​Past Heisman Trophy winners pose with the award. Which Texas college football player has the best shot to join their ranks in 2026? Share your pick. (Ira Strickstein/Houston Chronicle)
If any player from a Texas program is a favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, it’s Mr. You-Know-Who Manning. But hear me out. Is Arch Manning really the state’s best hope?In San Antonio, UTSA running back Will Henderson enters the season as one of the Roadrunners’ most exciting players after a breakout finish to 2025.Could Henderson crash the race? Or will another contender emerge from Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU or elsewhere?We want your take on college football’s very early, entirely predictable and unavoidable annual question: Which Texas college football player has the best shot at winning the Heisman?SubscribeThere’s more to San Antonio with the Express-News. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Is Arch Manning really Texas’ best Heisman hope, or can UTSA’s Will Henderson crash the race?.