January 13, 201412 yr While still an interesting stat, 2 of the Heisman winning QBs are still in college and 10 have been given out to players who were not QBs back to 1987.... So it's really like 1/15 have won a playoff game. The list of non-QB winners (Tim Brown, Barry Sanders, Desmond Howard, Rashan Salaam, Eddie George, Charles Woodson, Ricky Williams, Ron Dayne, Reggie Bush, and Mark Ingram) includes a few Super Bowl championships and multiple other appearances. Aside from Salaam and Dayne (jury is still out on Ingram, but after 3 years my hopes aren't high) it's hard to argue the careers of the others weren't wildly successful.
January 14, 201412 yr I knew Archie Griffin won the heisman twice, but never knew he played for the Bengals, that was a little bit before my time.
January 14, 201412 yr Look at who those QBs go to. A lot of the Heisman winners were successful in a system. As a result, when they are drafted by terrible teams in the first 5 picks, they are going to be a reflection of their team. If you are a QB, and you go to a bad team or a bad system, your career will suffer. Once a QB loses confidence, it is over for them. There are very few QBs who can play well in any system, and even fewer who can do it right out of the gate. About the only QB that was drafted basically right into the system that he played in in college was Andre Ware.
January 14, 201412 yr So only 3 didn't go D-1 I would have thought that number was higher. And if you look at Clyde's link of Mr. Football winners, 10 went on to play in the NFL. One Mr. Football was named NFL MVP and appeared in a Super Bowl (Shaun Alexander). Another has a Super Bowl ring (Jared Lorenzen). I think that is actually pretty impressive.
January 14, 201412 yr The best analogy in my opinion for high school. Is being a great middle school player does not mean you will be a great high school player.
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