The pool of candidates for the Heisman Trophy is a deep one. Derrick Henry, the winner from Alabama last year, has moved on to the NFL, but five of the next six players in the voting are back, led by runner-up Christian McCaffrey of Stanford.Also returning are Clemsons Deshaun Watson, Oklahomas Baker Mayfield, LSUs Leonard Fournette and Florida States Dalvin Cook. All of them, along with Ohio States J.T. Barnett and Georgias Nick Chubb (if fully recovered from his knee injury), are in the first wave of contenders for 2016.Here are six players who could insert themselves into the Heisman conversation:---Chad Kelly, senior quarterback, MississippiThe strong-armed Kelly is the top returning QB in the SEC and listed high on NFL draft boards for 2017. The nephew of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly led the Rebels to five victories over Top 25 teams, including Alabama on the road, and they are expected to challenge in the SEC West. A big showing against national title contender Florida State in the opener would push Kelly into the top flight of candidates.---Royce Freeman, junior running back, OregonFreemans 3,201 yards rushing the last two years are the most by any player in a Power Five conference. He broke LaMichael James single-season school rushing record with 1,836 yards in 2015 and was the only FBS player to pick up more than 100 yards from scrimmage in every game. He also led the country with 36 runs of 15 yards or more.---Greg Ward Jr., senior quarterback, HoustonWard led the Cougars to a 13-1 record that was the best in program history, and hell step into a big national spotlight in the opener against Oklahoma. He and Clemsons Watson were the only quarterbacks to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 2,000 last season. He also was fifth in the nation with a school-record 21 rushing touchdowns. His 16 runs of at least 20 yards led FBS quarterbacks and all players in the American Athletic Conference.---Seth Russell, senior quarterback, BaylorRussell led the Bears to a No. 2 national ranking and six straight wins before a neck injury against Iowa State ended his season. He threw for 29 touchdowns and more than 2,100 yards in seven games and also ran for 402 yards. He opened last season by accounting for six touchdowns against SMU, threw for six TDs against Rice and in his last full game threw for 380 yards and five TDs and ran for 160 yards and a TD against West Virginia.---Jabrill Peppers, sophomore linebacker, MichiganThe last two-way player to win the Heisman was the Wolverines Charles Woodson in 1997. Peppers could be the next. Hes moving from safety to a hybrid linebacker position. He also has shown the ability to excel at a half-dozen other spots, not to mention returning punts and kicks. 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TROY, Ala. -- The Troy Trojans enter Phase 2 of Neal Browns bid to restore the program to Sun Belt Conference contention once again leaning heavily on an improving defense and quarterback Brandon Silvers.Theyre trying to make strides from Browns 4-8 debut season that included several close losses to Sun Belt opponents.Were a more confident team, Brown said. They know what to expect now. There were so many firsts and so many unknowns last year going into the year with myself and the new coaching staff. Were a better football team. Now, weve got to go out and show it.The Trojans havent had a winning season since 2010, when their run of five straight league titles ended.A defense that was one of the nations worst two years ago yielded 63 fewer yards per game last season, and figures to be the teams strength again.The Trojans are picked to finish fifth in the Sun Belt (tied with Louisiana-Lafayette). 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