MAP: Which states have produced the most Heisman Trophy winners?

Jeremiyah Love, Fernando Mendoza, Diego Pavia or Julian Sayin will become the 91st Heisman Trophy winner Saturday. 

Ohio State quarterback Sayin, a 2024 graduate of Carlsbad, could become the 17th player from California to win the Heisman, the most of any state. 

Marcus Allen, Reggie Bush, Jayden Daniels, Carson Palmer, O.J. Simpson, Ricky Williams and Bryce Young headline the list of winners from the Golden State. 

Palmer is one of two former Heisman Trophy winners that is currently a head coach in high school. He led Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) to its first section title since 2011 and is going for an Open Division state title Saturday against No. 15 De La Salle (Concord). The Eagles are ranked at No. 5 in the MaxPreps Top 25.

Ty Detmer, the 1990 Heisman winner at BYU, is currently the head coach at ALA-Gilbert North (Gilbert, Ariz.) and led the Eagles to an 11-2 record and Class 5A semifinal appearance in his second year. Detmer graduated from Southwest (San Antonio) in 1987 and one of 11 recipients of college football's highest honor from Texas. 

Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) is the only school that has produced three winners in John Huarte (1964), Matt Leinart (2004) and Young (2021).

The only other high school that has produced multiple Heisman winners is Woodrow Wilson (Dallas). Davey O'Brien won the award in 1938 and Tim Brown did 49 years later in 1987. 

Texas tied with Ohio for the second most Heisman winners with 11. 

Earl Campbell, Robert Griffin III, Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Doak Walker were some of the other notable winners from the Lone Star State.

Joe Burrow, Desmond Howard, Roger Staubach, Charles Woodson and the only two-time winner Archie Griffin headline the list of players from the Buckeye State.

In total, 26 different states along with Washington, D.C. have had at least one winner. 

If Pavia or Love win the Heisman Trophy they would become the first player from their respective state to do so. Pavia graduated from Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.) in 2020 and Love played at Christian Brothers (St. Louis, Mo.). 

Mendoza would become the fifth player from Florida to claim the award joining Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007), Derrick Henry (2015) and Lamar Jackson (2016). He graduated from Columbus (Miami) in 2022. Alabama — 3

Bo Jackson, McAdory (McCalla)

Pat Sullivan, John Carroll Catholic (Birmingham)

Jameis Winston, Hueytown

Marcus Allen, Lincoln (San Diego)

Gary Beban, Sequoia (Redwood City)

Reggie Bush, Helix (La Mesa)

Jayden Daniels, Cajon (San Bernardino)

Glenn Davis, Bonita (La Verne)

Mike Garrett, Roosevelt (Los Angeles)

John Huarte, Mater Dei (Santa Ana)

Matt Leinart, Mater Dei

Carson Palmer, Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita)

Jim Plunkett, James Lick (San Jose)

Rashaan Salaam, La Jolla Country Day (La Jolla)

O.J. Simpson, Galileo (San Francisco)

Gino Torretta, Pinole Valley (Pinole)

Charles White, San Fernando

Ricky Williams, Patrick Henry (San Diego)

Bryce Young, Mater Dei

Caleb Williams, Gonzaga

Derrick Henry, Yulee

Lamar Jackson, Boynton Beach

Tim Tebow, Nease (Ponte Vedra)

Danny Wuerffel, Fort Walton Beach

Travis Hunter, Collins Hill (Suwanee)

Cam Newton, Westlake (Atlanta)

George Rogers, Duluth

Charlie Ward, Thomas County Central (Thomasville)

Herschel Walker, Johnson County (Wrightsville)

Marcus Mariota, St. Louis (Honolulu)

Clint Frank, Evanston

Johnny Lattner, Fenwick (Oak Park)

Tom Harmon, Mann (Gary)

Jay Berwanger, Dubuque Senior (Dubuque)

Nile Kinnick, Adel

Barry Sanders, North (Wichita)

Paul Hornung, Flaget (Louisville)

Billy Cannon, Istrouma (Baton Rouge)

John David Crow, Springhill

DeVonta Smith, Amite

Joe Bellino, Winchester

Angelo Bertelli, Cathedral (Springfield)

Doug Flutie, Natick

Pete Dawkins, Canrbook Schools (Bloomfield Hills)

Mark Ingram II, Flint Southwestern Academy (Flint)

Bruce Smith, Faribault

Chris Weinke, Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul)

Don Blanchard, St. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis)

Eric Crouch, Millard North (Omaha)

Johnny Rodgers, Omaha Tech (Omaha)

Ron Dayne, Overbrook (Pine Hill)

Mike Rozier, Woodrow Wilson (Camden)

Ernie Davis, Elmira Free Academy (Elmira)

Vinny Testaverde, Sewanhaka (Floral Park)

Joe Burrow, Athens (The Plains)

Howard Cassady, Central (Columbus)

Archie Griffin, Eastmoor (Columbus)

Les Horvath, Rhodes (Cleveland)

Desmond Howard, St. Joseph (Cleveland)

Dick Kazmaier, Maumee

Vic Janowicz, Elyria

Frank Sinkwich, Chaney (Youngstown)

Troy Smith, Glenville (Cleveland)

Roger Staubach, Purcell Marian (Cincinnati)

Charles Woodson, Ross (Fremont)

Sam Bradford, Putnam City North (Oklahoma City)

Steve Owens, Miami

Billy Vessels, Cleveland

Jason White, Tuttle

Terry Baker, Jefferson (Portland)

John Cappelletti, Monsignor Bonner (Drexel Hill)

Tony Dorsett, Hopewell (Aliquippa)

Leon Hart, Turtle Creek

Larry Kelley, Williamsport

Johnny Lujack, Connellsville

Steve Spurrier, Science Hill (Johnson City)

Tim Brown, Woodrow Wilson (Dallas)

Earl Campbell, John Tyler (Tyler)

Ty Detmer, Southwest (San Antonio)

Robert Griffin III, Copperas Cove

Johnny Manziel, Tivy (Kerrville)

Baker Mayfield, Lake Travis (Austin)

Kyler Murray, Allen

Davey O'Brien, Woodrow Wilson

Billy Sims, Hooks

Doak Walker, Highland Park (Dallas)

Andre Ward, Dickinson

Eddie George, Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union)

Alan Ameche, Kenosha Bradford (Kenosha)