Aaron Donald, Mark Ingram, Ndamukong Suh Headline College Football Hall of Fame Class

A group of 22 players and coaches are headed to Atlanta.

Ndamukong Suh’s magnificent 2009 season nearly won him a Heisman Trophy. | Bruce Thorson-Imagn Images

Alabama running back Mark Ingram and Nebraska defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh were involved in a spirited race for the Heisman Trophy in 2009—and now, they’ll fittingly enter the College Football Hall of Fame together.

Ingram and Suh are among 18 players and four coaches set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Atlanta in December, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday afternoon. The inductees represent a wide gamut of schools, from powers like the Crimson Tide and Ohio State down to small schools like Carson-Newman and Johns Hopkins.

Here’s a look at the distinguished class in table form.

College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026

PLAYER OR COACH	POSITION	TEAM	YEARS	ACCOLADES
Jerry Azumah	Running back	New Hampshire	1995 to ‘98	Walter Payton Award (best FCS offensive player) (1998)
Ki-Jana Carter	Running back	Penn State	1992 to ‘94	All-American and Heisman runner-up (1994)
Bruce Collie	Guard and tackle	Texas-Arlington	1981 to ‘84	All-American (1984)
George Cumby	Running back and linebacker	Oklahoma	1975 to ‘76, 1978 to ‘79	All-American (1979)
Aaron Donald	Defensive lineman	Pittsburgh	2010 to ‘13	ACC Defensive Player of the Year, All-American, Bednarik and Nagurski Award (2013)
Marvin Harrison	Wide receiver	Syracuse	1992 to ‘95	Big East receiving champion (1995)
Garrison Hearst	Running back	Georgia	1990 to ‘92	All-American, SEC Player of the Year and third in Heisman voting (1992)
Chris Hudson	Defensive back	Colorado	1991 to ‘94	All-American (1994)
Mark Ingram	Running back	Alabama	2008 to ‘10	All-American, Heisman Trophy and SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2009)
Olin Kreutz	Offensive lineman	Washington	1995 to ‘97	All-American (1997)
James Laurinaitis	Linebacker	Ohio State	2005 to ‘08	All-American (2006 to ‘08), Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (’07 to ‘08), Nagurski Award (’06)
Jordan Lynch	Quarterback	Northern Illinois	2010 to ‘13	Seventh in Heisman voting (2012), third in Heisman voting (‘13), MAC Offensive Player of the Year (‘12, ’13), MAC Player of the Year (‘12, ’13)
Jim Margraff	Coach	Johns Hopkins	1990 to 2018	Centennial Conference champion (2002 to ‘05, ‘08 to ‘18)
Herman Moore	Wide receiver	Virginia	1988 to ‘90	All-American and sixth in Heisman voting (1990)
Terence Newman	Defensive back	Kansas State	1999 to 2002	All-American and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
Bob Novogratz	Offensive lineman	Army	1957 to ‘58	All-American (1958)
Gary Patterson	Coach	TCU	2000 to ‘21	Two-time AP Coach of the Year (2009, ‘14), four-time conference Coach of the Year (2002, ‘05, ’09, ’14)
Chris Petersen	Coach	Boise State, Washington	2006 to ‘19	Two-time Bear Bryant Coach of the Year (2006 and ‘09), two-time conference Coach of the Year (‘08, ’09)
Ken Sparks	Coach	Carson-Newman	1980 to 2016	Five-time NAIA Division I champion (1983, ‘84, ’86, ‘88, ‘89)
Ndamukong Suh	Defensive lineman	Nebraska	2005 to ‘09	All-American, Bednarik Award, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, fourth in Heisman voting, and Nagurski Award (2009)
Peter Warrick	Wide receiver	Florida State	1995 to ‘99	All-American (1998 to ‘99) and sixth in Heisman voting (‘99)
Eric Weddle	Defensive back	Utah	2003 to ‘06	All-American (2006) and Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year (‘05, ‘06)

In addition to their college success, many of these players thrived in the NFL. Harrison, for instance, is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Donald is almost certainly headed to Canton as well.

“We are thrilled to announce the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame class,” NFF chair and ex-Ole Miss quarterback Archie Manning said in a statement. “Each of these legends ranks among the absolute best to have ever played or coached the game, and we look forward to adding their incredible accomplishments to those permanently enshrined in the NFF Hall of Fame.”

The College Football Hall of Fame dates back to 1951, and has been located since in Atlanta since 2014.

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