LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The College Football Hall of Fame ballot is out and both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville are represented.
Randall Cobb was as versatile as anyone who has ever played the game. At UK, he was a wide receiver, quarterback, punt returner and kickoff returner. He is one of 79 players and nine coaches to be named to the ballot.
Cobb was a three-year letter winner with the Cats from 2008-2010. He was a first-team All-America as a junior and first-team All-Southeastern Conference as a sophomore and junior after he set the SEC single-season record for all-purpose yards (2,396 in 2010.)
After his junior year at UK, the Green Bay Packers selected Cobb in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played 13 yars in the NFL with four different teams: Packers, Cowboys, Texans and Jets. He had more than 7,600 receiving yards and 54 touchdowns and made it to the Pro Bowl in 2014.
Cobb was inducted in to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Kentucky Pro Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
Joining Cobb on the list is UofL defensive end, Elivis Dumervil. Dumervil was with the Cards from 2002-2005 and ranks second in career sacks with 32.
The Miami native led the Cardinals with 10 sacks in his junior year in 2004 and helped the 11-1 Cards win the Liberty Bowl. In his senior year, Dumervil was a consensu All-American and won the Bronco Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player and the Ted Hendricks Award which goes to the nation’s top defensive end.
Dumervil was a fourth-round NFL Draft pick by the Denver Broncos and was a four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection (2009, 2011-2012 and 2014). He was elected to Louisville’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.
The announcement of the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in 2026.
The NFF College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be inducted during the 68th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 8, 2026 in Las Vegas.
The full list of ballot candidates can be found at the NFF website.
