Hunter edged Boise State tailback Ashton Jeanty by 214 votes, the closest race since 2009, when Alabama’s Mark Ingram beat Stanford’s Toby Gerhart by 28 points. Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel finished third, followed by Miami quarterback Cam Ward.

Hunter joins the late Rashaan Salaam, who won the Heisman in 1994 with a 2,000-yard rushing season, as CU’s only Heisman winners.

Colorado Buffaloes’ Travis Hunter has etched his name in history by winning the 2024 Heisman Trophy, capping off a season that redefined what it means to be a t