Either an Alabama football player will win the Heisman Trophy on Tuesday night, or the whole college football world will be stunned. The victory of Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith seemed to be a foregone conclusion. Mac Jones and Smith will contribute to the Crimson Tide's Heisman legacy in addition to adding to the Crimson Tide's Heisman history. Heisman winners are chosen by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, who select one player from each participating NCAA Division I-A school. Voters can choose any player from any position but cannot vote for themselves. Candidates must meet three criteria to be considered for the award: they must be underclassmen, they must be active players and they must have significant impact on their team. To date, only two freshmen have won the Heisman, Davey O'Brien in 1950 and Billy Vessels in 1975. Both players went on to have successful NFL careers. There have been other players who played at least one season as a freshman but did not win the Heisman Trophy include Bo Jackson (1989), Marcus Allen (1977) and Charles Woodson (1994). This year's crop of candidates is led by Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was named the starter prior to last season after former Tide star AJ McCarron decided to retire rather than play in a division title game against Clemson. Hurts finished 2017 with 2,891 passing yards, 20 touchdowns and seven interceptions while running for another 744 yards and eight more scores.