Not an impressive list of characters here outside of the last couple of years. Maybe this award truly is meaningless.
2011: Robert Griffin, III, QB, Baylor - RG3 is the greatest young quarterback ever.
2010: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn - Cam Newton works as a professional quarterback in the NFL and is the former greatest young quarterback ever.
2009: Mark Ingram, Jr., RB, Alabama - Today Mark Ingram is known primarily as a running back that fantasy football team owners kick themselves for picking.
2008: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma - Bradford's main claim to fame in present day is being the Heisman-winning Oklahoma quarterback who had a slightly better pro career than Jason White.
2007: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida - Five years after winning the Heisman, Tim Tebow works as a sports debate topic.
2006: Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State - Troy Smith is out of football. He fills his time wondering how he doesn't have a job while quarterbacks like Mark Sanchez and Ryan Lindley do.
2005: Reggie Bush, RB, USC - Bush, who had to give up his Heisman, now plays for a small, semi-professional football team in Miami that draws several hundred fans per game.
2004: Matt Leinart, QB, USC - Today Matt Leinart works for the Oakland Raiders, a team that provides employment services to failed USC quarterbacks.
2003: Jason White, QB, Oklahoma - White currently works as a professional guy who goes to the annual Heisman dinner for a free meal.
2002: Carson Palmer, QB, USC - Palmer still plays football and is on a quest to set the all-time record for pick-sixes.
2001: Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska - Crouch appears at car dealerships and store openings that want to have a Heisman winner in attendance and are unable to afford Jason White's appearance fee.
2011: Robert Griffin, III, QB, Baylor - RG3 is the greatest young quarterback ever.
2010: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn - Cam Newton works as a professional quarterback in the NFL and is the former greatest young quarterback ever.
2009: Mark Ingram, Jr., RB, Alabama - Today Mark Ingram is known primarily as a running back that fantasy football team owners kick themselves for picking.
2008: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma - Bradford's main claim to fame in present day is being the Heisman-winning Oklahoma quarterback who had a slightly better pro career than Jason White.
2007: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida - Five years after winning the Heisman, Tim Tebow works as a sports debate topic.
2006: Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State - Troy Smith is out of football. He fills his time wondering how he doesn't have a job while quarterbacks like Mark Sanchez and Ryan Lindley do.
2005: Reggie Bush, RB, USC - Bush, who had to give up his Heisman, now plays for a small, semi-professional football team in Miami that draws several hundred fans per game.
2004: Matt Leinart, QB, USC - Today Matt Leinart works for the Oakland Raiders, a team that provides employment services to failed USC quarterbacks.
2003: Jason White, QB, Oklahoma - White currently works as a professional guy who goes to the annual Heisman dinner for a free meal.
2002: Carson Palmer, QB, USC - Palmer still plays football and is on a quest to set the all-time record for pick-sixes.
2001: Eric Crouch, QB, Nebraska - Crouch appears at car dealerships and store openings that want to have a Heisman winner in attendance and are unable to afford Jason White's appearance fee.
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