Behinds Quote by Barry Sanders

I thought at first I was going to be an NFL quarterback. I played until I was a freshman in high school.

— Rajon Rondo

I still don't think it's sunk in that I won the Heisman. I'll be able to reflect back on the season, appreciate those types…

— Robert Griffin III

You can look at everything from pre-Heisman to post-Heisman, and I think that's why it ranks up at the top, because before then, I…

— Barry Sanders

I always wanted to play in the NFL. I decided to go to Florida State University as my college to play football because the…

— Myron Rolle

On the field, I went from an anonymous redshirt to a short-yardage specialist to a Heisman Trophy candidate. Off the field, I showed up…

— Dak Prescott

I'm a drop-back passer, and those seldom win Heismans.

— Troy Aikman

About a year after I retired from playing, I decided that I wanted to getback to college, where I had the greatest time of…

— Ryan Leaf

After I won the Heisman Trophy, it just was OK, I’m supposed to go to the NFL and so that’s what I did. I…

— Ricky Williams

I started playing quarterback my junior year of high school.

— Jimmy Garoppolo

I led the state in defensive interceptions my senior year, with seven in nine games. Then I went to Montana to play basketball and…

— Jeff Ament

In college, I was a running QB. We were a sprint out offense, so I had a big transition going into pro ball.

— Archie Manning

I never really followed football. I followed players. In high school, when my dreams of touching a football dwindled, and I knew I was…

— Trent Williams