Jameis Winston has had an excellent redshirt freshman season for Florida State and is coming off a signature performance against No. 3 Clemson in which he threw for 444 yards and four touchdowns.

Winston will clearly be a big factor in the Heisman Trophy chase and may even be a better NFL prospect than older quarterbacks such as Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota.

"If he was eligible he'd be the No. 1 pick," said Mel Kiper Jr. "We wouldn't be talking Bridgewater or Mariota. We'd be talking about Winston."