How many former Alabama players are eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame?
Alabama running back Mark Ingram slides into the end zone after scoring a touchdown against Texas inthe BCS national-championship game on Jan. 7, 2009, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Ca
Two Alabama players—offensive tackle Chris Samuels and running back Mark Ingram—were on the College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 ballot.
They may return for another opportunity to join the 22 Alabama players currently in the College Football Hall of Fame when the Class of 2026 vote is published on Monday, as neither was chosen for enshrinement.
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However, 49 Crimson Tide graduates who fulfil the first requirement for consideration for the College Football Hall of Fame but are not currently eligible are not included among the 39 other Crimson Tide players who are eligible to be on the Class of 2026 ballot.
Ninety Alabama players have the potential to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
A player must have been selected to the first team of the All-American team by one of the organisations that the NCAA employs to create its yearly consensus All-American team in order to be eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame today. These groups are currently the Walter Camp Football Foundation, the American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, the Football Writers Association of America, and Sporting News. However, over time, the NCAA has employed a variety of selectors.
It takes ten complete seasons following their final collegiate season for a player to be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame. Additionally, they are not taken into account while they are competing professionally. Because their last season with the Tide was in 2015 or later, or because they are still competing professionally, Alabama has 26 players that match the All-American standard but are not yet eligible.
Any player who finished his time with the Tide before 1976 is not eligible for the 2025 ballot since players are not taken into consideration if their college careers concluded more than 50 years ago. Leroy Cook, the defensive end and Alabama’s first two-time consensus All-American, is one of 23 players who fit the All-American criteria but are not within the 50-year window.
The Football Bowl Subdivision Honours Review Committee reviews those players’ credentials without going through the ballot, although they are still eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Among Alabama’s players eligible for the 2026 ballot are two two-time consensus All-Americans and fourteen unanimous All-Americans.
A player that was selected to the first team of every organisation that the NCAA uses to determine the consensus All-American team for that season is known as a unanimous All-American.
A player who was selected to the first team of at least half of the organisations the NCAA uses to assemble the consensus All-American squad is typically considered a consensus All-American. Additionally, you can be a consensus All-American without making it to the halfway point.
Players only need to be on the first team for a qualifying selector to be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame; they are not required to be unanimous All-Americans.
The following former Alabama players, whose careers ended more than 50 years ago, are eligible to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (listed alphabetically with their All-American qualifying standards):
Offensive tackle Buddy Brown: Consensus in 1973
Defensive end Leroy Cook: Consensus in 1974 and unanimous in 1975
Center Cary Cox: Non-consensus in 1939
Center Paul Crane: Consensus in 1965
Center Joe Domnanovich: Consensus in 1942
Tackle Cecil Dowdy: Unanimous in 1966
Guard Wayne Freeman: Non-consensus in 1964
Linebacker Mike Hall: Non-consensus in 1968
Fullback Tony Holm: Non-consensus in 1929
End Dennis Homan: Consensus in 1967
Defensive back Bobby Johns: Non-consensus in 1966 and consensus in 1967
Defensive tackle Dan Kearley: Non-consensus in 1964
Fullback Joe Kilgrow: Non-consensus in 1937
Center Jim Krapf: Non-consensus in 1972
Tackle Bill Lee: Consensus in 1934
Linebacker John Mitchell: Non-consensus in 1972
Guard Leroy Monsky: Consensus in 1937
End Ray Perkins: Consensus in 1966
End Holt Rast: Consensus in 1941
Defensive back Ed Salem: Non-consensus in 1950
Wide receiver Wayne Wheeler: Non-consensus in 1973
Guard Art “Tarzan” White: Non-consensus in 1936
End Hoyt Winslett: Non-consensus in 1926
The following former Alabama players, listed alphabetically with their All-American qualifying requirements, are currently eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame ballot:
Running back Shaun Alexander: Non-consensus in 1999
Safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix: Consensus in 2013
Defensive tackle Terrence Cody: Consensus in 2008 and 2009
Safety Landon Collins: Unanimous in 2014
Defensive lineman John Copeland: Consensus in 1992
Defensive lineman Eric Curry: Consensus in 1992
Linebacker Trey DePriest: Non-consensus in 2014
Kicker Philip Doyle: Unanimous in 1990
Linebacker Dont’a Hightower: Consensus in 2011
Running back Bobby Humphrey: Non-consensus in 1987
Running back Mark Ingram: Unanimous in 2009
Defensive back Kevin Jackson: Unanimous in 1996
Guard Mike Johnson: Consensus in 2009
Safety Rashad Johnson: Non-consensus in 2008
Offensive lineman Barrett Jones: Unanimous in 2011 (as a tackle) and consensus in 2012 (as a center)
Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick: Non-consensus in 2011
Offensive tackle Arie Kouandjio: Non-consensus in 2014
Offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio: Consensus in 2013
Linebacker Keith McCants: Unanimous in 1989
Linebacker Rolando McClain: Unanimous in 2009
Cornerback DeQuan Menzie: Non-consensus in 2011
Cornerback Dee Milliner: Unanimous in 2012
Defensive lineman Michael Myers: Non-consensus in 1996
All-purpose/kick returner David Palmer: Consensus in 1993
Defensive tackle Mike Pitts: Consensus in 1982
Kicker Michael Proctor: Non-consensus in 1993 and 1994
Running back Trent Richardson: Unanimous in 2011
Linebacker Dwayne Rudd: Non-consensus in 1996
Linebacker DeMeco Ryans: Unanimous in 2005
Offensive tackle Chris Samuels: Unanimous in 1999
Offensive tackle Andre Smith: Unanimous in 2008
Defensive lineman Robert Stewart: Non-consensus in 1991
Kicker Leigh Tiffin: Non-consensus in 2009
Linebacker Courtney Upshaw: Non-consensus in 2011
Guard Chance Warmack: Unanimous in 2012
Defensive back Tommy Wilcox: Consensus in 1981
Defensive lineman Jonathan Allen: Unanimous in 2016
Linebacker Will Anderson Jr.: Unanimous in 2021 and 2022
Cornerback Terrion Arnold: Non-consensus in 2023
Wide receiver Amari Cooper: Unanimous in 2014
Center Landon Dickerson: Unanimous in 2020
Linebacker Rashaan Evans: Non-consensus in 2017
Defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick: Consensus in 2016 and unanimous in 2017
Linebacker Reuben Foster: Unanimous in 2016
Running back Najee Harris: Unanimous in 2020
Running back Derrick Henry: Unanimous in 2015
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey: Non-consensus in 2016
Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy: Consensus in 2018 and non-consensus in 2019
Quarterback Mac Jones: Consensus in 2020
Center Ryan Kelly: Consensus in 2015
Offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood: Non-consensus in 2019 and unanimous in 2020
Quarterback AJ McCarron: Non-consensus in 2013
Cornerback Ga’Quincy “Kool-Aid” McKinstry: Non-consensusin 2023
Linebacker Dylan Moses: Non-consensus in 2020
Linebacker C.J. Mosley: Consensus in 2012 and unanimous in 2013
Offensive tackle Evan Neal: Consensus in 2021
Center Ross Pierschbacher: Non-consensus in 2018
Linebacker Reggie Ragland: Unanimous in 2015
Defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson: Consensus in 2015
Offensive tackle Cam Robinson: Unanimous in 2016
Punter JK Scott: Non-consensus in 2014
Wide receiver DeVonta Smith: Unanimous in 2020
Cornerback Patrick Surtain II: Unanimous in 2020
Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa: Consensus in 2018
Safety Deionte Thompson: Consensus in 2018
Linebacker Dallas Turner: Consensus in 2023
All-purpose/kick returner Jaylen Waddle: Non-consensus in 2019
Wide receiver Jameson Williams: Non-consensus in 2021
Offensive tackle Jonah Williams: Unanimous in 2018
Defensive tackle Quinnen Williams: Unanimous in 2018
Quarterback Bryce Young: Consensus in 2021
According to their All-American qualifying standards, Alabama already has 22 players in the College Football Hall of Fame:
Linebacker Cornelius Bennett: Non-consensus in 1985 and unanimous in 1986
Quarterback Johnny Cain: Non-consensus in 1931
Center Sylvester Croom: Non-consensus in 1974
Halfback Harry Gilmer: Non-consensus in 1945
Guard John Hannah: Non-consensus in 1971 (as an offensive tackle) and unanimous in 1972
Halfback Dixie Howell: Consensus in 1934
End Don Hutson: Consensus in 1934
Center Lee Roy Jordan: Unanimous in 1962
Defensive end E.J. Junior: Unanimous in 1980
Defensive back Antonio Langham: Unanimous in 1993
Linebacker Woodrow Lowe: Non-consensus in 1973 and 1975 and consensus in 1974
Defensive tackle Marty Lyons: Consensus in 1978
Center Vaughn Mancha: Consensus in 1945
Running back Johnny Musso: Consensus in 1971
Tackle Billy Neighbors: Unanimous in 1961
Wide receiver Ozzie Newsome: Consensus in 1977
Tackle Fred Sington: Unanimous in 1930
Quarterback Riley Smith: Consensus in 1935
Linebacker Derrick Thomas: Unanimous in 1988
Tackle Don Whitmire:
1942 had no consensus; nevertheless, after joining the Navy, there was a unanimous All-American in 1944 and a consensus All-American in 1943.
As a member of the Class of 2024, Langham is the most recent player from Alabama to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. In addition, he is the most recent member of the Tide’s Hall of Famers to take the field. There are no Alabama players in the College Football Hall of Fame who have played in a game during the preceding 31 seasons.
Halfback Johnny Mack Brown, who played for the Crimson Tide from 1923 to 1925, and fullback Pooley Hubert, who played from 1922 to 1925, are two Alabama College Football Hall of Fame members who do not fit the current All-American criteria.
At colleges that are members of the National Football Foundation, athletic directors, head coaches, and sports information directors propose players for the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
For each of the eight District Screening Committees, the FBS nominees are arranged geographically. The players that will represent their region in the ballot are chosen by the committee members. Additionally, players who did not qualify for the College Football Hall of Fame but garnered a lot of support in the previous year’s final voting are automatically retained on the ballot.
The annual poll is then sent to the National Football Foundation’s more than 12,000 members for their review.
Following the poll, the NFF Honours Court selects the members of the Hall of Fame class after reviewing the votes and taking into account the veterans committee’s recommendations.
