Best player in the past 20 years NOT to win the Heisman

[olympicoscar]

Peyton Manning was the all time robbed of the Heisman winner.

 

[trojanfan12]

Reggie Bush

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Ezekiel Elliot

 

[Wamu]

Ezekiel Elliot

Never heard of him.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Vince Young & Andrew Luck immediately spring to mind.

Young was electric, but I've never seen a more picture-perfect NFL-style college QB than Luck. He might have been the only player I made a point to be at the TV for late Saturday nights.

Has to be Young with a 2nd place finish for Manning.

 

[BigFin]

I think Manning missed the 20 year cutoff by 1, right? 1997?

 

[4down20]

Deshaun Watson

Got robbed IMO.

 

[Wild Turkey]

Running backs:

Darren McFaden
Kevin Falk
Nick Chubb - UGA tried to kill him
DeAngelo Williams
Adrian Petterson
Carnell Williams

 

[Clayton]

Unquestionably Suh.

 

[4down20]

Least impressive Heisman winner: Derrick Henry. Dalvin Cook was better and didn't even get an invite that year. Not to mention Cook lit up their common opponents (Clemson and UF) like Henry never did AND Cook was a really good receiver.

Bianchi: Dalvin Cook deserves Heisman more than Derrick Henry

In the last 35 years, there have been two Power 5 running backs to rush for at least 1,600 yards and average 7.9 yards per carry. Their names are Reggie Bush and Dalvin Cook.

Derrick Henry broke the SEC single season rushing yard record that was set in 1981 by Herschel Walker and he did it on less carries than Walker.

He rushed for 189 yards against Florida, while Dalvin Cook rushed for 183. He also rushed for 158 against Clemson, vs Dalvins 194. Oh and as for being a better reciever, Dalvin Cook had a total of 14 yards recieving in those games.

But it's an entire season. Henry rushed for over 2200 yards. Cook for 1700 and 400 recieving.

So I really don't think you know what the fuck you are talking about.

 

[BigRedMoe]

Ndamukong Suh was a badass in college.

But if you're not a QB or a RB, you can't win the Heisman.

This. Exactly.

 

[gobigred]

Suuuuuuuuuuuuuh !!


Colt McCoy still has nightmares of Suh throwing him around like a rag doll

 

[BigFin]

Derrick Henry broke the SEC single season rushing yard record that was set in 1981 by Herschel Walker and he did it on less carries than Walker.

He rushed for 189 yards against Florida, while Dalvin Cook rushed for 183. He also rushed for 158 against Clemson, vs Dalvins 194. Oh and as for being a better reciever, Dalvin Cook had a total of 14 yards recieving in those games.

But it's an entire season. Henry rushed for over 2200 yards. Cook for 1700 and 400 recieving.

So I really don't think you know what the fuck you are talking about.

Way more carries = more yards. Henry had almost 60 more carries in that season than the 2nd most guy in the country (McCaffery)

2015

Cook vs Clemson...21-194
Cook vs UF............26-183

Henry vs Clemson..36-158
Henry vs UF...........44-189

Henry was a really good RB, but not like Cook.

 

[4down20]

Way more carries = more yards. Henry had almost 60 more carries in that season than the 2nd most guy in the country (McCaffery)

2015

Cook vs Clemson...21-194
Cook vs UF............26-183

Henry vs Clemson..36-158
Henry vs UF...........44-189

Henry was a really good RB, but not like Cook.

So?

 

[Scapegoat]

One season or career?

Heisman is one season award.

 

[The Q]

Ndamukong Suh was a badass in college.

But if you're not a QB or a RB, you can't win the Heisman.

i was gonna come in here and say Suh.

He was unblockable.

he almost singlehandedly beat Texas in that B12 CCG.

 

[jjc2009]

Manti Te’o

(Dodges empty beer cans)

 

[FSU rules]

Melvin Gordon probably. That rushing numbers were just too insane for anyone to actually believe they were real

 

[Raw_Bee808]

For me it's Willis McGahee in 2002.
1,753 yards and 28td's

 

[Lance Armstrong]

Easily Vince Young.