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5 reasons Myles Garrett can win the Heisman Trophy

By Randy Gurzi

Sep 13, 2014; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) reacts against the Rice Owls during the second half at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2014; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies defensive lineman Myles Garrett (15) reacts against the Rice Owls during the second half at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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28 Sep 1996: Defensive back Charles Woodson of the Michigan Wolverines runs with the football during a game against the UCLA Bruins at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 38-9. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport
28 Sep 1996: Defensive back Charles Woodson of the Michigan Wolverines runs with the football during a game against the UCLA Bruins at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 38-9. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr /Allsport /

1. It’s time for a defensive player to win the Heisman

In a league where the team that continues to win the national championship more than any other does so based on defense (the Alabama Crimson Tide), it would only make sense that a defensive player starts to get more attention in the Heisman race.

Yet, that’s not the case as no defender since Charles Woodson in 1997 has hoisted the trophy after his stellar season for the Michigan Wolverines which ended in a National Title.

However, the NCAA can’t really go 20 years without giving a defensive player the honor, right? Perhaps that thinking could prevail and help Garrett should he put up the season he hopes to.

If everything else falls into place (meaning reasons number five through two) perhaps the powers that be may finally say, it’s simply time for a defender to get his moment in the sun.

As for Garrett, should he be able to get the trophy as Woodson did, he can only hope to have as great of a post-NCAA career as the defensive back. Woodson played in the NFL from 1998-2015, as he just saw his impressive career come to an end a couple of months ago.

Wouldn’t it be nice to see a defensive player get the award after the last guy to do so just hung his cleats up for good?

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