Charles Woodson, Eric Dickerson headline 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot
There are plenty of familiar names eligible this year
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Tom Fornelli
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The National Football Foundation released the ballot for 2018 College Football Hall of Fame induction on Thursday, and the ballot includes 75 players and six coaches from the FBS level as well as 98 players and 31 coaches from the FCS level and below.
Some of the more recognizable names on the ballot include former Heisman winner Charles Woodson, SMU running back Eric Dickerson, Notre Dame receiver and returner Raghib Ismail, Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson and the Miami trio of Ray Lewis, Ed Reed and Warren Sapp.
Coaches eligible for the Hall of Fame this year include Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and former Texas coach Mack Brown.
In order to be eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame, players must meet a certain set of criteria. They had to have been named a first-team All-American, and 10 full seasons must have been played since their last college season. Players also must have played their final season within the last 50 years.
Coaches become eligible three seasons after retiring or immediately following retirement if they're at least 70 years old. Active coaches gain eligibility at 75.
Here are all the players and coaches from the FBS level to appear on this year's ballot.
| Player | School | Position |
|---|---|---|
Morten Andersen | K | |
Mark Bavaro | Notre Dame | TE |
Michael Bishop | QB | |
Lomas Brown | OL | |
Terrell Buckley | DB | |
Larry Burton | WR | |
Keith Byars | RB | |
Gregg Carr | LB | |
Mark Carrier | DB | |
Matt Cavanaugh | QB | |
Trevor Cobb | RB | |
Marco Coleman | Georgia Tech | LB |
Kerry Collins | QB | |
Tim Couch | QB | |
Eric Crouch | QB | |
RB | ||
Rich Diana | Yale | RB |
Eric Dickerson | RB | |
John Didion | OL | |
Rickey Dixon | DB | |
Jumbo Elliott | OT | |
Kevin Faulk | RB | |
David Fulcher | DB | |
Robert Gallery | OL | |
Moe Gardner | DL | |
Tony Gonzalez | TE | |
Martin Gramatica | Kansas State | K |
Jacob Green | Texas A&M | DL |
Dan Hampton | DL | |
Jason Hanson | K | |
Byron Hanspard | RB | |
Marcus Harris | WR | |
Craig Heyward | Pittsburgh | RB |
Torry Holt | WR | |
Dana Howard | Illinois | LB |
Raghib Ismail | Notre Dame | WR |
Ernie Jennings | WR | |
Calvin Johnson | Georgia Tech | WR |
E.J. Junior | DL | |
Rick Leach | Michigan | QB |
Jess Lewis | Oregon State | DL |
Ray Lewis | Miami | LB |
Ed McCaffrey | WR | |
Buddy McClinton | Auburn | DB |
Cade McNown | QB | |
Shawn Moore | QB | |
Ken Norton Jr. | UCLA | LB |
Phil Olsen | DL | |
Leslie O'Neal | DL | |
Jim Otis | Ohio State | FB |
Paul Palmer | RB | |
Jake Plummer | Arizona State | QB |
Anthony Poindexter | Virginia | DB |
Troy Polamalu | USC | DB |
Cliff Powell | Arkansas | LB |
Antwaan Randle El | QB | |
Ed Reed | Miami | DB |
Simeon Rice | Illinois | LB |
Ron Rivera | California | LB |
Warren Sapp | Miami | DL |
Bob Stein | DL | |
Matt Stinchcomb | OL | |
Taylor Stubblefield | Purdue | WR |
Nebraska | OL | |
Aaron Taylor | Notre Dame | OL |
DB | ||
Chris Ward | Ohio State | OL |
Michael Westbrook | WR | |
Lorenzo White | Michigan State | RB |
Zach Wiegert | Nebraska | OL |
Patrick Willis | Ole Miss | LB |
Steve Wisniewski | Penn State | OL |
Charles Woodson | Michigan | DB |
Al Worley | DB | |
Marc Zeno | WR |
| Coach | Schools |
|---|---|
Frank Beamer | Murray State, Virginia Tech |
Mack Brown | Appalachian State, Tulane, North Carolina, Texas |
Jim Carlen | West Virginia, Texas Tech, South Carolina |
Pete Cawthorn Sr. | Austin College, Texas Tech |
Billy Jack Murphy |
