Heisman Trophy Awardees Who Failed To Live Up To Expectations

Published on 01/28/2021
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Matt Leinart

In his junior year, Matt Leinart was the starting QB of the USC Trojans. He brought home the Heisman Trophy, beating Adrian Petersen, Alex Smith, and Reggie Bush. At the 2006 NFL Draft, he was considered one of the top prospects of the year. The Arizona Cardinals drafted him as the tenth overall pick. He played for them for four seasons, but he later joined other teams like Buffalo, Oakland, and Houston. In 2014, he started working for the Pac-12 Network in the position of studio analyst.

Matt Leinart

Matt Leinart

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Archie Griffin

The Ohio State Buckeye is the only college football program with a two-time Heisman winner. We are talking about none other than Archie Griffin. The Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL picked him in the first round of the 1976 draft. He had seven years in the pro league and spent all of them with the team. Sadly, he did not reach 700 rushing yards within a season. It was a rather mediocre run, but he played in the 1981 Super Bowl. After he retired, the Archie Griffin Award was started as the college MVP award.

Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

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