2024 Heisman Watch: Dillon Gabriel, Jaxson Dart, Cam Ward top the list

Dillon Gabriel entered the 2024 college football season as the favorite to take home the sport's most prestigious individual award. However, after Gabriel and the Oregon Ducks struggled in a 24-14 season-opening win over FCS Idaho, the standout signal-caller has some company atop the Heisman odds leaderboard.

With several big-time matchups on the Week 2 slate — including No. 3 Texas traveling to Ann Arbor to take on No. 10 Michigan in the Big House (12 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) — there will be plenty of opportunities for players to move up this list with big performances.

Here is a look at the current Heisman Trophy favorites and the opportunity in front of them heading into Week 2.

Jaxson Dart , QB, Ole Miss : +850

When you put up 418 passing yards and five passing touchdowns in a 76-0 Week 1 victory, chances are you're going to see your name near the top of this list. Dart also added 27 yards and a score on the ground, setting a new career high with six touchdowns — all of which came before the halftime break. He became just the fifth QB in SEC history to have multiple games with 350-plus passing yards, four passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown in the past 25 years.

Dart entered the 2024 campaign as a Heisman candidate, but his dominant Week 1 showing has boosted him to the top of the list. Dart has another outstanding opportunity to pad his early-season Heisman résumé with a Week 2 matchup against Middle Tennessee.

Dillon Gabriel , QB, Oregon : +850

Gabriel entered the season as a Heisman favorite, and while his numbers in Week 1 backed up the preseason hype, Oregon's result on the field was far from inspiring. Gabriel, who is in his first season at Oregon after transferring from Oklahoma,