Baylor football legend Robert Griffin III has been featured on the ballot for the College Football Hall of Fame, it was announced by the National Football Foundation.

Griffin is one of three former Heisman Trophy winners featured on the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot, joining Mark Ingram and Cameron Newton.

The 2011 Heisman Trophy winner, Griffin had a historic career for the Bears from 2008-11. He set for tied 54 school records, including 20 career marks, 26 single-season and eight single-game records, including career passing yards, total offense, completions and passing TDs. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 2011, helping lead the Bears to a No. 12 nationally ranking, which came after a 2010 season that saw BU advance to its first bowl game in 16 years.

Griffin boasts a bevy of awards from his Baylor career, in addition to the Heisman, including Big 12 Male Athlete of the year, the Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards, and freshman All-America honors in 2008. He was inducted into the Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022 and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

The native of Copperas Cove, Texas, Griffin was the No. 2 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, playing seven years with three seasons, including a 2012 Pro Bowl season that culminated in NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.

A two-time academic All-American, a three-time dean's list selection and a 10-time academic honoree by the Big 12 Conference, Griffin graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science in 2010. He and his wife Greta, and children Reese Ann, Gloria, Gameye and Gia, have been fixtures in their community, including via the RGIII Foundation, which is committed to helping underprivileged children, military families and victims of domestic abuse.

Griffin has become a leading voice in sports media following his playing career, and is entering his first college football season as a lead color analyst for FOX Sports, after previously working with ESPN and Netflix.

The Bears have nine former greats inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, most recently QB Don Trull in 2013. Safety Thomas Everett, head coach Grant Teaff, linebacker Mike Singletary, end Larry Elkins, tackle Jim Ray Smith, guard Bill Glass, guard Barton Koch and head coach Morley Jennings all represent BU in the CFB Hall of Fame in Atlanta.