Overview
- The National Football Foundation named 22 inductees for 2026, comprising 18 players and four coaches.
- Mark Ingram earned selection after a 2009 Heisman Trophy season that included 1,658 rushing yards and a BCS national title for Alabama.
- He finished at Alabama with 3,261 rushing yards and 42 rushing touchdowns before a 12-year NFL career, becoming the Crimson Tide’s 23rd former player elected and first since Antonio Langham in the Class of 2024.
- Headliners include defensive greats Ndamukong Suh and Aaron Donald along with Marvin Harrison and Peter Warrick, and coaching inductees Gary Patterson, Chris Petersen, Jim Margraff and Ken Sparks.
- Coverage highlighted notable SEC figures who were on the ballot but not selected, including DeMeco Ryans, Cam Newton, Takeo Spikes, Tommy Tuberville and Dennis Franchione, and noted Ingram’s public message of gratitude on social media.