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8/31/2010 at 8:59am

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Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett ranks fifth in voting on HeismanPundit.com.

Ryan Mallett's Heisman Trophy candidate hopes will depend on what the quarterback and Arkansas do on the field. Still, positioning Mallett as a candidate in the minds of voters prior to the season is also important.

So what do voters think of Mallett? Heismanpundit.com provides a glimpse:

Player, total points (first place votes in parentheses)
1. Mark Ingram, Jr., RB, Alabama – 26 (6) 
2. Terrelle Pryor, Jr., QB, Ohio State – 18 (2) 
3. Kellen Moore, Jr., QB, Boise State – 12 (2) 
4. Jacquizz Rodgers, Jr., RB, Oregon St. – 6 (2) 
5. Case Keenum, Sr., QB, Houston – 4 (1) 
     Ryan Mallett, Jr., QB, Arkansas – 4 
7. Ryan Williams, So., RB, Virginia Tech – 3 
8. Dion Lewis, So., RB, Pittsburgh – 2 
9. Jake Locker, Sr., QB, Washington – 1 
     John Clay, Jr., RB, Wisconsin – 1 
     Michael Floyd, Sr., WR, Notre Dame – 1

Who makes up the Heisman Pundit voting board? It ‘s a 13-member panel from across the country, including:

Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel, Teddy Greenstein and Brian Hamilton of the Chicago Tribune, Olin Buchanan and Tom Dienhart of Rivals.com, Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman, Bruce Feldman of ESPN.com, J.B. Morris of ESPN the Magazine, Austin Murphy, B.J. Schecter and Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated, plus Dick Weiss of the New York Daily News.

Chris Huston, owner of Heismanpundit.com, coordinates and also votes in the weekly poll.

Who tops your ballot?         

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