re: Who do you think was one of the best football players Not to win the Heisman?

Best pure football player I ever saw was Champ Bailey. This was one year after Woodson won the award. Champ was twice the two way player he ever was:

In his final year at Georgia, he registered 52 tackles (four for losses), three interceptions, seven passes deflected, 47 catches for 744 yards (15.8 avg.), five touchdowns, 84 yards rushing on 16 carries, 12 kickoff returns for 261 yards and four punt returns for 49 yards. He averaged 103.5 all-purpose yards per game and logged 957 plays (547 defense, 301 offense, and 109 special teams).
He came in 7th in voting..but he was no doubt the best football player in the country, imo