Cowboys Trade for Rodgers Means 'Ready-Made' Champ, Says Fitzgerald Casey has made five consecutive Pro Bowls, but the Titans were willing to cut him this offseason before trading him for a seventh-round pick, which also seems telling about where they saw his future. Carmichael was one of the best wide receivers of his era. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE Yannick Ngakoue. He is right on the borderline between the "Work to do" and "In the running" tiers. He made only two Pro Bowls with the Cardinals, which was a farce. Worthy Hall of Fame (HOF) NFL Wide Receivers: The shoo-ins Let's start by running through five obvious cases of overly-qualified receivers who have not yet been enshrined.
Future Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Gushes Over Giants' Kadarius Toney 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. Even if Hopkins takes a step backward without Deshaun Watson, he's probably just a couple of Pro Bowls from getting in. On the latest episode of the Let's Go! Of the 16 Hall-eligible first-rounders who were first-team All-Pros as rookies, nine are enshrined. Jackson does an incredible job of avoiding hits and getting out of bounds, but there's naturally going to be questions about whether a quarterback can run the ball 10 times per game in the modern NFL and have a 15-year career as a starter. Newton has an MVP award, which goes a long way toward pushing any player into the Hall of Fame.
Washington Commanders sign former Chiefs wide receiver/special teamer Finish reading this entire article absolutely FREE in our app. I polled my Twitter followers and found that 42.6% of voters thought Rivers was a Hall of Famer. 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. 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. If Murray breaks out in Year 2, he'll be on the fast track. Gordon made it to two Pro Bowls during his five seasons with the Chargers, but injury concerns and fumble woes make it tough to see a Hall of Fame ceiling for the 2015 first-rounder. Graham's case is interesting. Where does Evans slot in? All 259 picks | Every team's class In one of Coach Saban's press conferences, he spoke about some of the questions asked by the players to . So Johnson still has plenty of time for his credentials to be debated by the 49-person selection committee. I think Rivers probably gets in, but it might take a while. In 1996, he decided to play football full-time. 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. Disputed loan at center of Commanders probe, Picking the top bounce-back candidates for all 32 NFL teams, Football historians talk about the game in a previous pandemic, Ranking the NFL's top 25 prospects: Young players who could break out in 2020, last attempted something like this column in June 2016, 42.6% of voters thought Rivers was a Hall of Famer, honor his request and trade the 25-year-old, trading a first-rounder to the Bills in 2009. Leonard, with one All-Pro spot and a Pro Bowl appearance last year, is right behind. Wilson hasn't missed a game as a pro, so as long as he plays another five or six seasons and continues to rank among the better quarterbacks in football, he should be fine.
Guy made only one Pro Bowl after turning 30, and Hekker probably needs a couple more All-Pro appearances to earn serious consideration. Beasley won a sack title. Browns star left tackle Joe Thomas and Jets greats Joe . Rodgers is a three-time All-Pro, a member of the 2010s All-Decade Team and so much more. He has made four Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro in 2012, but there are just too many offensive linemen with more impressive rsums who have struggled to get in for Brown to have much of a chance. In the running (40% to 69%): C Maurkice Pouncey, LB T.J. Watt. Since 1950, 12 players have won two or more rushing titles. Julio Jones (2011-17): 8,076, two-time All-Pro, will be a Hall-of-Famer Jerry Rice (1985-89): 7,370, Hall-of-Famer, greatest receiver of all time Randy Moss (1998-2003): 7,258, Hall-of-Famer Torry Holt (1999-2004): 7,147, most yards through five years in NFL history
Mike Evans is on pace to be a Hall of Fame caliber wide receiver Kamara was also Offensive Rookie of the Year, which helps his chances further. A Super Bowl victory would probably help. New league weeks start every Thursday with TNF kickoff. The suspension hurts Peterson's chances, but with eight Pro Bowls and three All-Pro appearances across his first eight seasons, his prior track record was impeccable. His peak is Hall of Fame-worthy -- he has two of the three best seasons in fantasy football history by a tight end -- but it lasted only four seasons. Moving to a higher-profile, more successful team will help Ramsey's chances of drawing national attention, although he wasn't close to Stephon Gilmore or Tre'Davious White a year ago. Both players are on a streak, and their chances depend on keeping that streak going. 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 .
Larry Fitzgerald on NFL future: 'I just don't have the urge to play Rams' best draft class featured two Hall of Fame wide receivers - Los The list of players who have done that isn't long, as it consists of Lawrence Taylor, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Patrick Willis, Aaron Donald and Martin. Only two full-time kickers Jan Stenerud and Morten Andersen are in the Hall of Fame, but it would be hard to see Vinatieri shut out given his accomplishments. One more Pro Bowl would probably do the trick. (1:43). I would put Gronkowski's chance somewhere around 99%. After missing the postseason for the first time in four years, the Green Bay Packers will now spend their offseason with one topic at the forefront of their internal conversations: the future of Aaron Rodgers. Published: August 24, 2021. If his career lasts only six or seven seasons, though, he'll have to be a perennial All-Pro to make it to Canton. Given his style, I worry about his aging curve versus that of tight ends who are basically glorified wide receivers. Martin, who also turns 30 during the season, might not even need another nod. We still have to see what happens with the former LSU star, but of the 24 quarterbacks drafted with the first overall pick since the merger, five are either Hall of Famers or extremely likely to be enshrined. Tucker is only nine years in, and while he can kick for a long time if he stays healthy, asking anyone in the NFL to do anything for 13 more seasons is risky. Unfortunately, Houston fans have had to wait through the years to see their stars get inducted. Grading the Jamal Adams trade They both need multiple All-Pro seasons before they can rise up the ranks. Even if he slows down from here on out, Miller's going to the Hall. He previously worked as the sports editor at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Likely (70% to 99%): RB Ezekiel Elliott, G Zack Martin, OT Tyron Smith. Work to do (10% to 39%): WR Davante Adams, OT David Bakhtiari, LB Za'Darius Smith. You probably dont need me to tell you that in 2018 Moss became the most recent receiver to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Harold Carmichael and Isaac Bruce will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. The two first-time eligible players who stand out on next years ballot are defensive end Julius Peppers and tight end Antonio Gates. What will define Eric Bieniemy's success? Graham has five Pro Bowls to his name, but I don't think he has done enough to earn a gold jacket. What will define Eric Bieniemy's success? 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%): QB Kyler Murray, S Budda Baker. He just turned 26 in August. Wilson is somewhere in the 90% range. He also earned two major awards: Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year the following season. Lock (100%): DE J.J. Watt. No offensive lineman is ever a lock when guys like Faneca still aren't enshrined, but Smith plays the most prominent position on the line for the most popular team in the league. Dan Orlovsky denounces the NFL Network's Top 100 players for 2020 for excluding Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz. 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. Allen will have a tougher time (presumably) without Yannick Ngakoue or Calais Campbell around in 2020, but he's off to a great start. Only Chandler Jones and Aaron Donald have more sacks since the start of 2017. By Paul Mclane . Work to do (10% to 39%): TE Jimmy Graham, CB Kyle Fuller. Of the nine corners who have debuted since the NFL-AFL merger and made the Hall of Fame, just two had been a first-team All-Pro by their third season, which puts White in good company alongside Rod Woodson and then-corner Ronnie Lott. Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Matthew Stafford, CB Jeff Okudah. 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. Guy got some help because the Raiders drafted him with their first-round pick, while Hekker gets extra attention because of his propensity for fakes.
Minnesota Vikings | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site Mahomes' rsum -- a league MVP and Super Bowl MVP -- is usually enough to get a player into the Hall of Fame, let alone doing it over two seasons as a starter. For a list of other positions, click here. Partner with Us Back. NFL Nation: Analysis for every pick To contrast with a Hall of Famer, Derrick Brooks had six Pro Bowls and three All-Pro appearances by this point. Lock (100%): DT Aaron Donald. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Jordan's ascension from very good player to one of the best defensive ends in football over the past three years has helped drive his candidacy. Quarterbacks like Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason and Steve McNair won league MVP without earning enshrinement.
Jets, Browns tapped for 2023 NFL Hall of Fame Game Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Joe Burrow. Work to do (10% to 39%): S Tyrann Mathieu. Hes No. A candidate must get 80 percent of the vote to be elected. Ingram wasn't very good for extended stretches of time until his fourth season in the league in New Orleans, and while he has made three Pro Bowls since, he hasn't had a top-five season in terms of production or won a Super Bowl. Archive: Every podcast from Barnwell . But history tells us that's a lot to ask. Pro Football Reference's Hall of Fame monitor ranks Edelman 110th among wide receivers, and that gives him credit for winning three Super Bowls. This is the big question: How much longer will Evans play and how productive will he be? If you were asked to name off the top of your head the three best NFL receivers to enter the league at 21, you might say Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and DeAndre Hopkins. Draft a league now and start fresh with a 0-0 record and a shortened schedule. Brees could have retired five years ago and comfortably made the Hall of Fame. Unless he turns things around dramatically this season, he would fall out of the "Work to do" category altogether. At the combine, he measured in at 6-foot-5 and 231 pounds and ran an impressive 4.53-second 40-yard dash. Rockets great and championship coach Rudy Tomjanovich was only inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. He has two first-team All-Pro appearances over the past five years, but it's likely too little, too late. The NFL's 2023 Hall of Fame Game will feature the Cleveland Browns and New York Jets, the Hall announced Tuesday. It hasn't been for lack of trying on his part, though. Ranking the top outlier contracts 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. I'll start with the two young players. Sanders started 16 regular season games at cornerback and another eight at wide receiver - becoming the first two-way starter in the NFL since the Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Bednarik, who retired in 1962. The only exceptions are a pair of interior offensive linemen (Alan Faneca and Steve Wisniewski) and safety John Lynch. 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. There aren't any Dolphins who would appear to have greater than a 10% chance of making the Hall of Fame. Work to do (10% to 39%): WR Adam Thielen, LB Anthony Barr. As I mentioned with Prescott, Barkley's Offensive Rookie of the Year nod gets him in this category alone. He could roll off a string of these nods in the years to come.
How Antonio Brown is hurting his Hall of Fame future, and what the Erica Farber and Bill Siemering, prominent figures in U.S. commercial radio and public radio, respectively, are among eight new members of the Radio Hall of Fame. Lock (100%): QB Ben Roethlisberger. Get started >>. Since 1970, 55 players who are eligible for Canton have hit that 8+2 mark, and 52 of them earned enshrinement. Longtime teammate Jeff Bagwell, meanwhile, had to wait until his seventh year on the ballot before gaining enshrinement to Cooperstown. He turned 32 on Friday, and while there could be more left in the tank, he probably needs another Pro Bowl season or two to ensure he makes it. Warren Moon played until he was 44. Astros great Craig Biggio had to wait until his third time on the ballot to be voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and fell an agonizing two votes shy the previous year. Seymour has a better rsum and more Super Bowl rings and hasn't made it in, but he peaked earlier in his career; if Campbell can stay productive and win a ring or two with the Ravens, it might push him into more significant consideration.
Buccaneers: Antonio Brown back in Hall of Fame form in 2021 to put up the accumulation stats often needed to bolster a Hall-of-Fame case. He deserves it. Kiper's draft grades for every team Work to do (10% to 39%): OT Andrew Thomas. He has the third most sacks through his age-25 season of any player since the league made it an official stat in 1982, trailing only Derrick Thomas and J.J. Watt. He'll have a better shot once reunited with Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco.
Browns, Jets to open 2023 NFL preseason in Hall of Fame Game Rams' best draft class featured two Hall of Fame wide receivers - NFL Hester was a (great) returner, which typically doesn't inspire the same sort of fervor as other All-Pro nods, while Jackson actually started with three consecutive All-Pro nods before dropping off and retiring after nine years. 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. The 49ers' two-decade-plus string of Pro Bowl quarterbacks and near-two-decade run of employing an all-time receiving talent abruptly stopped in 2004. 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. CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GB | HOU | IND QB Anthony Richardson rejects 'project label' entering combine, Texans terminate center Justin Britt's contract, Bun B, Badu, J.J. Watt celebrate RodeoHouston Southern Takeover. In the running (40% to 69%): DT Ndamukong Suh. Wentz's injury history this early in his career also doesn't bode well for his chances of playing deep into his 30s. Gore had the misfortune of playing for some bad San Francisco and Indianapolis teams, but his numbers are certainly impressive. 2 pick was a four-time Pro Bowler and a three-time All-Pro during his five seasons in Detroit.
The Best Damn Receiver Who Won't 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. 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. Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, led the best draft class in Rams history in 1945. More on the Ring of Honor found on the team website. I believe Evans will be in the NFL Hall of Fame someday, and in this piece I hit on a few of the reasons for my position. 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. . Adams hasn't been able to break through the Julio Joneses of the world to earn a first-team All-Pro spot, which is probably where he needs to get. Jones now has five consecutive seasons with at least 10 sacks. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE DeMarcus Lawrence, DT Gerald McCoy, LB Leighton Vander Esch. He has stayed healthy and productive, so that hasn't been the issue. 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. A big individual season and a few MVP votes in 2020 would be enough to push him into the next category. Likely (70% to 99%): QB Russell Wilson, LB Bobby Wagner. To use an example, I don't think Eli Manning has the rsum of a Hall of Fame quarterback, but history tells us that most quarterbacks who win two Super Bowls typically get in.
Who should be the next player from each team to make the Hall of Fame Action Network makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the information given or the outcome of any game or event. 19 Won't: Maurice Jones-Drew
The NFL's 53 Most Likely Future Hall of Fame Players While Tucker would be the overwhelming choice as the best kicker in football, the Hall has elected just two full-time kickers in its history. Henry plays a Hall-friendly position and just won a rushing title. The closest comp is Ken Anderson, who had a similar peak and won an MVP award but didn't last quite as long and hasn't been able to get in. Goff took a major step backward in 2019 and doesn't appear to be on the same level as the other top quarterbacks in the conference. I addressed this in my MVP column in July. David has been supremely underrated during his career, but after earning a first-team All-Pro nod in 2013, he has made it to a lone Pro Bowl over the ensuing six seasons. That means Robinson (who is coming off . Both are among the all-time leaders in every notable stat at their positions. McCardell and Smith dubbed "Thunder . Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Mark Ingram, OT Ronnie Stanley, DE Calais Campbell. Around the NFL Writer. Elliott should be a prohibitive favorite to get in. An interesting case could be made for Frank Gore, who is third all-time in rushing with 16,000 yards in a 16-season career with five teams, but tied for 19th in touchdowns with 81.
How many future Hall of Famers will play in Super Bowl 55? - WKYC Its rattlesnake season in Texas. But lack of team success isnt a disqualifier. Pro Football Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Village. Williams needs a couple of high-profile seasons as the best left tackle in football, which is tough with Tyron Smith around. Matthew Freedman (@MattFtheOracle) November 4, 2019. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Everyone but Hill is either a lock or extremely likely to make it in. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. JAX | KC | LAC | LAR | LV | MIA | MIN The Best Wide Receivers of AllTime. Peters might look better in the long term than he does now. 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. Instead, legendary players and coaches like Troy Polamalu and Jimmy Johnson will wait until next year to give their speeches in Canton, Ohio.
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