Nontraditional Heisman Candidates

[NozeCandy]

I read this article about Jake Long and how he should be in the discussion for the Heisman. Everyone knows he is good, but I had no idea of the following:

- Has not given up a sack all year
- Has not been called for a penalty all year
- 3 different backs have run for over 100 yards in a game primarily behind him (well, I did know that)

Long himself makes a good point near the end of the article that it's basically turned into a skill position trophy, but that's not how the wording of the article goes.

What do you think of Long as a candidate? What other guys in the trenches are out there that might be better than anyone else in the country? Any applicable stats or analysis would be good too; I want to learn about some of these less-publicized guys.