Heisman-winning Alabama RB Mark Ingram named to College Football Hall of Fame

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Heisman-winning Alabama RB Mark Ingram named to College Football Hall of Fame

Another Alabama football player is heading to the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former Crimson Tide running back and Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram is one of 22 inductees in the 2026 National Football Foundation Hall of Fame class, the NFF announced Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Ingram is one of 28 former Alabama players or coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame along with recent inductees Antonio Langham and Nick Saban.

The class will officially be indicted Dec. 8, 2026 in Las Vegas.

Mark Ingram stats

NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: Running back Mark Ingram #22 of the Alabama Crimson Tide poses with the Heisman Trophy during a press conference after being named the 75th Heisman Trophy winner at the Marriott Marquis on December 12, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

In 39 games at Alabama, Ingram had 3,261 rushing yards and 46 total touchdowns.

Ingram won the Heisman in 2009, helping lead Alabama to a BCS National Championship with 1,658 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns.

Ingram’s 42 rushing touchdowns are third-most in Alabama history, and his 3,261 rushing yards are seventh-most by an Alabama back.

Ingram was the No. 28 overall pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2010 NFL draft and played 12 NFL seasons.

Alabama College Football Hall of Fame members

  • Pooley Hubert (1922-25)
  • Johnny Mack Brown (1923-25)
  • Fred Sington (1928-30)
  • John Cain (1930-32)
  • Dixie Howell (1932-34)
  • Don Hutson (1932-34)
  • Riley Smith (1933-35)
  • Harry Gilmer (1944-47)
  • Vaughn Mancha (1944-47)
  • Billy Neighbors (1959-61)
  • Lee Roy Jordan (1960-62)
  • Johnny Musso (1969-71)
  • John Hannah (1970-72)
  • Sylvester Croom (1972-74)
  • Woodrow Lowe (1972-75)
  • Ozzie Newsome (1974-77)
  • Marty Lyons (1975-78)
  • E.J. Junior (1977-80)
  • Cornelius Bennett (1983-86)
  • Derrick Thomas (1985-88)
  • Antonio Langham (1990-93)
  • Mark Ingram (2008-10)
  • Paul “Bear” Bryant
  • Nick Saban
  • Gene Stallings
  • Frank Thomas
  • Wallace Wade

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Mark Ingram named to College Football Hall of Fame as Alabama Heisman RB

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