Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter, Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty and Miami quarterback Cam Ward have been named finalists for the 90th annual Heisman Memorial Trophy. The announcement was made tonight (December 9) by 1989 Heisman Trophy winner Andre Ware on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown.

The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner will be announced during Nissan’s televised Heisman Trophy ceremony, airing Saturday (December 14) at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

The top 10 finishers will be featured on “The Top 10 Heisman Trophy Finalists Show” presented by Nissan on Friday (December 13) at 7:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This is the sixth consecutive year there have been four Heisman finalists. The Heisman Trophy Trust announced in 2021 that it would formally invite four finalists annually to Heisman Trophy weekend in New York City. The Heisman Trophy Trust began formally inviting finalists to New York City in 1982.

Gabriel, a senior from Mililani, Hawaii, is both the 2024 Big Ten Offensive Player and Quarterback of the Year and a first-team All-Big Ten pick. The first-year Duck led No. 1 Oregon to a 13-0 season, a Big Ten championship victory over Penn State and the top seed in the College Football Playoff. He ranks second nationally in completion percentage (73.2) and seventh in passer rating (166.57). He completed 297 of 406 passes for 3,558 yards and 28 touchdowns while rushing for 192 yards and seven scores. His 35 total touchdowns rank seventh nationally, while his passing yards rank eighth. Gabriel became the NCAA’s all-time leader in receiving touchdowns with 187 in his sixth year of college football. With his 62nd on Saturday, Gabriel set the all-time FBS record for career quarterback starts, surpassing the mark set by 2023 Heisman finalist and fellow Oregon Duck Bo Nix.

Hunter, a junior from Suwanee, Georgia, is the 2024 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also selected to first-team All-Big 12 as a defensive back and wide receiver. Defensively, he had 31 tackles, 11 pass breakups, four interceptions, a conference-best 15 passes defended (fifth nationally) and forced a game-winning fumble. Hunter, who was named Honorable Mention for Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year, led the conference with 92 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns while ranking second in the Big 12 game with 1,152 receiving yards ( 7.7) and sixth in receiving yards per game (96.0). Hunter leads the country with 21 receptions of 20 yards or more. He twice had three touchdown receptions in a game, had ten or more catches in a game three times, and had 100 or more receiving yards in a game seven times.

Jeanty, a junior from Jacksonville, Florida, is a two-time Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year and was selected to the All-Mountain West First Team (2023-24). He rushed for 2,497 yards and 29 touchdowns, both national bests and school and conference records. His rushing total is the second-highest regular season total in FBS history, behind only 1988 Heisman winner Barry Sanders. Jeanty has rushed for 125 or more yards in 13 straight games, the longest FBS streak since at least 1996. He was named MVP of the Mountain West Championship game after leading the Broncos to a 21-7 victory. In the title game, he ran for 209 yards and a score. He ran for more than 200 yards in a game for the eighth time in his career, including six times this season. He has completed 17 100-yard halves this year. Jeanty, the program record holder with 4,655 yards, also set Boise State single-season records for all-purpose yards (2,613) and rushing touchdowns (29).

Ward, a senior from West Columbia, Texas, is both the 2024 ACC Player and Offensive Player of the Year and earned All-ACC First Team Quarterback honors. He leads the nation with a school-record 36 passing touchdowns, while his 4,123 passing yards, 4,319 total yards, 343.6 passing yards per game and total touchdowns (41) are all the second most. His passer rating is fourth (171.07). His passing yards are also a Miami single-season record, breaking Bernie Kosar’s 40-year-old school record. Ward, Miami’s first ACC Player of the Year, is the first Hurricane QB to have seven straight 300-yard games, and he has totaled 10 games with more than 300 yards and three or more TD passes. As a fifth-year senior, Ward is tied with Case Keenum for the most passing touchdowns (155) at the NCAA Division I level. The Miami offense, which Ward directs, leads the nation in scoring (44.2).

Gabriel is Oregon’s fifth finalist and first since Nix (2023). He would be the Ducks’ second winner and first since Marcus Mariota (2014). Hunter is Colorado’s fourth Heisman finalist and first since the Buffaloes’ only Heisman winner, Rashaan Salaam (1994). Jeanty is Boise State’s second Heisman finalist and first since Kellen Moore (2010). He would be the Broncos’ first winner. Ward is Miami’s 10th finalist and first since Willis McGahee (2002). He would be the Hurricanes’ third winner and first since Gino Torretta (1992).

Hunter, Jeanty and Ward are all also finalists for the Walter Camp Award, while Gabriel, Hunter and Jeanty are finalists for the Maxwell Award. Hunter is also a finalist for the Bednarik, Biletnikoff and Hornung Awards. Jeanty is also a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. Ward and Gabriel are also finalists for the Davey O’Brien and Manning Awards.

Since the training was introduced in 1982, 180 players have now been invited to New York as Heisman finalists.

Ballots for the 2024 Heisman Trophy went to 928 voters, including 870 members of the media, 57 living Heisman winners and a total fan vote, presented by Nissan, the lead partner of the Heisman Trophy. All ballots were submitted electronically to Deloitte’s independent accountants.

A limited number of tickets for the Heisman Legends Brunch – celebrating 90 years of Legends – are available at www.Heisman.com.

To request media permission for the 2024 Heisman Trophy Weekend, please visit www.Heisman.com/media.

As a reminder, the Heisman Trophy logo was updated last year. Please send an email (email protected) to request the updated version for editorial purposes only.