2009 Heisman Winner Mark Ingram Elected To College Football Hall of Fame

Mark Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, has been elected to the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Ingram, who was Alabama's first Heisman winner, is among 18 All-American first teamers named to the Hall of Fame, including four other Heisman finalists. This announcement was made on January 14.

Ingram joins other notable Heisman winners in the Hall, such as Tim Tebow and Reggie Bush (Class of 2023), Rashaan Salaam (Class of 2022), Carson Palmer (Class of 2021), and Eric Crouch (Class of 2020). Eligibility for the Hall of Fame requires a player to have been a First-Team All-American and to have completed ten full seasons since their final collegiate game.

The 2026 Hall of Fame class will be officially inducted at the 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on December 8 at the Bellagio Resort & Casino in Las