The 8 biggest Heisman Trophy busts from this century

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: 2013 Heisman Trophy finalist Johnny Manziel, quarterback of the Texas A&M University Aggies, poses with the Heisman Trophy at the Marriott Marquis on December 13, 2013 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: Photographer approval needed for all Commercial License requests. (Photo by Kelly Kline/Getty Images for The Heisman) /

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NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 08: Quarterback Johnny Manziel of the Texas A&M University Aggies poses with the Heisman Memorial Trophy after being named the 78th Heisman Memorial Trophy Award winner at the Best Buy Theater on December 8, 2012 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: Photos are for editorial usage only from December 8th to 22nd. No sales, no archive. (Photo by Kelly Kline/Getty Images for the Heisman Trust) /

Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M (2012)

Johnny Manziel played into stardom like few college football players we’ve ever seen. The man known as Johnny Football was a phenomenon for the Texas A&M Aggies, bursting onto the scene as a redshirt freshman in College Station and capturing the Heisman Trophy in the process.

In his first year with the Aggies, Manziel was fantastic. Looking electric in doing so, Manziel threw for 3,706 yards while completing 68 percent of his throws and tossing 26 touchdowns to nine interceptions. What’s more, the dynamic quarterback also rushed for 1,410 yards and 21 more touchdowns on the year, allowing him to win the award. After another exciting season the next year, the Cleveland Browns then selected him in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Playing into the dysfunction of the Browns, Manziel was a lost cause from the start in Cleveland. Not only was he not given many chances in the two years he spent in the NFL, but he didn’t take his opportunity seriously at all either. As has come out since his demise, he took none of it seriously and all of it for granted. This all was exacerbated by his personal demons off the field, which ultimately forced him out of the NFL after just two seasons.

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Manziel has since tried to clean up his life off the field and make a comeback attempts, starting with a stint in the CFL. However, it all appears too far gone at this point for him to make his way back to the NFL. He was one of the most exhilarating college players we’ve ever seen, but Johnny Football was only ever made to last in College Station, and nowhere else.

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