how many heisman trophy winners are there

There have been 91 Heisman Trophy winners, counting every year the award has been given from its start in 1935 through the 2025 season, including the 2005 award to Reggie Bush that was later vacated in official NCAA records.

Quick Scoop

• The Heisman Trophy has been awarded every year since 1935 to the most outstanding player in U.S. college football, so 1935–2025 gives 91 award seasons and thus 91 winners.

• Some records and articles focus only on officially recognized winners and treat Reggie Bush’s 2005 trophy as vacated, but historically many fan lists still count his season when informally talking about “how many Heisman winners” there have been.

• Recent winners include Caleb Williams (2022), Jayden Daniels (2023), Travis Hunter (2024), and Fernando Mendoza (2025), showing how the Heisman conversation keeps evolving with each new college football season.

TL;DR: If you’re talking about every season and player commonly regarded as a Heisman winner, there are 91; if you strictly follow current official records that treat 2005 as vacated, you would count one fewer name even though the award was still given that year.

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