Haloti Ngata Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Haloti Ngata was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night in Las Vegas during the National Football Foundation annual awards dinner. Ngata, a former defensive lineman for the Oregon Ducks, expressed gratitude to his former coaches and teammates, highlighting the importance of the relationships he built during his time at the University of Oregon.

In his college career from 2002 to 2005, Ngata achieved 151 career tackles, including 24.5 for loss, and registered 10 sacks, three forced fumbles, and seven blocked kicks. He was named a freshman All-American in 2002 and earned all-Pac-10 honors in 2004.

In 2005, he was a consensus first team All-American and a finalist for the Outland Trophy and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. Ngata was the first Oregon player to be named conference defensive player of the year in 2005.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens with the 12th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, where he played 13 seasons and won Super Bowl XLVII. Ngata was selected to the Pro Bowl five times and earned first-team All-Pro honors twice.

He joins six other Oregon football players and two coaches in the Hall of Fame, including Norm Van Brocklin, John Kitzmiller, and LaMichael James. Oregon athletic director Rob Mullens was also recognized at the dinner, receiving the 2025 NFF John L.

Toner Award for his administrative excellence in college athletics.