On Monday, the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot was released. There are plenty of eye-popping names on the list, including Nick Saban, Aaron Donald, Urban Meyer and Sean Taylor.
All in all, a trio of UCLA Bruins players made the list: Gaston Green, Ken Norton Jr., and John Lee. There were a total of 77 players and nine coaches from the FBS to make the ballot.
All in all, a total of 19 players or coaches made the ballot for the first time, including Gaston Green. Here is a list of every first-time player or coach to see his name on the 2025 College Football Hall of Fame ballot.
Kenjon Barner played at Oregon from 2009-2012 and then played in the NFL from 2013 until 2021.
Alex Brown played at Florida from 1998 until 2001 and then played in the NFL until 2010, playing all but one season wit the Chicago Bears.
George Cumby played at Oklahoma from 1976 until 1979 and then in the NFL from 1980 until 1987, playing most of his years with the Green Bay Packers.
Aaron Donald was a force at Pitt from 2010 until 2013 before going first overall. He then played 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams before retiring this offseason.
Alan Faneca played at LSU from 1995 until 1997 and then spent 13 years in the NFL, mainly with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Levar Fisher played at NC State from 1998 until 2001 but played just two seasons in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals.
Gaston Green played at UCLA from 1984 until 1987 and then spent five seasons in the NFL.
John Henderson was at Rocky Top from 1999 until 2001 and then spent 10 seasons in the NFL between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders.
Mark Ingram had a legendary run at Alabama between 2008 and 2010 and then played from 2011 until 2021 in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Houston Texans.
DeSean Jackson was electric during his Cal days from 2005 until 2007 and then made noise in the NFL. He spent time from 2008 until 2022, winning a Super Bowl and making three Pro Bowl teams with stints with the Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Commanders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams, and the Baltimore Ravens.
Alex Mack played with Jackson at Cal but went from 2005 until 2008 before spending 13 years in the NFL.
Wayne Martin played at Arkansas from 1985 until 1988 and then spent his entire NFL career with the New Orleans Saints.
Terrence Metcalf was at Ole Miss from 1997 until 2001 and spent his entire seven-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears.
Jim Pyne was at Virginia Tech from 1990 until 1993 and then in the NFL from 1995 until 2001 qirh a series of teams.
Steve Slaton was an electric back from 2005 until 2007 with the Mountaineers and played in the NFL with the Houston Texans and Miami Dolphins for just a handful of seasons.
Sean Taylor was a legend at Miami from 2001 until 2003 and he spent four seasons with Washington and made the Pro Bowl twice.
Manti Te’o was in South Bend from 2009 until 2012 and then spent eight seasons in the NFL after being drafted by the Chargers.
Throwing out his NFL stint with the Jaconsivlle Jaguars as the head coach, Meyer just won games everywhere he went. He finished with a collegiate coaching record of 187-32.
Nick Saban is a living legend. His head coaching record in college ends at 292-71, including. remarkable seven national titles.