Best players not to have won the Heisman Trophy

Of the 76 winners of the Heisman Trophy, five have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which is to say while college football's biggest award may go to the best amateur player, it hardly ever goes to the best pro prospect. With the award set to be handed out once again Saturday, here is a look back at the best players over the last 10 years who didn't win the Heisman Trophy:

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2005: Maurice Jones-Drew/Brandon Marshall -- There is no slam-dunk Hall of Famer to come out of the '05 college football season, which is fitting considering that year's Heisman winner, Reggie Bush, has been vacated. The best pros of the draft are either Maurice Jones-Drew or Brandon Marshall, though that's debatable, too. (Getty Images)
2005: Maurice Jones-Drew/Brandon Marshall -- There is no slam-dunk Hall of Famer to come out of the '05 college football season, which is fitting considering that year's Heisman winner, Reggie Bush, has been vacated. The best pros of the draft are either Maurice Jones-Drew or Brandon Marshall, though that's debatable, too. (Getty Images)