How recent Heisman Trophy winning QBs have fared in NFL

The Baltimore Ravens made a bold move to jump back into the first round and take their franchise quarterback of the future. A former Heisman Trophy winner in 2016, it helps set a baseline for what Lamar Jackson is likely to do in the NFL.

Since 2008 (not counting those drafted this year), there have been six quarterbacks to have won the prestigious award. Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston, Johnny Manziel, Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton, Sam Bradford. It’s a group with pretty high highs and pretty low lows

Of that group, there are a total of 5 Pro Bowl appearances, 1 Super Bowl appearance, 4 Offensive Rookie of the Year awards, 1 Offensive Player of the Year award and 1 NFL MVP award.

Overall, that’s not actually that bad of a list of accolades. However, a closer glance sees only three players have actually earned a Pro Bowl nod. While there are a bunch of Offensive Rookie of the Year awards, several of these quarterbacks saw an immediate decrease in production the following years.

Still, half of these quarterbacks are solid starters and still with their original teams. While it’s not exciting to hear Jackson has a 50 percent chance of being good, it’s far better than the percentages much of the league sees when taking these shots.

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