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They’ve been piling up since 1934, and now there are 472 of them — SEC players who have met the first eligibility standard for the College Football Hall of Fame but haven’t been enshrined.
The National Football Foundation released the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 on Monday. The ballot included 13 former SEC stars. There are 217 other standouts from the conference who were eligible for consideration.
To be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame today, a player must have been a first-team All-American selection by one of the organizations that the NCAA uses to compile its annual consensus All-American team. Currently, those organizations are the American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. But the selectors used by the NCAA have varied over the years.
That accounts for the 472 former SEC players who are potential College Football Hall of Famers. After Auburn linebacker Gregg Carr, Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson and Ole Miss offensive tackle Terrence Metcalf were chosen for the Class of 2025, 107 former SEC players are in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Players aren’t considered for the College Football Hall of Fame until 10 seasons have passed since they played. They also aren’t considered while they are active professional players. The SEC has 112 players who meet the All-American standard but aren’t eligible yet because their final season came in 2015 or later and/or they’re still playing professional football.
Players also aren’t considered if their college careers ended more than 50 years ago, so any player who finished playing before 1976 isn’t eligible for the 2025 ballot. The SEC has 130 non-Hall of Fame players who meet the All-American standard but are outside the 50-year window.
Those players still can be considered for the College Football Hall of Fame, but their qualifications are examined by the Football Bowl Subdivision Honors Review Committee, bypassing the ballot.
Here’s a list of the SEC players who were first-team All-Americans for NCAA consensus selectors during the eligibility window for the Class of 2026. The All-Americans are presented by year of selection and with the players designated as unanimous, consensus or non-consensus selections. The players already enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame are listed in bold.
1976: Kentucky offensive tackle Warren Bryant, non-consensus; Georgia guard Joel Parrish, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Larry Seivers, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Mike Wilson, non-consensus
1977: LSU running back Charles Alexander, consensus; Florida wide receiver Wes Chandler, non-consensus; Alabama wide receiver Ozzie Newsome, consensus; Kentucky defensive end Art Still, unanimous
1978: LSU running back Charles Alexander, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Marty Lyons, consensus
1979: Alabama offensive tackle Jim Bunch, consensus; Tennessee defensive back Roland James, consensus; Ole Miss punter Jim Miller, consensus
1980: Alabama defensive end E.J. Junior, unanimous; Florida linebacker David Little, consensus; Georgia kicker Rex Robinson, non-consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous; Georgia defensive back Scott Woerner, non-consensus
1981: Mississippi State defensive tackle Glen Collins, non-consensus; Mississippi State linebacker Johnie Cooks, non-consensus; Florida defensive end David Galloway, non-consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous; Alabama defensive back Tommy Wilcox, consensus
1982: Vanderbilt punter Jim Arnold, unanimous; Alabama defensive back Jeremiah Castille, non-consensus; Tennessee kick returner Willie Gault, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Terry Hoage, consensus; Florida linebacker Wilber Marshall, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Mike Pitts, consensus; Georgia running back Herschel Walker, unanimous
1983: Tennessee punter Jim Colquitt, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end Freddie Gilbert, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Terry Hoage, consensus; Auburn running back Bo Jackson, consensus; Florida linebacker Wilber Marshall, consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle Reggie White, unanimous
1984: Vanderbilt punter Ricky Anderson, unanimous; Florida offensive tackle Lomas Brown, consensus; Georgia kicker Kevin Butler, consensus; Auburn linebacker Gregg Carr, consensus; Tennessee guard Bill Mayo, consensus; Ole Miss defensive end Freddie Joe Nunn, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Jeff Sanchez, consensus; LSU guard Lance Smith, non-consensus
1985: Georgia center Peter Anderson, consensus; Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett, non-consensus; LSU linebacker Michael Brooks, non-consensus; Auburn punter Lewis Colbert, non-consensus; Auburn running back Bo Jackson, unanimous; Tennessee wide receiver Tim McGee, consensus; Ole Miss punter Bill Smith, non-consensus; Florida guard Jeff Zimmerman, non-consensus
1986: Alabama linebacker Cornelius Bennett; unanimous; LSU wide receiver Wendell Davis, non-consensus; Auburn running back Brent Fullwood, unanimous; Georgia defensive back John Little, non-consensus; Ole Miss punter Bill Smith, non-consensus; Auburn center Ben Tamburello, unanimous; Florida guard Jeff Zimmerman, non-consensus
1987: LSU center Nacho Albergamo, unanimous; Auburn linebacker Aundray Bruce, consensus; Auburn linebacker Kurt Crain, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Wendell Davis, consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Chris Gaines, non-consensus; Alabama running back Bobby Humphrey: non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker, consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Stacy Searels, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Jarvis Williams, non-consensus
1988: Tennessee linebacker Keith DeLong, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Louis Oliver, consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Tracy Rocker, unanimous; Georgia tight end Troy Sadowski, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Derrick Thomas, unanimous; Ole Miss tight end Wesley Walls, non-consensus; Georgia running back Tim Worley, consensus
1989: Auburn guard Ed King, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Keith McCants, unanimous; Florida running back Emmitt Smith, unanimous; Tennessee guard Eric Still, unanimous
1990: Tennessee offensive tackle Antone Davis, unanimous; Alabama kicker Philip Doyle, unanimous; Auburn guard Ed King, unanimous; Florida defensive end Huey Richardson, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle David Rocker, consensus; Florida defensive back Will White, non-consensus
1991: Tennessee defensive back Dale Carter, consensus; Florida defensive lineman Brad Culpepper, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Carl Pickens, non-consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Robert Stewart, non-consensus
1992: Alabama defensive lineman John Copeland, consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Eric Curry, consensus; Georgia running back Garrison Hearst, unanimous; Ole Miss guard Everett Lindsay, consensus
1993: Tennessee kicker John Becksvoort, non-consensus; Auburn punter Terry Daniel, consensus; Florida kicker Judd Davis, non-consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Wayne Gandy, consensus; Alabama defensive back Antonio Langham, unanimous; Alabama all-purpose/kick returner David Palmer, consensus; Alabama kicker Michael Proctor, non-consensus; Florida running back Errict Rhett, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Bernard Williams, non-consensus
1994: Florida defensive end Kevin Carter, consensus; Florida wide receiver Jack Jackson, unanimous; Alabama kicker Michael Proctor, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Brian Robinson, consensus; Auburn wide receiver Frank Sanders, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Chris Shelling, non-consensus; Georgia quarterback Eric Zeier, non-consensus
1995: Florida offensive lineman Jason Odom, unanimous; Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, non-consensus
1996: Florida wide receiver Reidel Anthony, non-consensus; LSU all-purpose/kick returner Kevin Faulk, non-consensus; Florida wide receiver Ike Hilliard, consensus; Alabama defensive back Kevin Jackson, unanimous; LSU tight end Danny LaFleur, non-consensus; Vanderbilt punter Bill Marrinangle, non-consensus; Alabama defensive lineman Michael Myers, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Dwayne Rudd, non-consensus; Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, consensus
1997: Vanderbilt linebacker Jamie Duncan, non-consensus; LSU offensive lineman Alan Faneca, consensus; Florida wide receiver Jacquez Green, consensus; LSU punter Chad Kessler, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Leonard Little, non-consensus; Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, consensus; Auburn offensive lineman Victor Riley, non-consensus; Auburn linebacker Takeo Spikes, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb, non-consensus; Florida defensive back Fred Weary, consensus
1998: Georgia cornerback Champ Bailey, consensus; Arkansas guard Brandon Burlsworth, non-consensus; Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch, consensus; Florida linebacker Jevon Kearse, non-consensus; LSU center Todd McClure, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Anthony McFarland, non-consensus; Florida linebacker Mike Peterson, non-consensus; Ole Miss tight end Rufus Smith, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Al Wilson, consensus
1999: Alabama running back Shaun Alexander, non-consensus; Florida defensive end Alex Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Cosey Coleman, consensus; Tennessee safety Deon Grant, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Chris Samuels, unanimous; Mississippi State linebacker Barrin Simpson, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Raynoch Thompson, non-consensus; Kentucky tight end James Whalen, consensus
2000: South Carolina cornerback Sheldon Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson, consensus; Georgia defensive tackle Richard Seymour, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Lito Sheppard, non-consensus
2001: Florida defensive end Alex Brown, consensus; Florida linebacker Andra Davis, non-consensus; Auburn kicker David Duval, consensus; South Carolina linebacker Kalimba Edwards, non-consensus; Florida wide receiver Jabar Gaffney, unanimous; Florida quarterback Rex Grossman, consensus; Tennessee defensive tackle John Henderson, consensus; Ole Miss offensive tackle Terrence Metcalf, consensus; Florida offensive tackle Mike Pearson, consensus; Arkansas linebacker Jermaine Petty, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Josh Reed, consensus; Mississippi State cornerback Fred Smoot, consensus; Tennessee running back Travis Stephens, non-consensus
2002: Kentucky all-purpose/kick returner Derek Abney, consensus; Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, consensus; Georgia linebacker Boss Bailey, non-consensus; LSU linebacker Bradie James, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end David Pollack, consensus; Georgia offensive lineman Jon Stinchcomb, non-consensus
2003: Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Derek Abney, non-consensus; Arkansas offensive tackle Shawn Andrews, unanimous; Tennessee punter Dustin Colquitt, consensus; Auburn linebacker Karlos Dansby, non-consensus; Georgia safety Sean Jones, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Chad Lavalais, consensus; LSU guard Stephen Peterman, non-consensus; Georgia defensive end David Pollack, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Keiwan Ratliff, consensus; Florida guard Shannon Snell, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Corey Webster, non-consensus
2004: Tennessee linebacker Kevin Burnett, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back Thomas Davis, consensus; Tennessee defensive lineman Jesse Mahelona, non-consensus; Tennessee offensive lineman Michael Munoz, consensus; Georgia defensive end Davis Pollack, consensus; Auburn defensive back Carlos Rogers, consensus; LSU defensive lineman Marcus Spears, consensus; LSU cornerback Corey Webster, non-consensus; LSU center Ben Wilkerson, consensus; Auburn running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, non-consensus
2005: Georgia defensive back Greg Blue, consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Max Jean-Gilles, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Robert Meachem, non-consensus; Auburn offensive tackle Marcus McNeill, consensus; Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans, unanimous; South Carolina defensive back Ko Simpson, non-consensus
2006: LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, non-consensus; LSU defensive back LaRon Landry, consensus; Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, unanimous; Florida defensive back Reggie Nelson, consensus; Tennessee offensive lineman Arron Sears, non-consensus; Ole Miss linebacker Patrick Willis, consensus
2007: LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey, unanimous; Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin, non-consensus; Arkansas all-purpose/return specialist Felix Jones, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Daniel Lincoln, non-consensus; Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs, consensus; Arkansas running back Darren McFadden, unanimous; LSU safety Craig Steltz, consensus; Florida quarterback Tim Tebow, consensus
2008: Tennessee safety Eric Berry, unanimous; Alabama center Antoine Caldwell, consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, consensus; Florida all-purpose/return specialist Percy Harvin, non-consensus; Florida all-purpose/return specialist Brandon James, consensus; LSU guard Herman Johnson, non-consensus; Alabama safety Rashad Johnson, non-consensus; Vanderbilt cornerback D.J. Moore, non-consensus; Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, non-consensus; Ole Miss offensive tackle Michael Oher, unanimous; Ole Miss defensive tackle Peria Jerry, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith, unanimous; Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, unanimous
2009: Alabama defensive back Javier Arenas, consensus; Tennessee safety Eric Berry, unanimous; Georgia punter Drew Butler, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle Terrence Cody, consensus; Florida cornerback Joe Haden, unanimous; Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez, non-consensus; Alabama running back Mark Ingram, unanimous; Alabama guard Mike Johnson, consensus; Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain, unanimous; South Carolina linebacker Eric Norwood, non-consensus; Florida center Maurkice Pouncey, consensus; Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, consensus; Alabama kicker Leigh Tiffin, non-consensus
2010: Alabama safety Mark Barron, non-consensus; Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Randall Cobb, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley, consensus; Florida punter Chas Henry, consensus; Georgia linebacker Justin Houston, non-consensus; LSU kicker John Jasper, consensus; South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffery, non-consensus; Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, consensus; LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson, unanimous; Auburn offensive tackle Lee Ziemba, consensus
2011: Arkansas all-purpose/return specialist Joe Adams, consensus; Alabama safety Mark Barron, unanimous; LSU guard Will Blackwell, non-consensus; Georgia tight end Orson Charles, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Dont’a Hightower, consensus; South Carolina defensive end Melvin Ingram, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Barrett Jones, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, consensus; Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, non-consensus; LSU cornerback Tyrann Mathieu, consensus; Alabama cornerback DeQuan Menzie, non-consensus; LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery, non-consensus; Georgia safety Bacarri Rambo, non-consensus; Alabama running back Trent Richardson, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw, non-consensus; LSU punter Brad Wing, non-consensus
2012: Mississippi State defensive back Johnthan Banks, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney unanimous; Florida defensive back Matt Elam, non-consensus; Florida defensive end Sharrif Floyd, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Luke Joeckel, unanimous; Alabama center Barrett Jones, consensus; Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones, unanimous; Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel, consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, non-consensus; Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner, unanimous; Texas A&M defensive lineman Damontre Moore, consensus; Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley, consensus; LSU defensive back Eric Reid, consensus; Florida kicker Caleb Sturgis, non-consensus; Alabama guard Chance Warmack, unanimous
2013: LSU all-purpose/return specialist Odell Beckham Jr., non-consensus; Alabama safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, consensus; South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, non-consensus; Auburn all-purpose/return specialist Chris Davis, non-consensus; Texas A&M wide receiver Mike Evans, consensus; Texas A&M punter Drew Kaser, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, consensus; Auburn running back Tre Mason, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Jake Matthews, unanimous; Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley, unanimous; Ole Miss safety Codey Prewitt, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive lineman Kelcy Quarles, non-consensus; Missouri defensive end Michael Sam, unanimous
2014: Alabama safety Landon Collins, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper, unanimous; Alabama linebacker Trey DePriest, non-consensus; Auburn center Reese Dismukes, consensus; Ole Miss cornerback Senquez Golson, unanimous; Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, non-consensus; Alabama guard Arie Kouandjio, non-consensus; South Carolina offensive lineman A.J. McCann, non-consensus; Mississippi State linebacker Benardrick McKinney, non-consensus; Texas A&M offensive tackle Cedric Ogbuehi, non-consensus; Missouri defensive lineman Shane Ray, consensus; Alabama punter JK Scott, non-consensus
The SEC players who qualified for College Football Hall of Fame consideration but are beyond the eligibility window include:
1933: Tennessee halfback Beattie Feathers, consensus
1934: Alabama halfback Dixie Howell, consensus; Alabama end Don Hutson, consensus; Alabama tackle Bill Lee, consensus
1935: Alabama quarterback Riley Smith, consensus; LSU end Gaynell Tinsley, consensus
1936: Ole Miss tackle Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, non-consensus; LSU end Gaynell Tinsley, unanimous; Alabama guard Art “Tarzan” White, non-consensus
1937: Vanderbilt center Carl Hinkle, non-consensus; Alabama fullback Joe Kilgrow, non-consensus; Ole Miss tackle Frank “Bruiser” Kinard, non-consensus; Alabama guard Leroy Monsky, consensus
1938: Tennessee quarterback George Cafego, non-consensus; Ole Miss halfback Parker Hall, consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, non-consensus; Tennessee end Bowden Wyatt, consensus
1939: Tennessee quarterback George Cafego, consensus; Alabama center Cary Cox, non-consensus; LSU end Ken Kavanaugh, consensus; Tulane tackle Harley McCollum, consensus; Tennessee guard Ed Molinski, consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, consensus
1940: Mississippi State end Buddy Elrod, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ed Molinski, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Bob Suffridge, unanimous
1941: Tulane tackle Ernie Blandin, consensus; Georgia Tech guard Harvey Hardy, consensus; Alabama end Holt Rast, consensus; Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich, consensus
1942: Alabama center Joe Domnanovich, consensus; Auburn halfback Monk Gafford, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Clyde Johnson, non-consensus; Georgia halfback Frank Sinkwich, unanimous; Alabama tackle Don Whitmire, non-consensus
1943: Georgia Tech guard John Steber, non-consensus
1944: Georgia Tech end Phil Tinsley, consensus; Auburn center Caleb “Tex” Warrington, non-consensus
1945: Georgia Tech tackle Mike Castronis, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Harry Gilmer, non-consensus; Alabama center Vaughn Mancha, consensus
1946: Georgia Tech center Paul Duke, consensus; Tennessee tackle Dick Huffman, consensus; Georgia halfback Charley Trippi, unanimous
1947: Ole Miss quarterback Charlie Conerly, non-consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Bob Davis, consensus; Ole Miss end Barney Poole, non-consensus
1948: Georgia Tech end George Broadnax, non-consensus; Georgia Tech guard Bill Healy, non-consensus; Tulane tackle Paul Lea, non-consensus; Ole Miss end Barney Poole, non-consensus; Georgia back John Rauch, non-consensus
1949: Kentucky guard Bob Gain, non-consensus
1950: Vanderbilt end Bucky Curtis, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ted Daffer, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Bob Gain, consensus; Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli, consensus; Tulane back Eddie Price, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Ed Salem, non-consensus
1951: Georgia Tech guard Ray Beck, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Ted Daffer, non-consensus; Tennessee halfback Hank Lauricella, unanimous; Kentucky center Doug Moseley, non-consensus; Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli, consensus; Tennessee tackle Pug Pearman, non-consensus; LSU center George Tarasovic, non-consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Lamar Wheat, non-consensus
1952: Tennessee tackle Doug Atkins, non-consensus; Georgia Tech center Pete Brown, non-consensus; Ole Miss tackle Kline Gilbert, non-consensus; Georgia Tech back Leon Hardeman, non-consensus; Florida tackle Charlie LaPradd, non-consensus; Georgia Tech end Buck Martin, non-consensus; Kentucky end Steve Mellinger, non-consensus; Tennessee guard John Michels, consensus; Georgia Tech tackle Hall Miller, consensus; Georgia Tech back Bobby Morehead, non-consensus
1953: Georgia end John Carson, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Ray Correll, non-consensus; Mississippi State center Hal Easterwood, non-consensus; Kentucky end Steve Mellinger, non-consensus; Ole Miss guard Crawford Mims, consensus; Georgia Tech center Larry Morris, consensus; Mississippi State quarterback Jackie Parker, non-consensus
1954: Ole Miss tackle Rex Boggan, non-consensus; Tennessee tackle Darris McCord, non-consensus
1955: Auburn fullback Joe Childress, non-consensus; Auburn tackle Frank D’Agostino, non-consensus; Mississippi State halfback Art Davis, non-consensus; LSU tackle Sid Fournet, consensus; Tulane guard Tony Sardisco, non-consensus; Kentucky end Howard Schnellenberger, non-consensus; Mississippi State guard Scott Suber, non-consensus
1956: Florida guard John Barrow, non-consensus; Tennessee end Buddy Cruze, non-consensus; Tennessee back Johnny Majors, unanimous; Kentucky tackle Lou Michaels, consensus; Georgia Tech center Don Stephenson, non-consensus
1957: Tennessee guard Bill Johnson, non-consensus; Kentucky tackle Lou Michaels, consensus; Auburn end Jim Phillips, unanimous; Ole Miss guard Jackie Simpson, non-consensus; Georgia Tech center Don Stephenson, non-consensus; LSU back Jim Taylor, non-consensus
1958: Auburn center Jackie Burkett, non-consensus; LSU halfback Billy Cannon, unanimous; Vanderbilt guard George Deiderich, consensus; LSU center Max Fugler, non-consensus; Florida tackle Vel Heckman, non-consensus; Auburn guard Zeke Smith, consensus
1959: Georgia Tech center Maxie Baughan, consensus; LSU halfback Billy Cannon, unanimous; Georgia guard Pat Dye, non-consensus; Ole Miss fullback Charlie Flowers, unanimous; Auburn tackle Ken Rice, non-consensus; Auburn guard Zeke Smith, non-consensus; Ole Miss guard Marvin Terrell, non-consensus
1960: Auburn fullback Ed Dyas, non-consensus; Ole Miss quarterback Jake Gibbs, unanimous; Auburn tackle Ken Rice, consensus
1961: Ole Miss fullback Billy Ray Adams, non-consensus; Alabama tackle Billy Neighbors, unanimous; LSU guard Roy Winston, unanimous
1962: Ole Miss tackle Jim Dunaway, consensus; Ole Miss quarterback Glynn Griffing, non-consensus; Alabama center Lee Roy Jordan, unanimous; Georgia Tech guard Rufus Guthrie, non-consensus; LSU tackle Fred Miller, non-consensus; LSU halfback Jerry Stovall, unanimous
1963: Tennessee guard Steve DeLong, non-consensus; Ole Miss center Kenny Dill, non-consensus; Georgia Tech quarterback Billy Lothridge, non-consensus; Georgia Tech end Billy Martin, non-consensus; Auburn back Jimmy Sidle, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Herschel Turner, non-consensus
1964: Ole Miss defensive end Allen Brown, non-consensus; Tennessee middle guard Steve DeLong, non-consensus; Florida running back Larry Dupree, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Tucker Frederickson, consensus; Alabama guard Wayne Freeman, non-consensus; Alabama defensive tackle Dan Kearley, non-consensus; LSU defensive tackle Remi Prudhomme, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Jim Wilson, non-consensus
1965: Kentucky tackle Sam Ball, consensus; Florida defensive back Bruce Bennett, non-consensus; Florida end Charles Casey, non-consensus; Alabama center Paul Crane, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Frank Emanuel, consensus; Florida defensive end Lynn Matthews, non-consensus; Georgia defensive tackle George Patton, non-consensus; Florida quarterback Steve Spurrier, non-consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Jack Thornton, non-consensus
1966: Georgia guard Edgar Chandler, non-consensus; Tennessee tight end Austin Denney, non-consensus; Alabama tackle Cecil Dowdy, unanimous; Alabama defensive tack Bobby Johns, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Paul Naumoff, consensus; Georgia defensive tackle George Patton, non-consensus; Alabama end Ray Perkins, consensus; Florida quarterback Steve Spurrier, unanimous
1967: Georgia tackle Edgar Chandler, consensus; Tennessee defensive back Al Dorsey, non-consensus; LSU defensive end John Garlington, non-consensus; Alabama end Dennis Homan, consensus; Alabama defensive back Bobby Johns, consensus; Tennessee center Bob Johnson, unanimous; Mississippi State linebacker D.D. Lewis, non-consensus
1968: Auburn defensive tackle David Campbell, non-consensus; Florida guard Guy Dennis, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Mike Hall, non-consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Chip Healy, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Steve Kiner, consensus; Tennessee guard Charles Rosenfelder, unanimous; Georgia defensive tackle Bill Stanfill, consensus; Georgia defensive back Jake Scott, consensus
1969: Florida end Carlos Alvarez, consensus; Vanderbilt tackle Bob Asher, non-consensus; LSU linebacker George Bevan, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive back Glenn Cannon, non-consensus; Tennessee guard Chip Kell, consensus; Tennessee linebacker Steve Kiner, unanimous; Auburn defensive back Buddy McClinton, consensus
1970: LSU linebacker Mike Anderson, consensus; LSU defensive back Tommy Casanova, consensus; Tennessee guard Chip Kell, unanimous; Tennessee linebacker Jackie Walker, non-consensus; Auburn defensive back Larry Willingham, consensus; Florida defensive end Jack Youngblood, non-consensus
1971: Auburn receiver Terry Beasley, unanimous; LSU defensive back Tommy Casanova, consensus; LSU defensive tackle Ron Estay, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle John Hannah, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive back Bobby Majors, unanimous; Alabama running back Johnny Musso, consensus; Georgia guard Royce Smith, unanimous; Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan, unanimous; Tennessee linebacker Jackie Walker, non-consensus
1972: LSU linebacker Warren Capone, non-consensus; Tennessee defensive back Conrad Graham, non-consensus; Alabama guard John Hannah, unanimous; LSU quarterback Bert Jones, consensus; Alabama center Jim Krapf, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker John Mitchell, non-consensus; Tennessee linebacker Jamie Rotella, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Ricky Townsend, non-consensus
1973: Alabama offensive tackle Buddy Brown, consensus; LSU linebacker Warren Capone, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive back Harry Harrison, non-consensus; LSU guard Tyler Lafauci, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, non-consensus; Tennessee kicker Ricky Townsend, non-consensus; Alabama receiver Wayne Wheeler, non-consensus
1974: Auburn linebacker Ken Bernich, consensus; Alabama defensive end Leroy Cook, consensus; Alabama center Sylvester Croom, non-consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Craig Hertwig, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, consensus; Mississippi State defensive end Jimmy Webb, consensus; LSU defensive back Mike Williams, non-consensus
1975: Alabama defensive end Leroy Cook, unanimous; Florida linebacker Sammy Green, consensus; Georgia guard Randy Johnson, consensus; consensus; Alabama linebacker Woodrow Lowe, non-consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Larry Seivers, consensus
The SEC players who have qualified for College Football Hall of Fame consideration but have not reached the eligibility window include:
2015: Tennessee all-purpose/return specialist Evan Berry, consensus; LSU running back Leonard Fournette, consensus; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, non-consensus; Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III, consensus; Alabama running back Derrick Henry, unanimous; Arkansas tight end Hunter Henry, unanimous; Alabama center Ryan Kelly, consensus; Alabama linebacker Reggie Ragland, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson, consensus; Tennessee all-purpose/return specialist Cameron Sutton, non-consensus
2016: Alabama defensive lineman Jonathan Allen, unanimous; Tennessee defensive lineman Derek Barnett, consensus; Vanderbilt linebacker Zach Cunningham, unanimous; Ole Miss tight end Evan Engram, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, consensus; Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster, unanimous; Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett, unanimous; Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey, non-consensus; Auburn defensive end Carl Lawson, non-consensus; LSU offensive lineman Ethan Pocic, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Cam Robinson, unanimous; LSU cornerback Tre’Davious White, consensus
2017: Auburn kicker Daniel Carlson, non-consensus; Alabama linebacker Rashaan Evans, non-consensus; Alabama defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick, unanimous; Auburn guard Braden Smith, non-consensus; Georgia linebacker Roquan Smith, unanimous
2018: Kentucky outside linebacker Josh Allen, unanimous; Georgia cornerback Deandre Baker, consensus; LSU safety Grant Delpit, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, consensus; Texas A&M punter Braden Mann, unanimous; Alabama center Ross Pierschbacher, non-consensus; South Carolina all-purpose/return specialist Deebo Samuel, non-consensus; Kentucky guard Bunchy Stallings, non-consensus; Texas A&M tight end Jace Sternberger, consensus; Mississippi State defensive end Montez Sweat, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, consensus; Alabama safety Deionte Thompson, consensus; LSU linebacker Devin White, consensus; LSU cornerback Greedy Williams, unanimous; Alabama offensive tackle Jonah Williams, unanimous; Alabama defensive tackle Quinnen Williams, unanimous
2019: Georgia kicker Rodrigo Blankenship, non-consensus; Kentucky all-purpose/return specialist Lynn Bowden Jr., consensus; Auburn defensive tackle Derrick Brown, unanimous; LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, unanimous; LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, unanimous; LSU safety Grant Delpit, consensus; Kentucky punter Max Duffy, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, non-consensus; Georgia defensive back J.R. Reed, consensus; LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., consensus; Georgia offensive tackle Andrew Thomas, unanimous; Alabama all-purpose/return specialist Jaylen Waddle, non-consensus
2020: Alabama center Landon Dickerson, unanimous; Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green, consensus; Alabama running back Najee Harris, unanimous; Alabama quarterback Mac Jones, consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood, unanimous; Ole Miss wide receiver Elijah Moore, consensus; Alabama linebacker Dylan Moses, non-consensus; Florida tight end Kyle Pitts, unanimous; Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith, unanimous; LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., non-consensus; Alabama cornerback Patrick Surtain II, unanimous
2021: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., unanimous; Georgia safety Lewis Cine, non-consensus; Mississippi State offensive tackle Charles Cross, non-consensus; Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean, unanimous; Texas A&M guard Kenyon Green, consensus; Kentucky offensive tackle Darian Kinnard, consensus; Texas A&M defensive lineman DeMarvin Leal, consensus; Auburn cornerback Roger McCreary, non-consensus; Missouri kicker Harrison Mevis, non-consensus; Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal, consensus; Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams, non-consensus; Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, consensus
2022: Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr., unanimous; Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, non-consensus; Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter, unanimous; Georgia linebacker Jamon Dumas-Johnson, non-consensus; Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes, consensus; Tennessee wide receiver Jalin Hyatt, unanimous; Arkansas linebacker Drew Sanders, non-consensus; Georgia safety Christopher Smith Jr., unanimous; Florida guard O’Cyrus Torrence, consensus
2023: Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold, non-consensus; Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, unanimous; Kentucky return specialist Barion Brown, non-consensus; Texas A&M linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, consensus; LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, consensus; Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, non-consensus; LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers, unanimous; Missouri running back Cody Schrader, consensus; Georgia safety Malaki Starks, consensus; Alabama linebacker Dallas Turner, consensus
2024: Texas offensive tackle Kelvin Banks, unanimous; Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron, consensus; LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell, consensus; South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori, non-consensus; South Carolina defensive end Kyle Kennard, consensus; Tennessee center Cooper Mays, non-consensus; Ole Miss defensive tackle Walter Nolen; Georgia guard Tate Ratledge, non-consensus; Florida center Jake Slaughter, non-consensus; Georgia safety Malaki Starks, non-consensus; Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman, consensus; Georgia linebacker Jalon Walker, non-consensus
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