Nick Saban, Urban Meyer headline list of 2025 College Football Hall of Fame nominations

On Monday, the National Football Foundation released the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot. The sprawling list includes former Alabama head coach Nick Saban and former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.

“It’s an enormous honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot considering more than 5.7 million people have played college football and only 1,093 players have been inducted,” NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell said. “The Hall’s requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible.

“Being in today’s elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and we look forward to announcing the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class early next year.”

The full list includes 77 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 101 players and 34 coaches from the divisional ranks. The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be announced in early 2025, with specific details to be released in the future.

The 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 67th NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the Bellagio Hotel & Resort on Dec. 9, 2025.

2025 FBS Player Candidates

• Flozell Adams, Michigan State – Offensive Tackle
• Erick Anderson, Michigan – Linebacker
• Montee Ball, Wisconsin – Running Back
• Kenjon Barner, Oregon – Running Back
• Aaron Beasley, West Virginia – Defensive Back
• Bernard Berrian, Fresno State – Kick Returner/Wide Receiver
• Jeff Bregel, USC – Offensive Guard
• Alex Brown, Florida – Defensive Lineman
• Rocky Calmus, Oklahoma – Linebacker
• Gregg Carr, Auburn – Linebacker
• Mark Carrier, USC – Defensive Back
• Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State – Running Back
• Russell Carter, SMU – Defensive Back
• Matt Cavanaugh, Pittsburgh – Quarterback
• Dallas Clark, Iowa – Tight End
• Brad Culpepper, Florida – Defensive Tackle
• George Cumby, Oklahoma – Defensive Back
• Kenneth Davis, TCU – Running Back
• Jarett Dillard, Rice – Wide Receiver
• Aaron Donald, Pittsburgh – Defensive Tackle
• Ken Dorsey, Miami (FL) – Quarterback
• D.J. Dozier, Penn State – Running Back
• Vaughn Dunbar, Indiana – Running Back
• Greg Eslinger, Minnesota – Center
• Alan Faneca, LSU – Offensive Guard
• Levar Fisher, North Carolina State – Linebacker
• Willie Gault, Tennessee – Wide Receiver
• Gaston Green, UCLA – Running Back
• Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech – Running Back
• Kevin Hardy, Illinois – Linebacker
• Graham Harrell, Texas Tech – Quarterback
• Marvin Harrison, Syracuse – Kick Returner/Wide Receiver
• Garrison Hearst, Georgia – Running Back
• John Henderson, Tennessee – Defensive Tackle
• Josh Heupel, Oklahoma – Quarterback
• Craig Heyward, Pittsburgh – Running Back
• Chris Hudson, Colorado – Defensive Back
• Michael Huff, Texas – Defensive Back
• Mark Ingram, Alabama – Running Back
• DeSean Jackson, California – Return Specialist/Wide Receiver
• Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State – Placekicker
• Ed King, Auburn – Offensive Guard
• Olin Kreutz, Washington – Center
• James Laurinaitis, Ohio State – Linebacker
• Ryan Leaf, Washington State – Quarterback
• John Lee, UCLA – Placekicker
• Todd Lyght, Notre Dame – Defensive Back
• Marshawn Lynch, California – Running Back
• Alex Mack, California – Offensive Lineman
• Wayne Martin, Arkansas – Defensive Tackle
• Terrence Metcalf, Mississippi – Offensive Lineman
• Herman Moore, Virginia – Wide Receiver
• Kellen Moore, Boise State – Quarterback
• Dan Neil, Texas – Offensive Lineman
• Terence Newman, Kansas State – Defensive Back
• Haloti Ngata, Oregon – Defensive Tackle
• Ken Norton Jr., UCLA – Linebacker
• Michael Oher, Mississippi – Offensive Lineman
• Jim Pyne, Virginia Tech – Center
• Antwaan Randle El, Indiana – Quarterback
• Simeon Rice, Illinois – Linebacker
• Chris Samuels, Alabama – Offensive Tackle
• Larry Seivers, Tennessee – Wide Receiver
• Richard Seymour, Georgia – Defensive Tackle
• Steve Slaton, West Virginia – Running Back
• Darrin Smith, Miami (FL) – Linebacker
• Justin Smith, Missouri – Defensive Lineman
• Takeo Spikes, Auburn – Linebacker
• Taylor Stubblefield, Purdue – Wide Receiver
• Sean Taylor, Miami (FL) – Defensive Back
• Manti Te’o, Notre Dame – Linebacker
• Dennis Thurman, USC – Defensive Back
• Michael Vick, Virginia Tech – Quarterback
• Peter Warrick, Florida State – Wide Receiver
• Eric Weddle, Utah – Defensive Back
• Ryan Yarborough, Wyoming – Wide Receiver
• Luis Zendejas, Arizona State – Placekicker

2025 FBS Coach Candidates

• Larry Blakeney — Troy (1991-2014)
• Jim Carlen — West Virginia (1966-69), Texas Tech (1970-74), South Carolina (1975-81)
• Pete Cawthon Sr. — Austin College TX, Texas Tech (1930-40)
• Larry Coker — Miami FL, Texas-San Antonio (2011-15)
• Ralph Friedgen — Maryland (2001-10)
• Urban Meyer — Bowling Green (2001-02), Utah (2003-04), Florida (2005-10), Ohio State (2012-18)
• Darryl Rogers — Cal State East Bay (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), Michigan State (1976-79), Arizona State (1980-84)
• Nick Saban — Toledo (1990), Michigan State (1995-99), LSU (2000-04), Alabama (2007-23)
• Tommy Tuberville — Mississippi (1995-98), Auburn (1999-08), Texas Tech (2010-12), Cincinnati (2013-16)