B/R's 2024 Heisman Trophy Rankings: Showtime for Milroe, Beck in Week 5

Every game counts for a single result, but the impact of a particular matchup can undeniably be more important.

That reality will be very apparent in Week 5.

Saturday afternoon, Alabama hosts Georgia in a battle of SEC superpowers.

Beyond the helmet clash, however, the league contest doubles as a showdown of premier Heisman Trophy contenders Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, the quarterbacks at Bama and UGA.

When the Heisman Trophy presentation nears, there will be plenty of talk about "signature moments" on a player's resume.

This is the kind of contest that can produce that performance.

You know the college football world will be watching closely.

The tiers are a personal view but consider a player's production, team success and more historical Heisman trends.

Brady Cook, QB, Missouri : It wasn't pretty, but it was still a win.

Missouri needed overtime to survive Vanderbilta program with two SEC victories since 2020in a messy home game.

Cook threw for 226 yards and a pair of scores, helping Mizzou take a 4-0 record into an idle weekend.

Tre Harris, WR, Ole Miss : The production is impossible to ignore.

Harris has racked up 38 catches for 628 yards and four touchdowns, most recently scorching the Georgia Southern defense for 225 yards and two scores.

Ole Miss should finally be tested in Week 5 when a feisty Kentucky team comes to town for an SEC clash.

RJ Harvey, RB, UCF : After an idle Saturday, the Knights return to the field for a Big 12 tilt against Colorado.

Harvey has amassed 485 scrimmage yards and nine touchdowns during UCF's 3-0 start.

Miller Moss, QB, USC : Moss would have remained a tier higher if USC managed to steal the victory at Michigan.

However, the Trojans fell to a one-dimensional offense.

Moss mustered just 5.5 yards per throw, but at least he tossed three touchdowns in the 27-24 loss.

Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State : I received several forms of "why is he only 'on the radar' after two enormous games?" last week.

And, hey, I get it! Not since 1990 has a player from a non-power conference won a Heisman, though, and a non-QB from a non-power league hasn't since 1960.

The trend is the trend.

Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson : Because of how poorly Clemson fared in the opening loss to UGA, Klubnik may be fighting an uphill climb in the perception battle.

Still, he's recovered from that subpar showing with 11 total touchdowns in two blowout wins.

Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU : Since the Week 1 letdown to USC, Nussmeier has tossed 11 scores while leading the Tigers to three straight wins.

That part: Good.

LSU has started a bit slowly in each of those games.

That, however: Less good.

Breaking the habit is key before SEC play heats up, and South Alabama in Week 5 is LSU's last chance for that.

Drew Allar, QB, Penn State : Kent State might be the worst FBS team in the country, so it's no surprise Penn State won 56-0.

Allar did exactly what you'd expect in such a matchup, efficiently passing for 309 yards and three touchdowns with a fourth score on the ground.

All of the Nittany Lions' remaining games are against Big Ten teams, starting with No.

19 Illinois this weekend.

Travis Hunter, CB, Colorado : Strictly on the field, Hunter likely deserves to be the favorite.

He just notched a fourth consecutive 100-yard day as a receiver and forced the game-sealing fumble in CU's overtime win over Baylor.

Hunter is a Tier 2 candidate because of his team's questionable upside, but every win increases his Heisman appeal.

Colorado heads to UCF for another Big 12 outing in Week 5.

Carson Beck, QB, Georgia : Beck completed 21-of-29 passes for 243 yards in last season's SEC Championship to Alabama.

However, a late turnover on a botched exchange hurt the Dawgs in that disappointing lossone that prevented UGA from making the College Football Playoff.

He'll be looking for redemption in Tuscaloosa this weekend.

Will Howard, QB, Ohio State : Good quarterback on a great team? That's an easy Heisman recipe.

Howard threw his first interception of the year against Marshall but finished with 275 passing yards and accounted for three touchdowns.

Next up, 3-0 Ohio State travels to Michigan State.

Dillon Gabriel, QB, Oregon : Idle in Week 4, the Ducks take on a familiar face in fresh context this weekend.

Oregon officially begins its Big Ten days against former Pac-12 nemesis UCLA.

Gabriel enters conference action with 940 total yards and eight scores.

Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas : If he misses another game, Ewers will dip in Heisman talks simply because of missed opportunities.

His status is unclear for the upcoming SEC opener against Mississippi State, but Ewers is expected to return by mid-October when UT meets rival Oklahoma.

Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama : While this isn't a "make-or-break" moment in Milroe's campaign, playing Georgia is certainly a valuable one.

It'd be tough for Milroe to form a stronger statement early in the post-Nick Saban era than knocking off the Dawgs again .

Cam Ward, QB, Miami : Ward surpassed the 400-yard barrier in Miami's rout of South Florida.

He tossed three-plus scores for the fourth game in a row, adding 43 yards on the ground for a season-best total of 447 yards.

Miami hosts rival Virginia Tech in its ACC opener on Friday night.

Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss : Ho-hum, another 382 yards and four touchdowns as a passer with a season-high 36 rushing yards while Ole Miss cruised past Georgia Southern.

Dart is ripping apart box scores right now.

Eight straight SEC contests are on the horizon, though, beginning at home against Kentucky this weekend.

Nico Iamaleava, QB, Tennessee : Oklahoma made it a little difficult on Tennessee's offense, but Iamaleava threw for 194 yards and a touchdown in the 25-15 road victory.

The Vols are idle in Week 5 before heading to Arkansas..

This article has been shared from the original article on bleacherreport, here is the link to the original article.