UNDATED (AP) — Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is The Associated Press college football player of the year, giving the Crimson Tide their second consecutive winner.
Young passed for 4,322 yards and 43 touchdowns, leading the top-ranked Tide to the Southeastern Conference championship and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. The sophomore received 42 of 53 first-place votes from AP Top 25 voters and 137 points to easily finish ahead of Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson.
Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett was third, followed by Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Young, Huchinson, Pickett and Stroud are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented Saturday in New York.
Young also received the Maxwell Award as the best all-around player and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
Michigan State’s Kenneth Walker III came away with the Walter Camp National Player of the Year and the Doak Walker Award as the outstanding running back.
Georgia lineman Jordan Davis won the Chuck Bednarik Trophy as the best defensive player, and the Outland Trophy as the outstanding interior lineman. Bulldogs teammate Nakobe Dean took the Dick Butkus Award as the best linebacker. And Cincinnati’s Luke Fickell is the Coach of the Year.
Also around college football:
— Southern California receiver Drake London has declared his eligibility for the upcoming NFL draft after three seasons with the Trojans. London was named the Pac-12′s offensive player of the year this week after racking up 88 catches for 1,084 yards and seven touchdowns despite playing in only 7 1/2 games for USC.
