Likely (60% to 99%): RB Frank Gore. White got his just due last season and was named a first-team All-Pro while tying for the league lead in interceptions (six). Archive: Every podcast from Barnwell . The Cal product has five Pro Bowls and a first-team All-Pro appearance through his age-30 season. But during his 15-year career, Lewis has only been a Pro Bowler and Second-Team All-Pro in 2010. As it stands, though, Gurley doesn't have enough on his rsum to get in. In a normal universe, we would be celebrating the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 right about now. 260 players who could win MVP But history tells us that's a lot to ask. Greg Rajan is the senior editor for Texas Sports Nation, the Houston Chronicle's sports website, and also curates the daily TXSN newsletter and writes about sports media. Landry's hip surgery then looms as a problem; if he can get past it and keep this up, he profiles as a borderline Hall of Famer. Work to do (10% to 39%): WR Keenan Allen, G Trai Turner, DE Melvin Ingram III, CB Chris Harris Jr. Turner has made five consecutive Pro Bowls, but interior linemen typically need multiple first-team All-Pro nods to draw significant Hall interest. A healthy, available Garrett is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate and could rise quickly. Edelman has never made a Pro Bowl, but the only . If that seems surprising after what he accomplished last season, remember that it was his first season with either a Pro Bowl or an All-Pro nod. Three different Cowboys defenders make this list, and you could make a case for Jaylon Smith, too. Gore had the misfortune of playing for some bad San Francisco and Indianapolis teams, but his numbers are certainly impressive.
Who should be the next player from each team to make the Hall of Fame Jarrett made his first Pro Bowl last season, but his disruptiveness hasn't yet led to a gaudy sack total, which is what you need to get in as a defensive lineman. Find out more. Manning won two Super Bowls with the Giants, winning MVP both times. At the same time, Green has missed 23 games over the past two years with injuries. It's not too late to play with friends and family. Work to do (10% to 39%): OT Andrew Thomas. I'll do a little bit of projecting here and there, given historical aging curves and what we know about each player's injury history, but this is almost entirely about what each player has done so far. He has been one of the five best players at the second-most lucrative position in football over the past five years, and the fact that he was traded for two first-round picks and then delivered a wildly successful season with all of that attention in 2018 helps him. Work to do (10% to 39%): TE Jimmy Graham, CB Kyle Fuller. Even so, I think hell eventually get there. Pro Football Reference Hall of Fame Monitor, Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. Gilmore wasn't on track to become a Hall of Famer before he joined the Patriots, having made one Pro Bowl across his first five seasons in Buffalo, but he has made back-to-back first-team All-Pro teams and then won Defensive Player of the Year last season. Guy made only one Pro Bowl after turning 30, and Hekker probably needs a couple more All-Pro appearances to earn serious consideration. He also has worked at the Austin American-Statesman and Temple Daily Telegram. The only player in the Hall of Fame primarily for his work as a punter is Ray Guy, and you could make a case that Hekker is on that track. Twelve of the 29 Hall-eligible players who have started their careers with three consecutive Pro Bowl nods have made it to Canton. Also, if a guy enters the league at a young age, he could theoretically have a longer NFL career, which would give him more time in the second half (or post-peak portion) of his career to put up the accumulation stats often needed to bolster a Hall-of-Fame case. Larry Fitzgerald won't be suiting up for the Arizona Cardinals for the start of the season, but the future Hall of Fame wide receiver stopped just short Friday of announcing his retirement. Not knowing anything else about Burrow beyond where and when he was drafted, his Hall of Fame chances before starting his career come in by that small sample around 20%. The 2020 No. Edelman has never made a Pro Bowl, but the only player with more receiving yards in the playoffs is Jerry Rice. 7 overall in the 2014 draft at the age of 20.
Future Hall of Fame wide receiver hosted as guest speaker this - Yahoo! Pro Football WR Hall of Fame Monitor The Pro Football Reference Hall of Fame Monitor (HOFm) is a metric designed to estimate a player's chances of making the Pro Football Hall of Fame using AV, Pro Bowls, All-Pros, championships, and various stat milestones. Wilson is somewhere in the 90% range. Fitzpatrick went from getting benched for the Dolphins in Week 1 to becoming a first-team All-Pro after his arrival in Pittsburgh; another year like 2019 will push him into Watt territory. More on the Ring of Honor found on the team website. Bosa won Defensive Rookie of the Year, which hasn't been quite as big of a boon as you might think. Kittle is the best all-around tight end in football right now, and if you could tell me this minute that he would have a 12-year career, I'd expect him to be a Hall of Famer. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. He doesn't need that sort of individual production to make it to the Hall of Fame, but the guys who made it in without a single first-team All-Pro appearance needed something else. Green. Kelce is difficult to judge because tight ends aren't well represented in the Hall. Many of the modern-era players to whom hes statistically comparable played well into their 30s. Buckner made the Pro Bowl in 2018, but he was otherwise underappreciated during his four seasons in the Bay Area. I addressed this in my MVP column in July. Lattimore has two Pro Bowl appearances in his first three seasons; if you throw out early-career players like Lattimore, Jalen Ramsey and Marcus Peters, eight of the 11 corners to pull that off since the merger are either in the Hall of Fame or going there. Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Mark Ingram, OT Ronnie Stanley, DE Calais Campbell.
Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees - Radio World (Justin Simmons, who was one of the NFL's best safeties a year ago, is still waiting for his first Pro Bowl appearance.). He is right on the borderline between the "Work to do" and "In the running" tiers. Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is having himself a season. He just turned 26 in August. Lock (100%): LB Von Miller. Larry Fitzgerald Says Aaron Rodgers Should Play for the Dallas Cowboys Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) hands off. Even if he slows down from here on out, Miller's going to the Hall. Rodgers inked a three-year, $150 million extension with the Packers last March, but reports . The first game of the 2023 NFL calendar is . In the running (40% to 69%): QB Dak Prescott, WR Amari Cooper.
What Current NFL Players are Going to the Hall of Fame: NFC North He also came up with an interception while winning his first Super Bowl, which helps his case. There are four notable first-time eligibles on this ballot: running back Adrian Peterson, tight end Rob Gronkowski, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antonio Brown. Only Chandler Jones and Aaron Donald have more sacks since the start of 2017. Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Jared Goff, OT Andrew Whitworth, P Johnny Hekker. He also earned two major awards: Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year the following season. The induction process, like so many things, is on hold. For a list of other positions, click here. Likely (70% to 99%): QB Russell Wilson, LB Bobby Wagner. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE Chase Young, S Landon Collins. Since 1980, there have been 23 Modern-Era Wide Receivers honored by the Hall of Fame, with an average Legends Score of 29. It's tough to rack up interceptions in the modern NFL, but Peters has 27 since entering the league, nine more than any other player. CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND If you want to know why people are excited about the Cowboys' offense in 2020, consider that they could have as many as five future Hall of Famers lining up when everyone's healthy. He has been phenomenal while winning one Super Bowl, and came within an interception of winning a second, but he has also never been considered the best quarterback in football or garnered a single MVP vote. He needs to have a second act and have another selling point -- either winning a Super Bowl, competing for another MVP award or making it to a handful of Pro Bowls -- to have a viable path to a gold jacket.
Every NFL team's most likely future non-QB Hall of Fame inductee If he can follow in Patrick Mahomes' footsteps and win a Super Bowl this year, Jackson will have an impeccable rsum to start his career. Hes No. The former LSU corner was already a star on the field after his 2018 campaign, but getting that first nod is usually tougher than getting invited back. Typically, there are between 45 and 50 Hall of Famers playing at any one time. A starter from day one, Jackson was a first-team All-Pro while leading the league in interceptions in 2018. Jeremy Fowler polled a panel of more than 50 coaches, execs, scouts and players to come up with top-10 rankings for 2020: QB | RB | TE | WR | OT It hasn't been for lack of trying on his part, though. He was on the All-2000s team, a three-time first team All-Pro and made eight Pro Bowls. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. He's in line behind guys like Atkins unless the USC product continues to make Pro Bowls deep into his 30s. I haven't included players who I believe have no more than a 10% chance of making it into the Hall. Unless he really hangs on into his 40s, he'll finish as the second-most-productive tight end in history, behind Tony Gonzalez. I'm right there in the 50/50 range. All HOFm Positions: QBRBWRTEGTCDTDEILBOLBDBKP, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. And as much as everyone loves Boldin, he was never dominant enough to keep his former teammate out of Canton. Thielen only emerged as a starter after turning 26, which means he would have to play into his late 30s to have a chance at racking up the cumulative stats modern wide receivers will need for enshrinement. Ranking the top outlier contracts
Freedman: Mike Evans Will Be in the NFL Hall of Fame Elliott should be a prohibitive favorite to get in. He probably needs to keep that streak going for a couple more years or rack up another 15-sack campaign to move the needle to Likely. Collins was a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in 2016 and has three Pro Bowls across his first five seasons. Its not at all random that hes become a big-time NFL player. Peppers, who played for the Panthers (twice), Bears and Packers, ranks fourth on the NFLs all-time sack list with 159 and was also on the Halls All-Decade Team for the 2000s and 2010s. If James gets back there this season, he might even be able to jump into the Likely category. Nelson is one of seven players to start his career with two consecutive first-team All-Pro nods, a group that includes four Hall of Famers, Devin Hester and Keith Jackson. Former Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly, ex-Giants quarterback Eli Manning, ex-Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs and longtime Patriots/Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri are the notables on the 2025 ballot. Early in a player's career, I'm also comfortable using draft status as an estimate of talent until they establish themselves as pros, which will lead to some very inexperienced players making this list.
Rams' best draft class featured two Hall of Fame wide receivers - Los Where does Evans slot in? Locks have a 100% chance of making it. Work to do (10% to 39%): TE George Kittle, DE Nick Bosa. He will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Allen was named a Pro Bowler after racking up 10.5 sacks as a rookie. OBJ hasn't made a Pro Bowl since 2016, and while this could be a bounce-back year for the former Giants star, another middling campaign would push him into the "Work to do" tier. Likely (70% to 99%): QB Matt Ryan, WR Julio Jones. Tight ends have relatively short careers, which makes projecting their Hall chances exceedingly difficult. Partner with Us Back. Likely (70% to 99%): RB Ezekiel Elliott, G Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports. A portion of ticket purchases is a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Museum . He has made five consecutive Pro Bowls and has a first-team All-Pro appearance. Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, led the best draft class in Rams history in 1945. Unfortunately, Houston fans have had to wait through the years to see their stars get inducted. Most Approximate Value (AV) in a receiver's best sets of five and seven consecutive seasons, 1960-2019. Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, led the best draft class in Rams history in 1945. Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Le'Veon Bell, LB C.J. Watt is off to a dominant start, having racked up 34.5 sacks over three seasons while earning two Pro Bowl nods and a first-team All-Pro berth last season. Likely (70% to 99%): WR DeAndre Hopkins, CB Patrick Peterson. I would put Gronkowski's chance somewhere around 99%. Football Insiders with Trey Wingo. Both are locks for election. If the Falcons had held on to their lead and won the Super Bowl, Ryan would have won game MVP, and his 2016 probably would have been enough for a gold jacket. Players with two Pro Bowls and one first-team All-Pro spot across their first three seasons who are eligible for the Hall have made it just over 48% of the time. Mosley. Since the merger, 11 offensive linemen have been named a first-team All-Pro in four consecutive seasons, and nine of them are in the Hall of Fame.
Mike Evans is on pace to be a Hall of Fame caliber wide receiver DT | LB | CB | Safety Byard was a first-team All-Pro in 2017 when he led the league with eight picks, but despite playing at an upper-echelon level over the ensuing two seasons, he hasn't received the same consideration. These NFL wide receivers do not count toward our list of 10 worthy Hall of Famers. SEA | TB | TEN | WSH. Wide receiver, Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald's career stats: 1,432 receptions for 17,492 yards and 121 touchdowns One of the greatest wide receivers of all time, and certainly among the most dominant of his era, Fitzgerald will likely be a first-ballot Hall of Famer sometime around 2026. Every two-time winner got in easily, so while Watt might not have the longevity he hoped for, the Houston icon could retire tomorrow and get in. The Ring of Honor recognizes Vikings legends for their contributions to the success of the team on and off the field. Witten is also the only Hall of Fame candidate on the Raiders' roster.
Jets, Browns tapped for 2023 NFL Hall of Fame Game Often, I'm making an educated guess as to what would get a player in by looking at which accomplishments and plaudits matter more to voters. Pro Football Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Village. He repeated that feat in 2019, but he'll need to have Campbell's longevity and continue at this level into his mid-30s to have a viable path to the Hall.
Copyright 2023 Action Network Inc, All Rights Reserved.Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | AdChoices. Quarterbacks like Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason and Steve McNair won league MVP without earning enshrinement. (1:43). It's possible to make the Hall of Fame as a lineman without an All-Pro appearance, but the only guy to do it since the merger is Jackie Slater.
Aaron Rodgers Tried Recruiting a Future Hall of Fame Wide Receiver To Edelman's career as a starter really didn't begin until he was 27, so while his case is built on postseason performance, I still don't think he has the regular-season production needed to supplement a case. He led that sports section to three Associated Press Sports Editors top-10 national awards and his work has been honored by APSE and the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Kyler Murray, S Budda Baker. You can't make the Hall of Fame while you're still in pads, but Mike Evans has been making his case over the past six seasons. Seymour made it to seven Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams and hasn't made it to the Hall of Fame, but Thomas was more conspicuous at safety and was a key member of a legendary defense. Things would be different if he had actually won the MVP award or been the quarterback who ran the Eagles through the playoffs in 2017. In the running (40% to 69%): OT Trent Williams. While he has made six Pro Bowls, that's not typically enough for interior linemen to make it into the Hall. Roy Williams is the lone Hall-eligible safety who didn't follow his early success to Canton. Henry plays a Hall-friendly position and just won a rushing title. In other words, instead of trying to project their chances by guessing what they'll do in the future, I'm looking at what they've done so far, comparing them to players at similar points in their careers, and seeing how often players with those sorts of careers made it into the Hall of Fame. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE Yannick Ngakoue. The only thing Pouncey is missing is a Super Bowl appearance. Both Bosa and Kittle could make this tier placement look stupid if they have big seasons in 2020. Once again, its wait til next year for Texans great Andre Johnson when it comes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I'll start with the two young players. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Cliff Branch and Herman Moore are two of the few exceptions, but their performance fell off significantly after their third All-Pro trip and never recovered to their prior level. Inside linebackers generally need to become Defensive Player of the Year candidates and earn multiple first-team All-Pro appearances to get serious consideration for Canton, but Edmunds is off to a great start. Joe Fortenbaugh breaks down why Julio Jones is the safer bet over DeAndre Hopkins to lead the league in receiving yards. Likely (70% to 99%): CB Richard Sherman. Whether Johnson will be there to welcome Watt into the Hall of Fame will be interesting. I'd like to see a bigger sample before I treat that rate as gospel, and players such as DeAngelo Hall and Everson Walls had long careers without making it to the Hall, but Lattimore is off to a promising start. Some players draw more attention after getting traded or signing a big extension, and Buckner did both this offseason. As good as third-year receiver Chris Godwin has been for the Bucs this season, its hard to say that hes anything more than the Anquan Boldin to Evans Fitz. I worry a little about Atkins because he plays in a small market and in an era in which he's second fiddle to a better version of the same player (Aaron Donald), but history suggests Atkins is in. He previously worked as the sports editor at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Harold Carmichael finished his career with 590 receptions and 79 touchdowns. Smith-Schuster had a down 2019 season amid injuries and terrible quarterback play; he should bounce back to his 1,426-yard form from 2018. By Paul Mclane . He'll have a better shot once reunited with Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Players the Jaguars could target But lack of team success isnt a disqualifier. The Best Wide Receivers of AllTime. Lock (100%): DT Aaron Donald. In the running (40% to 69%): S Jamal Adams. In the running (40% to 69%): QB Philip Rivers, G Quenton Nelson, LB Darius Leonard. With three rushing titles, a 2,000-yard season and an MVP award in his trophy room, Peterson will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. More NFL coverage . If you need something more, Fitzgerald's 2008 playoff run is probably the best postseason from any receiver in league history. He was a Pro Bowler in 2017 and has 37.5 sacks over his first four pro seasons, but he was overshadowed a bit by Campbell over that time frame. His time may come, but maybe not for a while. 1 pick and winning Offensive Rookie of the Year, but that hasn't historically been a helpful combination. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. Kamara took a step backward last season when he ran into some touchdown regression, but he still did enough to earn his third Pro Bowl appearance in three years.