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By Chris Huston 2.3.16

Before they were stars: Heisman winners as recruits

Before they were stars: Heisman winners as recruits

High school football’s national signing day is on Wednesday, as prospects from all over the country officially announce their college destination.

There’s a good chance that, at some point in the future, one or two out of the hundreds of players who sign today 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

This entry was posted in Heisman Winners and tagged Barry Sanders, Bo Jackson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer, Danny Wuerffel, Derrick Henry, Desmond Howard, Earl Campbell, Eric Crouch, Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel, Marcus Mariota, Mark Ingram, Matt Leinhart, Mike Garrett, Ricky Williams, Robert Griffin III, Roger Staubach, Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow, Tony Dorsett. Bookmark the permalink.

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