Vick, Fitzgerald on ’24 College Football HOF tally

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2023, 11:26 AM ET

Michael Vick, Larry Fitzgerald and Terrell Suggs are amongst the former players on the 2024 College Football Hall of Popularity ballot, which was released Monday.The National Football Foundation (NFF)released the tally in conjunction with the College Hall of Popularity. The 2024 tally makes up 78 players and 9 coaches from the FBS, with 101 players and 32 coaches originating from divisional ranks.Vick, Fitzgerald and Suggs are all on the ballot for induction in their very first year of eligibility.”It’s a massive honor to just be on the College Football Hall of Fame tally considering more than 5.62 million individuals have actually played college football and only 1,074 players have been inducted,”NFF president and CEO Steve Hatchell stated in a declaration.” The Hall’s requirement of being a First-Team All-American produces a much smaller sized pool of about 1,500 people who are even eligible. Remaining in today’s elite group means a person is genuinely among the best to have actually ever played the game. “Before going No. 1 to the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL draft, Vick starred at Virginia Tech for two seasons(1999-2000), assisting Frank Beamer’s program to the BCS National Championship game in the 1999 season.Vick ended up third in the Heisman Prize ballot that season as a redshirt freshman after helping the Hokies go unbeaten in the regular season at 11-0 before losing to Florida State in the 2000 Sugar Bowl.Fitzgerald played 2 years for Pittsburgh(2002-03)and won the Biletnikoff Award throughout his sophomore season in 2003 after capturing 92 passes for 1,672 backyards and 22 goals.

Pittsburgh retired his No. 1 jersey on July 1, 2013. The Arizona Cardinals picked Fitzgerald, who completed second to Oklahoma quarterback Jason White in 2003 Heisman voting, with the 3rd total pick in the 2004 NFL draft.Suggs, who was taken with the 10th overall selection

in the 2003 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens, played three seasons( 2000-02)for Arizona State. He concluded his time there with 163 deals with and 44 sacks while leaving as the Sun Devils’

profession leader in tackles for loss (65 1/2). His 24 sacks as a senior in 2002 developed a brand-new NCAA single-season record at the time.Membership voting continues through June 30, and the announcement of the class will be made in early 2024.