Most Heisman trophy winners are quarterbacks and running backs. It is a question of numbers and quality of competition. There are twice as any teams in the Power 5 conferences as there is in the NFL. College teams have 85 scholarship players while the NFL has 53 man rosters with 5 practice squad players. read more
Basically, the Heisman goes to the most successful (stat-wise) player on a team within the top ten, not the most talented player or the player with the best shot at succeeding in the nfl. read more
Not necessarily, but the relative success of runner-ups, as opposed to Heisman winners, definitely gives us pause. Combine this with the fact that NFL Draft experts don’t see any franchise quarterbacks coming out this year, and we’ve got more reasons to doubt Mariota’s future than to look forward to it. read more