Before the season LSU’s junior running back Derrius Guice was thought to be a favorite for the Heisman Trophy.
Guice has struggled to breakthrough in LSU’s first three games. The junior’s longest run on the season was 25 yards against Mississippi State. He finished the game against the Bulldogs with 76 yards on 15 carries.
Guice’s numbers compared to previous Heisman contenders

• 2017 Guice: 57 carries, 300 yards, 4 touchdowns; 2 receptions for 7 yards
• 2017 Saquon Barkley, Penn State: 38 carries, 307 yards, 3 touchdowns; 11 receptions for 241 yards, 2 touchdowns
• 2017 Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma: 63-82, 1046, 10 touchdowns
• 2017 Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State: 68-94, 1135 yards, 11 touchdowns; 8 carries, 18 yards, 3 touchdowns
• 2017 Lamar Jackson, Louisville: 76-127, 1088 yards, 8 touchdowns, 1 interception; 57 carries, 303 yards, 3 touchdowns
• 2017 Nick Fitzgerald, Mississippi State: 43-70, 543 yards, 7 touchdowns; 31 carries, 240 yards, 5 touchdowns
• 2015 Leonard Fournette, LSU: 73 carries, 631 yards, 8 touchdowns; 2 receptions for 16 yards
• 2015 Derrick Henry, Alabama:54 carries, 370 yards, 7 touchdowns; 7 receptions for 51 yards
• 2009 Mark Ingram, Alabama: 44 carries, 297 yards, 3 touchdowns; 10 receptions for 120 yards, 2 touchdowns
• 2005 Reggie Bush, USC: 40 carries, 333 yards, 4 touchdowns; 10 receptions for 171 yards, 2 touchdowns