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Ashton Jeanty on Heisman Trophy: 'I Should've Walked Away With the Award'

The Boise State running back came in second to Colorado's Travis Hunter.

Madison Williams

Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty speaks to the media at the Heisman Trophy ceremony.
Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty speaks to the media at the Heisman Trophy ceremony. / Lucas Boland-Imagn Images
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Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty finished second place in Heisman Trophy voting to Colorado's two-way star Travis Hunter on Saturday night in the smallest margin of victory since 2009.

Hunter received 2,231 total votes, 552 of which were first-place votes, while Jeanty finished with 2,017 total points and 309 first-place votes. Jeanty appeared on 95.04% of ballots, while Hunter was on 93.3% of ballots in a close contest.

After the Heisman Trophy ceremony, Jeanty admitted that he thought it would be him holding the trophy.

"Obviously it wasn't the result I was hoping for, I kind of just had to take a moment to debrief and just appreciate the fact that I was even here," Jeanty said in an interview with KTVB's Jay Tust. "... I really felt like I should've walked away with the award, but kudos to Travis for winning."

The running back stayed positive, though, and is looking toward the future as his Boise State team will compete in the College Football Playoff as the third seed. The Broncos received a first-round bye and will play the winner of the Penn State–SMU matchup on Dec. 31.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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