Heisman Trophy winners?

See thoughts below... Compared to college football, the NFL is an very team-oriented game. Any star player needs solid backup (an offensive skill player, whether a QB, RB or WR needs offensive lineman, for example). In addition, NFL strategy is sophisticated, requiring far more strategy and good decision making than the average fan ever sees.

A Heisman candidate often has superior physical skills, enough to dominate another team. But that is no guarantee that they have the mental skills to comprehend an NFL defensive scheme, or even be able to understand their own offensive playbook. Running backs do best here, I think, because the position is least sophisticated.

Quarterbacks the opposite: super-talented Michael Vick has struggled compared to much less athletic Peyton Manning. Another reason is that a college system can be more one sided - generating huge stats for their key players. Quarterbacks benefit from a passing game (and a bad defense) just as a running back benefits from a running game.

Such players find it hard changing roles to fit into an NFL where those college strategies fail. I also feel that any discipline issues will kill a player faster than any other flaw: if you are a Heisman with attitude (Marinovich, Leaf) you will find yourself on the bench, assuming you stay out of jail. A small school can field a real Heisman candidate, but it's tougher.

Media attention is key, and you need exposure to generate that kind of contention. But you can earn your exposure, too. ESPN started covering division I-AA Alcorn State because of some quarterback named Steve McNair, currently playing for the Ravens.

He became the highlight reel of the NCAA that year by generating 527 yards per game of offense (including over 600 yards in one game! ) Jerry Rice (Miss. Valley) also finished in the top-5 Heisman voting.

Hope this helps! Sources: My opinion .

1. Only the best make it to the NFL and everyone has a great supporting cast; 2. Chances are slim but not impossible.

This excerpt answers your first question: We will start with the NFL part of the curse first. Since 1989, when then-University of Houston quarterback Andre Ware won the award, only 6 of the Heisman Trophy winners are playing or have had any success in the NFL, those players being Carson Palmer (2002), Chris Weinke (2000), Ron Dayne (1999), Ricky Williams (1998), Charles Woodson (1997), and Eddie George (1995), with only 3 of those players currently starting or getting any significant playing time. Many Heisman Trophy winners go high in the NFL Draft (Andre Ware and Carson Palmer), but just as many end up in the lower rounds of the draft(Eric Crouch and Chris Weinke) or go completely undrafted(Charlie Ward).

This brings up this question: why do so many of the Heisman Trophy winners fail with their NFL careers? Is it truly a curse, or just a mere coincidence? Our experts here at ESPN say it is just coincidence.

The only thing that this supposed curse proves is the difference in talent level and size between the NFL and the collegiate level. In the NFL, everyone is fast and strong, not just a few players on each team, like it is in college. Since the NFL only has 32 teams, only the best of the best make it, and talent is far less strung out, unlike the college game, where there are hundreds of teams competing for the best players.So, we would have to say to those of you worried about ruining your NFL career by winning the Heisman Trophy, do not worry; you can win the Heisman Trophy and still have success in the NFL (see Bo Jackson, Barry Sanders, and Tim Brown, just to name a few), just do not expect it to guarantee your success!

From: http://students.ou.edu/L/Derek.W.Looper-1/3043mythfolklore/story1.htmlFor your second question:The closest that a player outside of the modern Division I-A came to winning the Heisman is third place. Steve McNair, from Division I-AA Alcorn State, finished third in the voting in 1994. Gordie Lockbaum, from Division I-AA Holy Cross, finished third in the voting in 1987.1 from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisman_TrophyTo add my opinion from my reading in response to your question, the fact that former winners have a vote and there is a bias of former winners to support their former team then chances of a non major winning are slim.

However, if a non major program player does happen to win the chances for other non-major program players of winning in the future may increase. Sources: http://students.ou.edu/L/Derek.W.Looper-1/3043mythfolklore/story1.html .

1- college football and the NFL have different skill sets----2- yes To answer your first question, college football and the NFL can be 2 very different games. Defensive backs are not nearly as fast and talented as in the NFL team by team, so a QB can very effective in college football who is very accurate without necessarily having a super strong arm, where in the NFL you need to be able to zip a ball in to a much smaller space. There have been a number of very good college QB's whose arms where not strong enough for the NFL- take Troy Smith this year, Brad Banks from Iowa, Josh Heupel from Oklahoma, and of course Ward.

These guys were all Heisman winners or runners up, but none of them went on to NFL success. Also, some college offenses use system you would never see in the NFL, the spread and the option are perfect examples. You could have a super talented option QB, but no NFL offense would ever run those plays, so his skills do not translate to the NFL--- Antwan Randle El is the perfect example, he of couse has made it in the NFL at WR, but no team would have ever used him as a QB like in college.

Your second question as to can a small school team produce a Heisman winner, I would say hypothetically, yes, but that team would have to be nationally ranked and had a great year. I don't care what your numbers are, if your team is 3-9 you are not going to get any respect, but a Boise State type team could produce a Heisman winner. There have been a number of smaller schools have players in the Heisman talk before, it would just require a perfect storm for that player to win it.

There have been a number of runner ups from smaller schools in just the last decade--- Larry Fitzgerald from Pitt, Michael Bishop from Kansas State, Troy Davis from Iowa Sate, and Andre Ware won a Heisman for Houston in 1989.

lifeaftersports.org/article-jarvis.phpOnly 5 percent of college athletes go on to play sports professionallyLet's take the last 20 - and compare1986 Vinny Testaverde Miami (Fla) QB Sr. 2,213 (Played well)1987 Tim Brown Notre Dame WR Sr.1,4421988 Barry Sanders Oklahoma State RB Jr. 1,878 (Played well)1989 Andre Ware Houston QB Jr. 1,0731990 Ty Detmer Brigham Young QB Jr. 1,482 (Played well)1991 Desmond Howard Michigan WR Jr. 2,0771992 Gino Torretta Miami (Fla) QB Sr.1,4001993 Charlie Ward Florida State QB Sr.2,3101994 Rashaan Salaam Colorado RB Jr. 1,7431995 Eddie George Ohio State RB Sr.1,460 (Played well)1996 Danny Wuerffel Florida QB Sr.1,3631997 Charles Woodson Michigan CB Jr. 1,8151998 Ricky Williams Texas RB Sr.2,355 (Played well)1999 Ron Dayne Wisconsin RB Sr.2,0422000 Chris Weinke Florida State QB Sr.1,6282001 Eric Crouch Nebraska QB Sr.7702002 Carson Palmer USC QB Sr.1,328 (Played well)2003 Jason White Oklahoma QB Jr. 1,4812004 Matt Leinart USC QB Jr. 1,3252005 Reggie Bush USC RB Jr. 2,541 (Played well)Without even looking up the other guys, I as a casual football fan know that these guys all played - that's at least 7/20 or over 30%, well, well above the averageBut, let's look onMatt LeinartJason White Eric CrouchChris WeinkeRon DayneCharles WoodsonDanny Wuerffelwell, I won't go on - so far all of them have made it to the NFL - I guess startdom is reserved for a very few, and since these are mostly skill positions, there is a lot of completion.2. I'd say definitely - I don't see too many Omaha College of DENTISTRY guys on that list.

I doubt a guy could win the Heisman from a team outside of the BCS these days Sources: My answers .

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