Fernando Mendoza is the 8th player since 2000 to win both the Heisman and the National Title in the same year

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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Leegend124 on 2026-01-21 01:21:16+00:00.

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• Fernando Mendoza — 2025

• DeVonta Smith — 2020

• Joe Burrow — 2019

• Derrick Henry — 2015

• Jameis Winston — 2013

• Cam Newton — 2010

• Mark Ingram — 2009

• Matt Leinart — 2004

Pretty good company to be in for a 2 star who’d originally committed to Yale before landing at Cal.