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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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Danny Wuerffel
Danny Wuerffel (Photo by Andy Lyons/Allsport/Getty Images) /

Ranking NFL careers of Heisman winners: 28. Danny Wuerffel, QB, Florida

Danny Wuerffel was one of the best quarterbacks in the history of Florida Gators football. He was a two-time first-team All-American. He won a ton of trophies, including the Sammy Baugh Trophy in 1995, the Davey O’Brien Award in both 1995 and 1996, Johnny Unitas’ Golden Arm Award in 1996, and of course he is a Heisman Trophy winner. He once held a ton of college records and beat rival Florida State in the National Championship Game.

Despite his harrowing success, he wasn’t really considered a top prospect going into the NFL. The New Orleans Saints took him with the 99th-overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft. He went on to play for the Saints, before he was forced to play in NFL Europe. He was successful in Europe, and it led to a backup job with the Chicago Bears. He then went to Green Bay before he was taken in the Houston Texans Expansion Draft. The Texans traded him to the Washington Football Team, who was then coached by former Florida Gators coach Steve Spurrier. Spurrier wanted his former star to work, so he made him the starter for part of the season. The dream didn’t last, and Spurrier couldn’t even save Wuerffel from getting cut.

After nobody signed Wuerffel in 2004, he retired from the game of football. He’s been working with faith-based charities ever since, and he seems to be working on making good on his former stardom. However, in the biggest football league, he was never able to make a name for himself. He started just 10 games in his career, but he threw 22 interceptions. It was clear he was not worthy of an NFL job, and the former Heisman winner was just missing that extra piece to succeed in the pros.

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