​IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThere are few who would contest that Jeremiah Smith is the best overall player in college football this season. And while he is currently the betting favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, the reality is that the Heisman is an award overwhelmingly dominated by quarterbacks, so there’s a strong chance that the award will ultimately go to whoever emerges as the nation’s top quarterback by the end of the season.If that does happen, it wouldn’t be the first time that the best player in the country did not win the award that’s supposed to honor the best player in the country. Here are five times throughout college football history when a player was unjustly penalized due to the position that they played.5. Chase Young, DE, Ohio State (2019)Right off the bat, I’m going to have to concede that Joe Burrow deserved this award. His record-setting 2019 season with the LSU Tigers might be the best individual season from a quarterback of all time. It would be insane to look back at this season and claim that he did not deserve the Heisman Trophy.That said, the vote should have been a hell of a lot closer.Young was one of the most dominant pass rushers college football has seen in the modern era. He set Ohio State’s single-season record with 16.5 sacks while posting 21.5 tackles for loss and forcing six fumbles, all while missing two games due to an NCAA suspension. He was a unanimous All-American and won both the Bednarik Award and the Nagurski Trophy after one of the most impactful seasons we’ve ever seen from a defensive player.Still, he finished just fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting, behind Burrow, Justin Fields, and Jalen Hurts. Young actually received the second-most first-place votes (20) behind Burrow (841), but he was so low on so many quarterback-centric ballots that he didn’t even finish second.To reiterate, Burrow deserved the award this year. But any other year, Young probably should have won it. Unfortunately, the voting indicates that he probably wouldn’t have, as he finished behind both Fields and Hurts this year.4. Steve Emtman, DT, Washington (1991)Steve Emtman was the centerpiece of a Washington defense that carried the Huskies to an undefeated season and the 1991 national championship, and he was absolutely dominant.He finished with 62 tackles and 20.5 tackles for loss, remarkable production for an interior lineman. With him anchoring the line, Washington allowed just 9.2 points and 67.1 rushing yards per game.Emtman swept the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award and was a unanimous All-American, but he finished just fourth in the Heisman voting behind Michigan’s Desmond Howard and two quarterbacks: Florida State’s Casey Weldon and BYU’s Ty Detmer. However, he was pretty clearly the best player in the country that season; he just didn’t play a flashy enough position.3. Hugh Green, DE, Pitt (1980)A three-time All-American, Hugh Green had a legendary career with the Pitt Panthers, and he