Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner. Young is the first Alabama quarterback to win the prestigious award and the fourth player overall. All winners have come under coach Nick Saban.
This is the fourth time that a program has won the award in consecutive years. Alabama wide receiver DeVonta won the award in 2020.
Young won all six regions, finishing far ahead of second-place finisher Aidan Hutchinson, the talented defensive end from Michigan.
As a first-year starter, Young has led his team to a 12-1 record, an SEC Championship, and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff.
He has thrown for 4,322 yards, 43 touchdowns, and only four interceptions.
Alabama will play Cincinnati on New Year’s Eve in Cotton Bowl, which is one of the host sites for the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Young’s teammate, linebacker and edge rush specialist Will Anderson finished fifth in the voting. He received the third-highest number of first-place votes.
The moment Bryce Young won the 2021 Heisman Trophy 👏 pic.twitter.com/dwg5kXRhgU
— ESPN (@espn) December 12, 2021
From one Heisman to another…@_bryce_young @DeVontaSmith_6 Welcome to the Fraternity pic.twitter.com/2k3Oq4N49p — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) December 12, 2021
Woke up a Heisman Winner 🏆@_bryce_young @HeismanTrophy pic.twitter.com/hEroOkBNUS — Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) December 12, 2021
