Overview
- The Class of 2026 features 18 players and four coaches, including Chris Petersen, Gary Patterson, Jim Margraff and the late Ken Sparks.
- Other notable players elected include Marvin Harrison, Peter Warrick, Eric Weddle, Garrison Hearst, Ki-Jana Carter and Terence Newman.
- Mark Ingram, Alabama’s first Heisman winner, earned the 2009 trophy after rushing for 1,658 yards as the Crimson Tide won the national championship.
- Ndamukong Suh (2009) and Aaron Donald (2013) each swept college football’s major defensive awards during dominant final seasons.
- The enshrinement will occur at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Bellagio Resort and Casino, and Ingram marked the news with a public thank-you message on X.