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Recent Heisman winners who were NFL disappointments
Of the 78 different players who have won the Heisman Trophy, there are more players who never played one NFL game (14) and more players who went undrafted (15) than players who went on to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (9).
That mixed bag of results among Heisman winners in the NFL means there are plenty of players who simply did not pan out as a pro. Here is a look at the biggest disappointments among recent Heisman winners in the NFL.
1 / 13
Johnny Manziel
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2 / 13
Tim Tebow
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3 / 13
Robert Griffin III
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4 / 13
Troy Smith
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5 / 13
Matt Leinart
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6 / 13
Jason White
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7 / 13
Eric Crouch
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8 / 13
Chris Weinke
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9 / 13
Ron Dayne
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10 / 13
Danny Wuerffel
Koji Sashara/Associated Press/2002 AP
11 / 13
Gino Torretta
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12 / 13
Ty Detmer
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13 / 13
Andre Ware
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