Heisman Trophy: Peyton Manning and the 10 biggest Heisman snubs of all-time

Before he was Primetime, Deion Sanders was making a name for himself at Florida State. He didn’t get a lot of love in the 1988 Heisman voting, but he went on to win the Thorpe Award, and was a Consensus All-American in back-to-back seasons.

Sanders is considered one of the greatest Florida State Seminoles of all-time. He was blazing fast and could shift to any direction at the drop of a dime. He had 14 career interceptions and averaged 20.5 yards per interception return. The punt return game is also where he was able to flash his abilities, weaving in and out of blocks and juking defenders out of their cleats.

While only one defensive player has ever won the Heisman, you can make the argument that Sanders should have been the first, and not Charles Woodson who would win in 1997.

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