Bad stats: 7/10
Role in team success: 8/10
Expectations: 1/10
Overall Bust Index: 16/30
Under the tutelage of then-BYU quarterbacks coach Norm Chow, Detmer and the Cougars offense put up video-game-like numbers. During his Heisman-winning season, Detmer passed for 5,188 yards and 41 touchdowns, setting numerous NCAA records.
NFL scouts, though, were deterred by Detmer's diminutive size — he's listed at 6'0" and 189 pounds by Pro Football Reference. Because of this, he fell all the way to pick No. 230 in the 1992 draft. He spent his pro career mostly as a backup, though he did get a chance to start for the Eagles in 1996. He made 11 starts that year and won seven of them as the team advanced to the playoffs. He finished that season with 2,911 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions — not bad for a ninth-round pick, but enough to land him on the Heisman bust list.
