Harrison Named to 2026 CFB Hall of Fame Class
1/14/2026 10:16:00 AM | Football
Syracuse and NFL legend Marvin Harrison has been announced as a member of the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Class, marking the 20th player or coach at Syracuse to earn college football's highest honor.
Harrison, already one-of-nine former 'Cuse players represented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, was a First Team All-American in 1995 as a kick returner and the 1995 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year. He was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection and was Syracuse's all-time receiving yards leader until 2017 (2,728), until being bested by Steve Ishmael.
In his final season at Syracuse, he and freshman quarterback Donovan McNabb combined to ignite the Orange to a top-20 finish. Harrison set a then school single-season record with 1,131 receiving yards, propelled by six 100-yard games. The team finished 9-3, capped by a 41-0 victory over Clemson in the 1996 Gator Bowl. In that game, Harrison set SU bowl records for receptions (7) and receiving yards (173). The yards record still stands, but the receptions mark was bested by LeQuint Allen's 11 catches in the 2022 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
He'd go on to be selected 19th overall in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, where he'd spend the entirety of his 13-year NFL career. Harrison won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts, was an eight-time All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), including earning First Team designation in 1999, 2002 and 2006. He participated in eight Pro Bowls, led the NFL twice in both receiving yards (1999, 2002) and receptions (2000, 2002) and still ranks in the top-five all time of career receptions (1,102) and touchdowns (128) and top-10 in receiving yards (14,580).
Harrison's induction will be on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas at the 68th-annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Bellagio Resort & Casino.
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Harrison, already one-of-nine former 'Cuse players represented in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, was a First Team All-American in 1995 as a kick returner and the 1995 BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year. He was a three-time All-BIG EAST selection and was Syracuse's all-time receiving yards leader until 2017 (2,728), until being bested by Steve Ishmael.
In his final season at Syracuse, he and freshman quarterback Donovan McNabb combined to ignite the Orange to a top-20 finish. Harrison set a then school single-season record with 1,131 receiving yards, propelled by six 100-yard games. The team finished 9-3, capped by a 41-0 victory over Clemson in the 1996 Gator Bowl. In that game, Harrison set SU bowl records for receptions (7) and receiving yards (173). The yards record still stands, but the receptions mark was bested by LeQuint Allen's 11 catches in the 2022 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl.
He'd go on to be selected 19th overall in the 1996 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts, where he'd spend the entirety of his 13-year NFL career. Harrison won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts, was an eight-time All-Pro selection (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), including earning First Team designation in 1999, 2002 and 2006. He participated in eight Pro Bowls, led the NFL twice in both receiving yards (1999, 2002) and receptions (2000, 2002) and still ranks in the top-five all time of career receptions (1,102) and touchdowns (128) and top-10 in receiving yards (14,580).
Harrison's induction will be on Dec. 8 in Las Vegas at the 68th-annual National Football Foundation Awards Dinner at the Bellagio Resort & Casino.
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