Overview
- Donald was named to a 22-member class announced by the National Football Foundation, which also includes Mark Ingram, Ndamukong Suh, Marvin Harrison, Eric Weddle, James Laurinaitis, and coaches Gary Patterson and Chris Petersen.
- The class will be formally inducted on Dec. 8, 2026 at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, with on-campus salutes to follow during each school’s season.
- At Pitt, Donald recorded 66 tackles for loss, led the nation in 2013 with 28.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks, and swept major defensive honors including the Nagurski, Outland, Lombardi, and Bednarik awards.
- He becomes the 26th person associated with Pitt to enter the College Football Hall of Fame, and the school retired his No. 97 jersey last year.
- Donald later won three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards and played a pivotal role in the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl LVI victory.