Although the player who was the focus of the NFL draft in the Kevin Costner film, Draft Day, was the University of Wisconsin Quarterback, it was a Linebacker from Ohio State who would go first overall and be the real (or so we are led to believe) prize in the draft.

Vontae Mack (Chadwick Boseman) lobbied hard to be a Cleveland Brown (really?) and through footage and persistence he convinces Crash Davis, Ray Kinsella, Billy Chapel, the Bodyguard guy Sonny Weaver Jr. (Kevin Costner) to do just that. Hey, this guy moonlit as Jackie Robinson so let’s agree that they saw a real athlete here!  

            

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Draft Day (2013)

Actor:
Chadwick Boseman

Position Played:
Linebacker

Played for:
Ohio State

Why You Should Vote For Him:
This was the guy who went number one in the draft!

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
How the hell do we know what he did in the pros?

We all know that just because you win the Heisman Trophy, it does not mean that you will be a certifiable star in the National Football League. We have seen flops, stars, Heisman winners go undrafted and everything in between. In Draft Day, we have Bo Callahan, the Wisconsin Quarterback who was the reigning Heisman winner, and the expected number one pick. It didn’t happen, and we watch him plummet in a similar fashion that Aaron Rodgers did years ago. It is implied by the Cleveland Browns General Manager (played by Kevin Costner) that there are character issues with Callahan, but all we saw was draft day. Whether Bo Callahan was the next Aaron Rodgers or Ryan Leaf will remain a mystery.   

            

The Bullet Points:
Movie Appeared:
Draft Day (2013)

Actor:
Josh Pence

Position Played:
Quarterback

Played for:
University of Wisconsin

Why You Should Vote For Him:
How many Heisman Trophy winners do we have on this ballot?

Why You Should Not Vote For Him:
He was painted as a chump and a likely NFL Draft bust. Matt Leinart anyone?

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