Before they were stars: Heisman Trophy winners as recruits
Most incoming freshmen are now making their way to campuses across the country, including the bevy of talented youngsters who signed letters of intent last February.
There’s a good chance that, at some point in the future, one or two out of the hundreds of players who are now getting ready for training camp will go on to win the Heisman Trophy. With that in mind, we thought it would be fun to check out film on some of the past Heisman winners to see what they looked like coming out of high school.
Unfortunately, not all Heisman winners have video available from their prep years on the internet, so this is an incomplete list:
Derrick Henry
Marcus Mariota
Jameis Winston
Johnny Manziel
Robert Griffin III
Cameron Newton
Mark Ingram
Sam Bradford
Tim Tebow
Matt Leinart and Carson Palmer
Eric Crouch
Ricky Williams
Danny Wuerffel
Desmond Howard
Barry Sanders
Bo Jackson
Earl Campbell
Tony Dorsett
Mike Garrett
Roger Staubach
