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College football: Ranking the NFL careers of Heisman Trophy winners 1975-2005

By Nick Villano

Sep 1, 2018; South Bend, IN, USA; Tim Brown the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner poses with the Heisman Trophy at the Heisman House located outside Notre Dame Stadium before the Michigan Wolverines play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2018; South Bend, IN, USA; Tim Brown the 1987 Heisman Trophy winner poses with the Heisman Trophy at the Heisman House located outside Notre Dame Stadium before the Michigan Wolverines play the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jason White
Jason White (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images) /

Ranking NFL careers of Heisman winners: 29. Jason White, QB, Oklahoma

Jason White is another player who never took a professional NFL snap, but it wasn’t for lack of desire. Injuries really did a number on the two-time Heisman winning quarterback and the one-time winner. White was one of the best college quarterbacks of his generation. He tore both ACLs during his college career. Bob Stoops had to change the offense entirely and move it exclusively out of the shotgun formation, but White was determined to be great. Oklahoma was a powerhouse, and White wasn’t about to stop the momentum.

After taking his team to back-to-back championship games, losing both to LSU and USC, White theoretically should have been a great NFL prospect. Unfortunately, no team was willing to take a chance on his after the major issues with his medicals. He was one of two Heisman Trophy winners to go undrafted. Ward was one of them, and the other was Pete Dawkins who chose the Army instead of football.

White was given an NFL tryout about a month after the NFL Draft, but he decided it just wasn’t the right future for him. Honestly, the league probably decided that for him. His future was likely going through practice squads and spending most of his time as a backup. Honestly, it’s not a bad life. Just ask Chad Henne. However, it is not the life everyone wants to live. White ended up starting businesses back in Oklahoma, and now he can go and see his Oklahoma statue whenever he wants.

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