Aaron Rodgers has had a lack of weapons on the Green Bay Packers 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. Work to do (10% to 39%): WR T.Y. If Brown has a Whitworth-esque autumn to his career, he has a shot. On a weekly basis, Evans is a volatile player, but his year-over-year production has been incredibly consistent. Regardless of age, Evans has had an impressive start to his career. Watson is one of the best quarterbacks in football, although he might struggle to earn first-team All-Pro nods when stuck in the same time frame as Mahomes. That might bode well for Suggs case, especially with the premium placed on pass rushers in the modern NFL. Likely (70% to 99%): OT Jason Peters. Likely (70% to 99%): LB Khalil Mack. Hall of Fame Wide Receivers. All HOFm Positions: QBRBWRTEGTCDTDEILBOLBDBKP, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. 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. Lock (100%): LB Von Miller. At the same time, Green has missed 23 games over the past two years with injuries. He needs only three more years to get to 60,000 passing yards, and if that gets Philip Rivers in, Ryan shouldn't have much trouble. Lock (100%): RB Adrian Peterson. The only Hall-eligible players drafted since 1970 who have five of those and aren't in the Hall are Alan Faneca and Zach Thomas. A healthy, available Garrett is a Defensive Player of the Year candidate and could rise quickly. He is a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, joining Lawrence Taylor as the only three-time winners of the award. That's just about a magic formula for getting into the Hall. While Pro Bowls and All-Pro awards are hardly gospel, they're the best measure we have of how league observers valued a particular player in his time. Ranking NFL offensive weapons Membership Foundation Corporate Partners Artifact Donations Commemorative Brick . We still have no idea how Thomas will perform, but if we look back through history, four of the 32 offensive linemen since 1970 who were drafted with a top-five pick have made it to the Hall of Fame. The star inside linebacker made his first Pro Bowl last season, which is incredible given that it was his age-21 season. Wentz's injury history this early in his career also doesn't bode well for his chances of playing deep into his 30s. He had a wasted 2019 season, as he went down with a high ankle sprain in Week 3 and averaged 3.2 yards per carry over his next seven games after returning, but 2020 should see Barkley return to form. 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. Hunter just needs more individual recognition to raise his chances. He'll have a better shot once reunited with Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco. The former Ozen High star and 14-year NBA vet has more on his mind than basketball, offering essays on life, his family and America. Football Insiders with Trey Wingo. Unlike Gurley, McCaffrey didn't win Offensive Player of the Year or make a deep playoff run. Xavien Howard made the Pro Bowl in 2018 and would be the best candidate, but he has missed an average of six games per season across his four pro campaigns. Jerry Rice and Terrell Owens are two of the greatest players to ever catch a football, ranking first and second, respectively, in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in NFL history. 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. (You might remember Mitchell Trubisky in the Pro Bowl in 2018.) It hasn't been for lack of trying on his part, though. The others are Moss, Keenan Allen and Amari Cooper. Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Carson Wentz, TE Zach Ertz, CB Darius Slay. Ranking the top outlier contracts Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Derrick Henry, OT Taylor Lewan, DE Vic Beasley Jr., S Kevin Byard. Just play along. Graham has five Pro Bowls to his name, but I don't think he has done enough to earn a gold jacket. More NFL coverage . With the onset of COVID, the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year moved its annual board-of-selectors meeting from an in-person session the day before the Super Bowl to a virtual communication . Both Bosa and Kittle could make this tier placement look stupid if they have big seasons in 2020. There could still be a season in which Mike Zimmer needs to use Barr as an edge rusher and he ends up with 10 sacks, but that's not going to be enough. Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Le'Veon Bell, LB C.J. Only Chandler Jones and Aaron Donald have more sacks since the start of 2017. Bosa won Defensive Rookie of the Year, which hasn't been quite as big of a boon as you might think. Most importantly: This is my opinion of who is likely to get in given current rsums, not who belongs in. Stanley was a first-team All-Pro last season, which was his first serious recognition as a superstar. Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Mark Ingram, OT Ronnie Stanley, DE Calais Campbell. Hekker got a two-season head start, but he has been a first-team All-Pro four times before turning 30 in February. As it stands, though, Gurley doesn't have enough on his rsum to get in. Rivers is probably the most difficult case to parse among veteran players. He made it to four Pro Bowls in his first five seasons with the Ravens, and while that's the sort of production we associate with Hall of Famers, he wasn't able to earn a first-team All-Pro nod over that stretch. Its not at all random that hes become a big-time NFL player. Jones is likely to top 13,000 receiving yards and earn his eighth Pro Bowl nod this season, which should be enough to seal things for the superstar wideout. The Hall of Fame Game, like the rest of the preseason, has been canceled during the coronavirus pandemic. Author: Nate Greer. Lock (100%): TE Jason Witten. Leonard, with one All-Pro spot and a Pro Bowl appearance last year, is right behind. Do you have a sports website? Future Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Gushes Over Giants' Kadarius Toney 123 Shares By Vinny Somma Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 1:11pm Getty Kadarius Toney #1 of the Florida Gators reacts after. He made only two Pro Bowls with the Cardinals, which was a farce. Work to do (10% to 39%): WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, G David DeCastro, DE Cameron Heyward, S Minkah Fitzpatrick. If pro football did what hockey used to and waive the waiting period for the likes of Gordie Howe, Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux, it could be argued Brady deserves the same treatment. Likely (70% to 99%): RB Ezekiel Elliott, G Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith. Pro Football Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Village. Although the Texans struggled through much of his career with the team, the franchise and fans always knew they could rely on him for stellar numbers. How Antonio Brown is hurting his Hall of Fame future, and what the volatile wide receiver needs to do to fix it Brown's continued off-field distractions have cast doubt on when -- and if -- he . Ngakoue has deserved more attention and might get it in a new locale if the Jaguars honor his request and trade the 25-year-old before the season begins. 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. 7 overall in the 2014 draft at the age of 20. If Murray breaks out in Year 2, he'll be on the fast track. He has made the Pro Bowl in each of his first six seasons, adding four first-team All-Pro appearances. 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. If you think this is too early for the 2019 seventh overall pick, think again. Peterson, fifth all-time in rushing yards (14,918), is a good bet for election on the first ballot. Both players are on a streak, and their chances depend on keeping that streak going. The induction process, like so many things, is on hold. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE DeMarcus Lawrence, DT Gerald McCoy, LB Leighton Vander Esch. Barnwell and friends discuss sports -- usually. All seven players who did that and who are eligible for the Hall are in, and the list of ineligible guys includes Hill, Patrick Willis, Joe Thomas, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Peterson, Zack Martin and Aaron Donald. Aldon Smith, who was once the most promising young edge rusher in football, would need a miraculous comeback in his first season since 2015 to get back on the HOF radar. One more Pro Bowl would probably do the trick. I think the PED suspensions could help keep out players like Edelman and Lane Johnson, but it's tough to imagine Peterson not making it. In the running (40% to 69%): RB Saquon Barkley. Typically, there are between 45 and 50 Hall of Famers playing at any one time. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald are the two prominent ballot newcomers. But as a running back who has been above average or good seemingly forever, he's getting in. Rent the Hall. Quarterbacks like Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason and Steve McNair won league MVP without earning enshrinement. Naturally, now seems like a good time to look forward. 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. 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. Beasley won a sack title. to put up the accumulation stats often needed to bolster a Hall-of-Fame case. Jets, Browns tapped for 2023 NFL Hall of Fame Game originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago. In his final college season, he had a nice 69 receptions for 1,394 yards and 12 touchdowns in 13 games as a redshirt sophomore. Hill's game still relies on speed, so he could be more susceptible to a career shortened by injuries than most other candidates, but if he gets three more seasons with Mahomes, he's probably in. It was a good weekend for wide receivers at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Charley Taylor. 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. Only nine players have done that in league history; outside of Green, the only player of the bunch who isn't in the Hall of Fame or a lock to get in is offensive tackle Richmond Webb, who played a much less notable position. Of all the young receivers, Moss is the only one to accomplish more through the first five seasons of his career. A Super Bowl victory would probably help. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. He shared a receivers room with four Hall-of-Famers and caught balls from a pair of Hall-of-Fame quarterbacks in Peyton Manning and Kurt Warner while playing in eight post-season games . In the running (40% to 69%): WR A.J. 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. Mathieu is a great player and just turned 28, so he still has plenty of time, but he probably needs four or five more Pro Bowl seasons or a DPOY victory to really get in the discussion. In the running (40% to 69%): C Maurkice Pouncey, LB T.J. Watt. James was a first-team All-Pro as a rookie, and while he missed 11 games in 2019 with a foot injury, he should get back on track in 2020. The Notre Dame product probably needs a second one to have a viable shot at Canton. Kiper's draft grades for every team Reggie Wayne, a Senior Bowl Hall of Famer, prepped Jalen Wayne for what to . Here's everything we know, Richardson sets QB mark for vertical, broad jump, QB Young 5-10 1/8, 204 pounds at NFL combine, Sources: Patriots tell QB Hoyer he's being cut, Horns' Robinson: Versatility worthy of early pick, Jones: Not fixated on Cowboys' drought, just '23, Sources: Raiders plan franchise tag for Jacobs, WR Addison to Steelers' Pickett: 'Come get me', Wolverines' Turner wows with 4.26 40 at combine, Everything you need to know about Geno Smith's contract negotiations. Za'Darius Smith might have been the best pass-rusher in the league last season and has been great over the past two years on a snap-by-snap basis, but he turns 28 in September. 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 has made five consecutive Pro Bowls and has a first-team All-Pro appearance. The Hall is forgiving of running backs, and Bell's versatility should age well, but he has missed a lot of time through injuries, suspensions and his 2018 holdout.
