Social Media Reacts to Bryce Young Winning Heisman

Everybody has an opinion, and there was no shortage of those after Alabama's Bryce Young was announced as the 87th winner of the Heisman Trophy.

To nearly no one's surprise, Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was awarded the 2021 Heisman Trophy on Saturday evening. 

The voting results weren't shocking, either. 

Young ran away with the overall vote, winning all six voting regions while becoming the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy, receiving 83% of possible points, giving him the seventh-most votes of all-time.

Young also received the 10th-most first-place votes of all time at 684. 

Young now joins Tim Tebow, Sam Bradford, Mark Ingram and Lamar Jackson as the only sophomores to win the Heisman. Young also becomes the 10th quarterback since 2010 to win the Heisman Trophy, with the only non-quarterbacks to win the award being Alabama players (wide receiver DeVonta Smith and running back Derrick Henry).

Alabama is now the third school since 2000 to see back-to-back winners of the trophy following Smith's successful campaign in 2020. That follows in the footsteps of USC (Matt Leinart 2004-Reggie Bush 2005) and Oklahoma (Baker Mayfield 2017-Kyler Murray 2018).

Following a heartfelt speech from Young, people began to flock to social media to either celebrate or minimize Young's accomplishment. 

Social Media Reacts

There were those that felt Young wasn't worthy of the award. 

I’m not necessarily saying he doesn’t deserve it but Bryce Young is the worst Heisman winner we’ve seen in a long time.

— Fanalyze (@fanalyzesports) December 12, 2021

Pitt doesn’t win the ACC without Kenny Pickett.

Michigan St doesn’t go 10-2 with out Kenneth Walker III.

Bama still wins the SEC without Bryce Young.

The @HeismanTrophy is just a popularity vote at this point.

— Big Game Boomer (@BigGameBoomer) December 12, 2021

If you look hard at Aidan Hutchinson's role in Michigan's rise this season, he was slightly more valuable than Bryce Young was to Bama. He'll almost certainly be the draft's No.-1 pick. I'm not saying Bryce shouldn't win the Heisman - he will. But "Hutch" has been way underrated.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 12, 2021

The Heisman would have been great for Pickett and Pitt, but it’s just a popularity contest. We all know that Pickett was the most consistently excellent player in the country. He will be remembered as a Pitt legend, and that’s pretty great, too, because Pitt fans never forget.

— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) December 12, 2021

Kenny Heisman got robbed

— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) December 12, 2021

Bryce Young doesn’t deserve the Heisman and that’s a hill I will die on. 🤗🤗🤗🤗

— MaryBeth (@marybethpearcy) December 5, 2021

While others thought Young was the correct choice. 

Classy speech by Bryce Young. He’ll be the face of the sport for the next year. Have to think the sport is in good hands. Young thanks everyone — weight staff, teammates, finalists and high school coaches. Bravo, Bryce.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 12, 2021

Congrats to @_bryce_young for winning the Heisman Trophy. In my first year as a voter, the advanced stats and leading his team to an SEC Championship made this an easy 1st Place decision@AlabamaFTBL | @ActionNetworkHQ pic.twitter.com/nRBRjdLwWc

— Collin Wilson (@_Collin1) December 12, 2021

So proud of you Bryce! Started the journey when you were 9 years old and now you are a Heisman Winner.
You deserve it Champion!https://t.co/n0GVbLErVy pic.twitter.com/48SEq73Dkr

— Chris Rix (@CoachRix) December 12, 2021

And others simply knew the outcome earlier in the day.

Happy Bryce Young becomes the first Alabama QB to win the Heisman day to those who celebrate!

— Jayde Saylor (@JaydeSaylor) December 11, 2021

Excited for the Heisman Show where we get ten hours of backstory before Bryce Young wins the award.

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) December 12, 2021

As for the future?

The Heisman race between Will Anderson and Bryce Young next season is going to be incredible

— Alabama Outsider (@AlabamaOutsider) December 12, 2021

Hear me out, @NissanUSA

Heisman House commercial where DeVonta Smith wakes up Bryce Young, Derrick Henry makes him breakfast/hands him his book bag & Mark Ingram gives him funny advice while driving Bryce to class - in a Nissan, of course.

— AJ Spurr (@SpurrFM) December 12, 2021

Alabama QB Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy tonight AND made an estimated $1 million off his name, image, and likeness this year.

That’s the way it should be.

— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) December 12, 2021