Alabama quarterback Bryce Young became the second Alabama player to win the Heisman Trophy in as many years when he was named the 2021 Heisman winner on Saturday night.
Young's win was unexpected, even if he is the first Alabama QB to win the Heisman. He entered the ceremony as the undisputed favorite for the award after Alabama finished the season at 12-1 and enters the College Football Playoff as the top seed. His win coupled with DeVonta Smith's win a year ago also means that Alabama joins Oklahoma (Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray) and USC (Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush) as the only schools to have back-to-back Heisman winners since Archie Griffin won in 1974 and 1975.