Paul Myerberg

USA TODAY Sports

PARADISE VALLEY, Ariz. — Fourteen players and two head coaches make up the College Football Hall of Fame class of 2016, a group headlined by former Florida State linebacker Derrick Brooks and former Purdue defensive back Rod Woodson.

The class includes seven consensus first-team All-America selections, one unanimous first-team All-America pick in Brooks, and five future first-round NFL draft picks.

Of the eight defensive players inducted, three played linebacker: Brooks, who starred at Florida State from 1991-94; former Ohio State standout Tom Cousineau, the 25th former Buckeye to reach the Hall of Fame; and Bill Royce, a Division II star at Ashland University.

Woodson started all 45 games of his career at Purdue, earning All-Big Ten Conference honors three times and leaving with 13 individual school records on defense and special teams.

Among defensive backs, Woodson is joined by former Georgia safety Scott Woerner, who earned All-America honors as a senior and sealed Georgia’s last national championship with two interceptions against Notre Dame in the 1981 Sugar Bowl.

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Three linemen round out the defensive side of the 2016 class: North Carolina tackle Will Fuller, Wisconsin tackle Tim Krumrie and Colorado end Herb Orvis. Fuller, who played from 1981-83, still owns the UNC record for career tackles for loss with 57 career tackles for loss and was a two-time Outland Trophy finalist.

At quarterback, the class features Marlin Briscoe, who was known as “The Magician” during his stint at Nebraska-Omaha from 1964-67; former UNLV two-way star Randall Cunningham, who set school records for passing yards and punting average from 1982-84; and LSU’s Bert Jones, the ninth inductee in school history.

Iowa State’s Troy Davis, the lone running back in the class, is the only player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to rush for 2,000 or more yards twice in his career. He was a two-time Heisman Trophy finalist.

Also inducted were Harvard tight end Pat McInally, a two-time All-Ivy League pick from 1972-74, and former Washington State guard Mike Utley, who played from 1985-88.

The two coaches in the 2016 class are Bill Bowles, who went 175-106-5 at New Hampshire from 1972-98, and Frank Girardi, who won 275 during his stint at Lycoming College from 1972-2007.

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To be eligible for the Hall of Fame, a player must have received first-team All-America honors by a selection body used by the NCAA to comprise their consensus All-America teams. Coaches must have served as a head coach for at least 10 years, coached at least 100 games and compiled at least 60% winning percentage.

Counting this year’s class, the Hall of Fame includes 977 players and 211 coaches. The induction ceremony will be Dec. 6.

2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME CLASS

PLAYERS

MARLIN BRISCOE — QB, Nebraska Omaha (1964-67)

DERRICK BROOKS — LB, Florida State (1991-94)

TOM COUSINEAU — LB, Ohio State (1975-78)

RANDALL CUNNINGHAM — P/QB, UNLV (1982-84)

TROY DAVIS — TB, Iowa State (1994-96)

WILLIAM FULLER — DT, North Carolina (1981-83)

BERT JONES — QB, LSU (1970-72)

TIM KRUMRIE — DL, Wisconsin (1979-82)

PAT MCINALLY — TE, Harvard (1972-74)

HERB ORVIS — DE, Colorado (1969-71)

BILL ROYCE — LB, Ashland (Ohio) (1990-93)

MIKE UTLEY — OG, Washington State (1985-88)

SCOTT WOERNER — DB, Georgia (1977-80)

ROD WOODSON — DB, Purdue (1983-86)

COACHES

BILL BOWES — 175-106-5 (62.1%); New Hampshire (1972-98)

FRANK GIRARDI — 257-97-5 (72.3%); Lycoming (Pa.) (1972-2007)