Here is a list highlighting 22 of our top Player Athletic Index scores on Heisman Trophy winners from the past 60+ years. The information below reflects the player’s height, weight, position, and best track and field output from high school based on our research.
The PAI is our proprietary player athletic scoring system. It is a reflection of a player’s quantifiable speed and or athletic explosiveness through comparison algorithms.
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1. Herschel Walker – 5.0 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 215lbs / RB
High School: Johnson County – 1980
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 10.64 / 100M, 21.53 / 200M
Throws: 53’03” / Shotput
2. Bo Jackson – 5.0 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 215lbs / RB
High School: McAdory – 1982
Sports: Football, Track, Baseball
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 10.68 / 100M, 7.29 / 55HH, 13.83 / 110HH
Jumps: 6’09” / HJ, 24’07 / LJ, 48’08″ / TJ
Throws: 50’00” / Shotput, 149’00” / Discus
3. Eddie George – 5.0 Player Athletic Index
6’03 / 220lbs / RB
High School: Fork Union / Abington – 1992
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 14.03 / 110HH
4. Vinny Testaverde – 4.8 Player Athletic Index
6’04” / 199lbs / QB
High School: Sewanhaka/Fork Union – 1983
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Throws: 212’01” / Javelin
5. Ron Dayne – 4.7 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 250lbs / RB
High School: Overbrook – 1996
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Throws: 64’06” / Shotput, 206’01” / Discus
6. Billy Cannon – 4.7 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 215lbs (college) / RB
High School: Istrouma – 1956
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 10.84 / 100M
Throws: 57’10” / Shotput
7. Robert Griffin III – 4.3 Player Athletic Index
6’02” / 195lbs / QB
High School: Copperas Cover – 2008
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 13.53 / 110HH, 35.33 / 300IH, 49.56 / 400H
8. Tim Brown – 4.1 Player Athletic Index
6’00” / 192lbs (college) / WR
High School: Woodrow Wilson – 1984
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 47.14 / 400M
Jumps: 24’03” / LJ
9. Marcus Mariota – 4.1 Player Athletic Index
6’04” / 185lbs / QB
High School: St. Louis – 2011
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 23.41 / 200M
Jumps: 20’06” / LJ
10. John Cappelleti – 4.1 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 215lbs (college) / RB
High School: Monsignor Bonner – 1970
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball
Athletic Highlights:
Throws: 188’04” / Javelin
11. Ricky Williams – 4.0 Player Athletic Index
5’11 / 210lbs / RB
High School: Patrick Henry – 1995
Sports: Football, Track, Baseball, Wrestling
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 42.83 / 400M Relay
12. Reggie Bush* (vacated) – 3.9 Player Athletic Index
5’11” / 180lbs / RB
High School: Helix – 2003
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 10.42 / 100M, 21.07 / 200M
13. Charles White – 3.8 Player Athletic Index
5’10” / 190lbs (college) / RB
High School: San Fernando – 1976
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 14.14 / 110HH, 36.34 / 300IH
14. Johnny Rodgers – 3.8 Player Athletic Index
5’10 / 180lbs (college) / WR / RB
High School: Omaha Tech – 1969
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball, Baseball
Athletic Highlights:
Jumps: 46’09 / TJ
15. Eric Crouch – 3.6 Player Athletic Index
6’01 / 190lbs / QB
High School: Millard North – 1997
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 10.82 / 100M, 22.17 / 200M
16. Mark Ingram, Jr. – 3.5 Player Athletic Index
5’10” / 195lbs / RB
High School: Flint Southwestern – 2008
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 7.01 / 60M, 11.05 / 100M, 22.30 / 200M
17. Billy Vessells – 3.3 Player Athletic Index
6’00 / 190lbs (college) / RB
High School: Cleveland (OK) – 1948
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 22.8 / 220YD
Jumps: 22’05” / LJ
18. Troy Smith – 3.3 Player Athletic Index
6’01 / 200lbs / QB
High School: Glenville – 2002
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball
Athletic Highlights:
Jumps: 21’06” / LJ
19. Steve Owens – 3.2 Player Athletic Index
6’02 / 215lbs (college) / RB
High School: Miami (OK) – 1966
Sports: Football, Track, Baseball
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 14.8 / 120H
Jumps: 21’06 / LJ, 6’02” / HJ
20. Rashaan Salaam – 3.2 Player Athletic Index
6’01” / 205lbs / RB
High School: La Jolla Country Day – 1992
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 22.84 / 200M, 49.44 / 400M
21. Alan Ameche – 2.3 Player Athletic Index
6’00” / 215lbs (college) / FB
High School: Bradford – 1951
Sports: Football, Track
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 11.24 / 100M
Throws: 50’02″ / Shotput
22. Ty Detmer – 1.7 Player Athletic Index
6’00” / 175lbs / QB
High School: San Antonio West – 1987
Sports: Football, Track, Basketball, Baseball, Golf
Athletic Highlights:
Track: 42.00 / 300LH