 yards 16TD/5INT 222.6 yards/game 133.2 QBR

2nd year - 402/527 76.3% 5671 yards 60TD/6INT 378.1 yards/game 202.0 QBR

Kyler Murray - Won the Heisman in his only season as a starter

1st year - 260/377 69.0% 4361 yards 42TD/7INT 311.5 yards/game 199.2 QBR

Baker Mayfield - Won the Heisman in his 3rd year as a starter

1st year - 269/395 68.1% 3700 yards 36TD/7INT  284.6 yards/game 173.3 QBR - 4th in Heisman voting

2nd year - 254/358 70.9% 3965 yards 40TD/8INT 305.0 yards/game 196.4 QBR - 3rd in Heisman voting

Lamar Jackson - Won the Heisman in his 2nd year as a starter

1st year - 135/247 54.7%1840 yards 12TD/8INT 153.3 yards/game 126.8 QBR

2nd year - 230/409 56.2% 3543 yards 30TD/9INT 272.5 yards/game 148.8 QBR

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