Big Ten lands 26 players, coaches on ballot for 2026 College Football Hall of Fame

Appropriately, the Big Ten landed 26 players and coaches on the ballot for the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame. The list was revealed on Monday and includes players from every Big Ten program except Rutgers and Northwestern.

Notable names from the nominees include Iowa’s Dallas Clark, Maryland’s Vernon Davis and Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El. UCLA and Michigan State lead the way with 3 nominees each.

Here’s a look at the full list of 2026 College Football Hall of Fame nominees with Big Ten ties:

Players

• Flozell Adams, Michigan State OT
• Morten Andersen, Michigan State K
• Erick Anderson, Michigan LB
• Brad Banks, Iowa QB
• Kenjon Barner, Oregon RB
• Jeff Bregel, USC OG
• Courtney Brown, Penn State DE
• Mark Carrier, USC DB
• KI-Jana Carter, Penn State RB
• Dallas Clark, Iowa TE
• Vernon Davis, Maryland TE
• Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana RB
• Kevin Hardy, Illinois LB
• Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue DE
• Olin Kreutz, Washington C
• James Laurinaitis, Ohio State LB
• John Lee, UCLA K
• Taylor Mays, UCLA DB
• Ken Norton Jr, UCLA LB
• Antwaan Randel El, Indiana QB
• Simeon Rice, Illinois LB
• Jonathan Stewart, Oregon RB
• Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska DT

Coaches

• Ralph Friedgen, Maryland (2001-2010)
• Chris Petersen, Washington (2014-2019)
• Darryl Rogers, Michigan State (1976-1979)

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.