Mark Ingram to be 23rd Alabama player inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
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The National Football Foundation has announced its next class of inductees for the College Football Hall of Fame and one name very familiar to Alabama fans is on the list.
In his second year of eligibility, Mark Ingram II has been selected to join the class based on his stellar career with the Crimson Tide from 2008-2010.
Ingram was Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner in 2009, helping lead the Tide to its first national championship of the Nick Saban era. During his three seasons in Tuscaloosa, Ingram’s career included:
- 3,931 scrimmage yards (5th in program history)
- 46 total TDs (4th in program history)
- SEC Champion (2009)
- National Champion (2009)
- All-American (2009)
- Heisman Trophy winner (2009)
Ingram was selected in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, having a 12-year career which included 3 Pro Bowl appearances.
Alabama in the Hall of Fame
Ingram is the third Alabama inductee in the last three years, following Antonio Langham in the Class of 2024 and Nick Saban in the Class of 2025.
The Crimson Tide now has 23 total players and 6 coaches in the Hall of Fame including:
- PLAYERS
- Sylvester Croom
- Lee Roy Jordan
- Vaughn Mancha
- Antonio Langham
- E.J. Junior
- Marty Lyons
- Don Hutson
- Pooley Hubert
- John Cain
- Johnny Mack Brown
- Harry Gilmer
- Millard Howell
- Cornelius Bennett
- Woodrow Lowe
- Ronald McKinnon
- Derrick Thomas
- John Hannah
- Riley Smith
- Johnny MUsso
- Billy Neighbors
- Fred Sington
- Ozzie Newsome
- COACHES
- Paul “Bear” Bryant
- Marino Casem
- Nick Saban
- Gene Stallings
- Frank Thomas
- Wallace Wade
College Football Hall of Fame
The 18 First Team All-America players and four standout coaches in the 2026 Class were selected from the national ballot of 79 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 35 coaches from the divisional ranks.
The 2026 NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class will officially be inducted during the 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 8, 2026, at Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
The inductees will also be recognized at their respective collegiate institutions with NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salutes during the fall. Their accomplishments will be forever immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
Eligibility standards
- First and foremost, a player must have received First Team All-America recognition by a selector recognized by the NCAA and utilized to comprise its consensus All-America teams.
- A player becomes eligible for consideration by the NFF’s Honors Court 10 full seasons after his final year of intercollegiate football played.
- While each nominee’s football achievements in college are of prime consideration, his post football record as a citizen is also weighed. He must have proven himself worthy as a citizen, carrying the ideals of football forward into his relations with his community. Consideration may also be given for academic honors and whether or not the candidate earned a college degree.
- Players must have played their last year of intercollegiate football within the last 50 years*. For example, to be eligible for the 2026 ballot, the player must have played his last year in 1976 or thereafter. In addition, current professional players and/or coaches are not eligible until retirement.
- A coach becomes eligible three full seasons after retirement or immediately following retirement provided he is at least 70 years old. Active coaches become eligible at 75 years of age. He must have been a head football coach for a minimum of 10 years and coached at least 100 games with a .595 winning percentage.
- Nominations may only be submitted by the current athletics director, head coach or sports information director (SID) of a potential candidate’s collegiate institution.
