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Top 10 Heisman Trophy candidates for 2023 starts with Caleb Williams, Drake Maye

After taking home the 2022 Heisman Trophy, Southern California's Caleb Williams will take aim at college football history as the latest to challenge former Ohio State running back Archie Griffin's status as the only two-time winner in the award's history.

He'll have company from some of the most productive passers and runners in the Bowl Subdivision. As of now, Williams' biggest threat is North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye, who surged into the Heisman picture as a redshirt freshman before sputtering during the Tar Heels' three-game losing streak to end the regular season.

But with nine months until the 2023 season kicks off, the most overlooked Heisman contenders are the unknown starters at Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee, Georgia and elsewhere.