Kerrigan, who played at Purdue from 2007-10, was one of 79 players included on the 2026 College Football Hall of Fame ballot. He is the only Boilermaker to be included on this year's ballot.

That would be franchise sack leader Ryan Kerrigan. The latter's title of pass-rush specialist for this coaching staff was well earned after Kerrigan logged 95.5 sacks during 10 seasons in Washington.