Can Jeremiah Smith hold onto the No. 1 spot in the 2026 Heisman Trophy race, or are Miami's Darian Mensah and Malachi Toney closing in? These updated Heisman rankings after Week 8 put the Ohio State receiver's production and strength of competition against Miami's explosive passing attack. Smith remains the favorite despite Ohio State's bye week. Mensah sits second after throwing four touchdowns against Pittsburgh, while Toney climbs to third following a 16-catch, 194-yard, three-touchdown performance. Oregon State freshman Jesse LeGree takes fourth with 14 receiving touchdowns, and Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker moves into fifth ahead of Trinidad Chambliss. Miami's upcoming statement games could determine whether Mensah or Toney can challenge Smith. ---------------- CHAPTERS 0:00 -- Updated Heisman Rankings After Week 8 0:20 -- No. 5: Drew Mestemaker, Oklahoma State 2:09 -- No. 4: Jesse LeGree, Oregon State 3:49 -- No. 3: Malachi Toney, Miami 5:49 -- No. 2: Darian Mensah, Miami 8:10 -- No. 1: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State 10:30 -- Your Heisman Top Five and PFN Impact Dashboards Hit subscribe → https://www.youtube.com/@PFN365?sub_confirmation=1 ---------------- MORE FREE PFN TOOLS CFB Playoff Predictor → https://pfsn.app/cfbpredictor #CollegeFootball #HeismanRankings #JeremiahSmith
A pair of Big 12 quarterbacks debuted on USA Today's Heisman Trophy momentum meter after huge Week 7 performances. They weren't able to stay there after Saturday's games.
