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Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield wins Heisman | Look at how NJ.com reporters voted

In one of the least surprising Heisman Trophy announcements ever, Baker Mayfield earned college football's most coveted award Saturday night in a ceremony at the PlayStation Theater in New York.

A finalist for the second straight year, Mayfield took home the Heisman after concluding a 2017 regular season by leading the nation in completion percentage (.710), passing efficiency rating (a record-breaking 203.8), yards per pass attempt (11.8), yards per completion (16.6) and pass of plays of 20-plus yards (75) while ranking second nationally in passing touchdowns (41), third in total offense (357.7 ypg) and fourth in passing yards (333.