Top stats to know: Heisman finalists

The finalists for the 80th annual Heisman Trophy were announced on Monday night, and each skill position had one premier representative. The winner will be announced Saturday night at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN) in New York City.

Here are the numbers to know about each of the three contenders.

Amari Cooper, WR | Alabama
Amari Cooper leads the FBS in receiving yards (1,656) and receptions (115) and is tied for second in receiving touchdowns (14).

Cooper needs 85 yards in the Allstate Sugar Bowl to break the SEC record for receiving yards in a season, set by LSU's Josh Reed in 2001.

Reed was the last SEC player to win the Biletnikoff Award (most outstanding receiver).

Cooper has been responsible for an FBS-high 43 percent of the Crimson Tide's receptions and 45 percent of their yards, second most in the nation behind Pittsburgh's Tyler Boyd (52 percent). Cooper has 26 receptions of 20 yards or more, second most in the FBS and nine more than any other SEC player.

He has an FBS-high three 200-yard receiving games this season, including a school-record 224 yards against Tennessee, which he then tied with the same number against Auburn in the Iron Bowl.

Cooper is trying to become the second Crimson Tide player to win the award in the past six seasons. The last was running back Mark Ingram in 2009.

Melvin Gordon, RB | Wisconsin
Gordon set the Big Ten record for rushing yards in a season with an FBS-best 2,336. He was the quickest FBS player ever to reach 2,000 rushing yards, crossing that mark on his 241st carry.

Gordon led the FBS this season in rushing touchdowns (26) and 200-yard rushing games. He also had more rushes of 20 yards or longer (31) than 117 FBS teams.

Gordon led Power 5 players with 942 rushing yards after contact and had four more rushes of 20 yards or more outside the tackles (21) than any other FBS player had total such runs.

Two Badgers have previously won the award. Both were running backs: Alan Ameche in 1954 and Ron Dayne in 1999.

Marcus Mariota, QB | Oregon
Mariota has been responsible for an FBS-high and Pac-12-record 53 touchdowns this season. The previous Pac-12 record for touchdowns in a season was 41 by USC’s Matt Barkley in 2011.

The last time an FBS player was responsible for more than 53 touchdowns in a season was 2008, when Rice's Chase Clement (57) and Oklahoma's Sam Bradford (55) topped that mark.

Mariota leads the FBS in Total QBR this season after ranking second in each of the last two seasons.

Since 2007, every player who has led the nation in Total QBR is either a Heisman winner or a current starting NFL quarterback.

Good things happen when Mariota throws the football. He leads the nation in yards per attempt (10.2) and interception percentage (1 percent) and ranks second in touchdown percentage (10 percent).

Mariota is trying to become the first Ducks player to win the Heisman. The only player to win the award playing for a school in the state of Oregon is Terry Baker of Oregon State in 1962.