Heisman Trophy News: LSU’s Leonard Fournette Falls In Latest Heisman Watch; Bama’s Henry Widens Lead [VIDEO]

Although LSU running back Leonard Fournette had a better game against the Arkansas this past Saturday, according to the CBSSports.com poll, Derrick Henry leads the Heisman field, with Fournette a distant second.

One of the reasons Fournette has fallen off is because his team has too. LSU has lost back-to-back games which is hurting Fournette's chances too.

Here is how the reporters from CBS Sports see the Heisman race thus far:

HEISMAN HOPEFULS

RANK


DODD


PALM


SOLOMON


CONSENSUS

   

1.

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

1. Derrick Henry
(31 points)

   

2.

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

Ezekiel Elliott
Ohio State RB

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

2. Leonard Fournette
(19 points)

   

3.

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

Ezekiel Elliott
Ohio State RB

3. Deshaun Watson
(16 points)

   

4.

Baker Mayfield
Oklahoma QB

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

4. Ezekiel Elliott
(12 points)

   

5.

C.J. Beathard
Iowa QB

Christian McCaffrey
Stanford RB

Baker Mayfield
Oklahoma QB

5. Dalvin Cook
(11 points)

   

RANK


FORNELLI


HINNEN


KALLAND


PATTERSON

1.

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

Dalvin Cook
FSU RB

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

2.

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

Corey Coleman
Baylor WR

Dalvin Cook
FSU RB

Ezekiel Elliott
Ohio State RB

3.

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

Leonard Fournette
LSU RB

Corey Coleman
Baylor WR

4.

Trevone Boykin
TCU QB

Derrick Henry
Alabama RB

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

Dalvin Cook
FSU RB

5.

Ezekiel Elliott
Ohio State RB

Christian McCaffrey
Stanford RB

Corey Coleman
Baylor WR

Deshaun Watson
Clemson QB

Although Fournette still leads the nation in yards per game (178.7) and touchdowns with 19, Henry has had back-to-back 200 yard games on the big stage and is now firmly in first place on most Heisman voters ballots.

ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit said Tuesday on Twitter that he thinks if Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott has monster games the next few weeks, he'll be high on the Heisman list too, but for now it's Henry's to lose.

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