The Heisman Trophy is the most prestigious individual award in all of sports, but the only realistic candidates to win it are quarterbacks and running backs who play for a top-10 team, and until last year, are at least in their junior year of college. I hate the fact that the most-revered award in sports is attainable to only a handful of players every year.

I did a quick count: coming into this season, there have been 73 Heisman winners. 41 of them are running backs (including a few fullbacks) and 27 are quarterbacks. That leaves two "ends" (1936 and 1949), two wide receivers, and one defensive player (Charles Woodson, although he had to mix in a few catches on offense to lock it up).

In 1990, Ty Detmer won the award, and BYU finished ranked 22nd in the final Associated Press rankings. Since then, the Heisman winner has played for a team that finished ranked 6th or better 14 out of 17 times (in the AP poll). Nine times they've ranked in the top 3. The other three winners played for teams that ranked 8th, 13th, and 15th. That trend will continue this year.

The Heisman Trophy is supposedly awarded to the most outstanding college football player. In reality, is it awarded to the best QB/RB who plays for a top 10 team. And 72 out of 73 times, he is also a junior or senior.

Link to list of Heisman winner.

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