How many Heisman Trophy winners also won a Super Bowl?

Heisman Trophy winners who also won a Super Bowl

ARLINGTON, TX - FEBRUARY 06: Charles Woodson #21 of the Green Bay Packers, who was injured during the game, celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 to 25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

You won’t believe how many Heisman Trophy winners have also won a Super Bowl in the NFL.

The Heisman Trophy ceremony is later tonight where Baker Mayfield, Bryce Love and Lamar Jackson are vying for the honor. Jackson won last year while Mayfield is the runaway favorite to win this year.

All three are expected to be playing in the NFL next year where they hope their success in college will translate to the pro game. That hasn’t always been the case for Heisman winners and that’s why the term “Heisman bust” is such a prominent term.

Instead of focusing on those who didn’t enjoy the same levels of success in the pro game, let’s take a second to remember the Heisman winners who came to the NFL and won the biggest game in the sport.

Carolina Panthers quarterback and 2010 Heisman winner out of Auburn, Cam Newton, was the last to have this chance, but the Panthers came up a few plays short against the Denver Broncos.

New Orleans Saints running back and 2009 winner, Mark Ingram, may have a chance to join the club this year.

Sam Bradford could too, although he’s been injured for the Vikings, who have taken off under Case Keenum. Nevertheless, Bradford would get credit for the win, should that happen. And the Tennessee Titans have two Heisman winners, Marcus Mariota and Derrick Henry, so the number could grow by two if the Titans shock the world and win the franchise’s first Super Bowl.

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There have only been 10 Heisman winners to win a Super Bowl, which is a shockingly low number. Paul Hornung, Roger Staubach, Mike Garrett, Jim Plunkett, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, George Rogers, Desmond Howard, Charles Woodson and Reggie Bush.

Yes, Bush did forfeit his after NCAA sanctions ruled him ineligible, but he still won, and we can’t forget what he did on the football field, so that’s why I’ve included him in this grouping.

10 Heisman Trophy winners have won the Super Bowl. Do you think Mayfield, assuming he wins tonight, will win a Super Bowl? How about Jackson?

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