Travis Hunter? Ashton Jeanty? Cam Ward? Votes are in for ESPN's midseason Heisman Watch

Boise State's Ashton Jeanty has gained 1,248 rushing yards and scored 18 total touchdowns while averaging 9.9 yards per carry.

Colorado 's Travis Hunter suffered a shoulder injury on Saturday night against Kansas State and had to miss the second half of the Buffaloes' 31-28 loss.

Jeanty is the most explosive playmaker in the sport, with eight touchdown runs of 50 or more yards .

Cam Ward , a Washington State transfer, has led Miami to No. 6 in the ACC and the No. 1 scoring offense in the country.

Dillon Gabriel , a veteran quarterback with big-game experience to succeed Bo Nix , is also in the Heisman race.

Kurtis Rourke , a 33 -game starter at Ohio , has been superb during Indiana 's stunning 6 -0 start.

Rourke has put up a 91.9 -9 QBR - the best among Power 4 starters - operating a rebuilt offense that's scoring 47.5 points per game.

Key stat: Indiana has outscored its six opponents by a combined margin of 196 points this season . Only Texas ( 221 points) and Ole Miss ( 216 ) have been better by that standard. In their nine losses last season , the Hoosiers were outscored by a combined margin of 135 points. ESPN BET Heisman odds: +6000.