Heisman snubs: 10 best players who got the stiff-arm from Heisman voters

Another slide, another former Indianapolis Colts quarterback who we cannot believe never won a Heisman Trophy during his days in undergrad. Andrew Luck was billed as the best quarterback draft prospect since either John Elway or the man he replaced in Indianapolis in Peyton Manning. Shockingly, all three were drafted by the Colts, though Elway played with the Denver Broncos.

Luck was a two-time Heisman finalist but came up empty-handed both years. No, he should not have won in 2010, as that was Cam Newton‘s season of complete dominance. Newton gave us one of the greatest seasons in college football ever, navigating a so-so Auburn Tigers team to an undefeated season and the school’s second national championship. Newton was so deserving.

But what makes 2011 the Heisman Luck should have won is the person it went to and the narrative surrounding both quarterbacks. Baylor Bears quarterback Robert Griffin III came seemingly out of nowhere to take Luck’s Heisman. Baylor had been terrible for much of its time in the Big 12, but Griffin had the Bears ranked in the top-25 playing for head coach Art Briles.

What we later found out was that Briles’ Baylor program was toxic and Griffin didn’t have the staying power as an NFL starting quarterback due to injury. Luck’s Cardinal team would have made the College Football Playoff had it existed in 2011 as the No. 4 seed. While he’s out of the league due to injury and Griffin is only a backup at this point, Luck is a golden boy without his Heisman.