re: McCaffrey should win Heisman, if justice is applied.

Yes, they are devalued. I don't know what that has to do with the Heisman...unless you're arguing that QBs should always win it. College QBs are more devalued than RBs now.

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KO Return Yds through 12 games:
922, 29.7 Yds/rertun, #7 in nation

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This skews the stats and makes it somewhat deceiving.

In particular, McAffrey's had 31 KO returns this seasons. There are 45 TEAMS that have 31 or fewer KO returns on the season--across FBS, 35 is the average for a TEAM. For comparison purposes, Ohio State has only 14 returns the entire season.

What makes the KO returns deceiving is how easy it is to accumulate yardage. The average KO return is ~21.4 yards. Therefore, 31 average KO returns would add up to 660+ yards. with Missouri has the worst KO return average by a a yard, and they still average > 15 yards per return (~ 470 yards for 31 returns).

There is no doubt he's had a great season and his versatility is a definite positive; however, when you put his return yards into context, his stats become less Heisman worthy.

He returns kicks!!!

That makes him awesome!!!

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but McCaffrey has ACCOMPLISHED the most

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Besides all purpose yards, which are extremely deceptive and WAY overstated, due to KO return yardage, which metric indicates he's more accomplished than the other stud RBs like Cook, Henry, Fournette, and Elliot?

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however, when you put his return yards into context

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Here's some context:
He returned Kick-offs - a lot of them.
He ran for yards - a lot of them.
He caught passes - a lot of them.
He even threw a touchdown pass.

The context is not the number of kick-offs he returns relative to how many kick-off returns other teams have. (by the way, the greater amount of KOs might indicate a weaker defense which would, in turn, raise the value of an individual offensive performer who can 'do it all').

The context is that he returns kick-offs, period. And this, in addition to all he does, actually proves that he can do things the running backs at the top of the list simply are not doing.

Also, to imply that all-purpose yards are somehow meaningless is tantamount to saying: running, receiving, or kicking yardage - pick one because the others don't matter.

For regular season performance, McCaffrey has been extremely impressive and should be awarded the Heisman based on his multi-varied accomplishments as a player.

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The context is not the number of kick-offs he returns relative to how many kick-off returns other teams have

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Uhhhh that's exactly what context is.

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The context is that he returns kick-offs, period

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Yes. And I said it's a "definite positive."

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actually proves that he can do things the running backs at the top of the list simply are not doing.

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But every one of those backs is capable of being a better than average KO returner. Fournette was pretty good at it last year (26 per return).

Clearly Nick Saban, Jimbo Fisher, Urban Meyer, Les Miles, and many other coaches value returns less than offensive plays for their running backs.

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Also, to imply that all-purpose yards are somehow meaningless

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Nobody is saying they're meaningless; I'm saying that a return yard < offensive yard. That's pretty obvious.

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is tantamount to saying: running, receiving, or kicking yardage - pick one because the others don't matter.

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Nice strawman. They all matter, but some yards are far harder to obtain and thus more valuable than others. That doesn't mean the other yardage is useless.

Put it this way: when a returner who catches the ball in the end zone can gain 25 yards by just kneeling, that yardage is clearly a lot less exclusive.

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For regular season performance, McCaffrey has been extremely impressive

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Agreed.

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and should be awarded the Heisman based on his multi-varied accomplishments as a player.

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And what are those accomplishments? Is your entire argument based on all purpose yards and the # of unique touchdowns? It has to be because he lags behind the others in everything else.

If you look at his stats honestly, they don't support him being the winner. They support him being in the small group of contenders though, and that's mighty impressive.

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But McCaffrey has more All Purpose yards than any major conference player in the last 25 years. That includes shite tons of players that returned kicks.

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And Darren Sproles has the record for a season in the NFL whole Brian Westbrook had the career record.

Although they are/were valuable players, why aren't they considered among the very best? Why wasn't Sproles awarded the MVP in his record breaking season? He didn't even make the Pro Bowl.

McAffery had a great season. It's not necessary to overrate it though.

Did Darren Sproles set a 25 year mark? Did Darren Sproles have a 2,000 yard season from scrimmage? Did Darren Sproles score 4 different ways?

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Did Darren Sproles set a 25 year mark?

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Ummm he set an NFL record. So however long they've been tracking it.

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Did Darren Sproles have a 2,000 yard season from scrimmage?

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No. Just over 1300 yards. Of course, Sproles averaged an entire yard more per touch.

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Did Darren Sproles score 4 different ways?

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I don't know but this is an even more nonsensical statistic.

It's like those people that think Kobe was better than Shaq when they played together because he scored in more unique ways. Yet, Shaq scored more and was WAY more efficient.

In other words, at the end of the day, sports are about out scoring an opponent and a TD is a TD (maybe defensive TDs aside). If you score more TDs on fewer touches, it doesn't matter if they are in fewer "ways." It's still better.