Moe Gardner, Kevin Hardy and Simeon Rice are among the 76 FBS greats on the ballot.
Sixteen former Illini are currently enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame, with one more joining the exclusive list in 2018 - linebacker Dana Howard. Howard will join 16 previously selected Fighting Illini in the hall of fame, including college football legends Red Grange (inducted 1951), Dick Butkus (inducted 1983) and most recently David Williams (inducted 2005). Howard won the Butkus Award in 1994 as the nation's top linebacker, Illinois' first major national award. Induction for the Class of 2018 will take place Dec. 4, 2018, during the 61st NFF Annual Awards Dinner at the New York Hilton Midtown.
