Heisman busts: 12 biggest Heisman Trophy winners who flamed out in the NFL

Tim Tebow is arguably the greatest college football player of all time and certainly, the most accomplished game did not translate to the NFL. Tebow was a two-time national champion, a two-time first-team All-American and the 2007 Heisman winner as a sophomore. His time as the Florida Gators’ quarterback may be the greatest run the position has ever seen.

After coming back for his senior season in 2009, Tebow would go on to be the No. 25 overall pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2010 NFL Draft. His head coach Josh McDaniels saw something in him professionally nobody else did. After McDaniels was fired, John Fox took over the Broncos and something called Tebow Mania took Denver by storm in 2011. He went 7-4 as a starter that year.

However, Tebow and the Broncos largely won those games because of great defense, the outstanding leg of Matt Prater and some late, fourth-quarter heroics by Tebow himself. Denver would win the AFC West this year and then stun the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wild Card game, as Tebow would connect with Demaryius Thomas on an 80-yard bomb in overtime.

Unfortunately, Tebow was just not accurate enough to play quarterback in the NFL for very long. In 23 career games with the Broncos, Tebow completed 47.3 percent of his passes for 2,383 yards, 17 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He bounced around with the New York Jets, the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring and starting up his baseball career.