Ranking the most dominant Heisman campaigns of the last 25 years

2. Charlie Ward 

By setting a new standard for dual-threat quarterbacks, Ward dominated the 1993 Heisman campaign from start to finish.

A terrific multi-sport athlete, Ward committed to Florida State ahead of the 1989 season and went on to play four years of both football and basketball for the Seminoles. Ward might be the most unlikely Heisman Trophy winner, as he originally began his Florida State career as a punter.

Florida State moved Ward to quarterback the next season, and he became the starter in 1992 en route to a sixth-place finish in the Heisman voting. Ward took things to the next level as a senior in 1993, racking up 3,032 passing yards, 339 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns to just four interceptions.

Such prolific numbers were very rare from a scrambling quarterback at the time, and there was never really any doubt Ward would win the Heisman from early on in the season. Ward trounced Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler by 1,622 points, the third-highest margin of victory in the history of the Heisman Trophy.

The New York Knicks selected Ward in the first round of the 1994 NBA Draft, and he became one of the few Heisman winners to never play in the NFL. That shouldn’t change the fact that Ward enjoyed one of the most dominant Heisman campaigns in college football history.