In any given year, there’s about a 75% chance that the Heisman winner will be a QB from a highly ranked team. The other 25% is split between WRs and RBs from highly ranked teams. It’s more of a glamor contest than anything else.
Indeed. Not only does the award usually go to players at glamour positions, but the winners usually play for national powerhouses in major conferences and get a lot of TV exposure as well. If you play for a lesser conference such as Cornell's running back Ed Marinaro, the 1971 runner-up, or are an offensive lineman, such as Ohio State's John Hicks, who lost out to his team mate, a running back, in 1973, you have a tough row to hoe.
True. The list of Heisman winners who were busts in the NFL is rather long.