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. 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. 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. Cowboys News: Potential WR trade target off the board, Michael Irvin update A portion of ticket purchases is a tax-deductible charitable donation to the Museum . New league weeks start every Thursday with TNF kickoff. Mosley needs to be recognized as the best inside linebacker in the game at least a couple of times; after missing virtually all of 2019 with a groin injury, he has opted out of the 2020 season over concerns for his family's health. But during his 15-year career, Lewis has only been a Pro Bowler and Second-Team All-Pro in 2010. Brown was arguably the NFLs best receiver from 2013-18 in Pittsburgh, but wasnt the same player after he left the Steelers. 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. 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. 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. While Witten, 38, is years removed from his peak, he's going to finish his career with 11 Pro Bowl appearances and two first-team All-Pro nods. One issue: Five of those six are running backs, with Randy Moss as the only exception. 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. 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. A candidate must get 80 percent of the vote to be elected. Is Gore a lock to get into the Hall of Fame? From 2015 to 2019, his numbers are virtually identical to those of Eric Ebron. In the running (40% to 69%): RB Christian McCaffrey. Wilson is somewhere in the 90% range. Interior OL | Edge 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. The Bucs already have the best receiver duo in the NFL in Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and the addition of a player like Brown in his prime would make this unit completely unfair. In his other two seasons, he racked up a combined 23 sacks and made a pair of Pro Bowls. 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. In recent years Seattle has gained somewhat of a reputation as being the last stop for future Hall of Fame wide receivers. If Kelce can earn that nod in 2020, that might be enough to get him in. Houston probably had the best shot of these four earlier in his career, given that he made four consecutive Pro Bowls and led the league with 22 sacks in 2014, but he hasn't been dominant since dealing with a knee injury between 2015 and 2016. If you think this is too early for the 2019 seventh overall pick, think again. That's three Hall of Famers, two locks, and Martin, who would be a lock if the Hall valued interior linemen. He deserves it. 4 overall pick will start his career at left tackle after Nate Solder opted out of this season. He previously worked as the sports editor at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Tickets go on sale on Wednesday, September 1st at: www.radiohalloffame.com. Allen was named a Pro Bowler after racking up 10.5 sacks as a rookie. SEA | TB | TEN | WSH. The two first-time eligible players who stand out on next years ballot are defensive end Julius Peppers and tight end Antonio Gates. We're in a pass-happy era, but Thomas has more receptions (470) and receiving yards (5,512) than any other players in league history through their first four seasons. Outside of that one year, though, he has three Pro Bowl nods, no first-team All-Pro spots and a 2-5 record in the postseason. Gates numbers compare very favorably with those of the nine tight ends in the Hall. I think Thomas is a prohibitive favorite to get in. The NFL's 53 Most Likely Future Hall of Fame Players Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans is having himself a season. Vander Esch's chances are stronger than his fellow linebacker because he was a first-round pick and made the Pro Bowl as a rookie, while Smith was a second-round pick and didn't make it until his third campaign. Work to do (10% to 39%): TE Jimmy Graham, CB Kyle Fuller. By Paul Mclane . But as a running back who has been above average or good seemingly forever, he's getting in. There are questions about Roethlisberger's character; he has twice been accused of sexual assault. Likely (60% to 99%): RB Frank Gore. For now, Tom Brady and J.J. Watt lead the list of this years retirees wholl be on the ballot in 2028. Contemporaries Torry Holt and Reggie Wayne also made the finalists cut from 15 to 10 with Johnson, but likewise didnt gain election. Football Insiders with Trey Wingo. That's just about a magic formula for getting into the Hall. He has eight Pro Bowl appearances, but he has never been a first-team All-Pro, never really been a viable pick as the best quarterback in football and has a total of four MVP votes across 14 seasons as a starter. In the running (40% to 69%): C Jason Kelce, DT Fletcher Cox. Edelman has never made a Pro Bowl, but the only player with more receiving yards in the playoffs is Jerry Rice. It hasn't been for lack of trying on his part, though. The reason Jackson is in this section and Fuller is in the next group is that Jackson has made two Pro Bowls in three seasons while Fuller has two across six years. He has a stronger case than you think. The Museum of Broadcast Communications also named its first 33 "Legends" inductees, one for each year of the hall's . Buckner made the Pro Bowl in 2018, but he was otherwise underappreciated during his four seasons in the Bay Area. What makes Evans production especially impressive is that he entered the league at such a young age. 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. Last season, Thomas became the second wide receiver to win Offensive Player of the Year. While guys like Franco Harris and Champ Bailey managed to make it to the Hall with similar starts to their careers, standouts like Chris Hinton, Ricky Watters and Donovan McNabb have come up short without getting to that next level. 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. What will define Eric Bieniemy's success? 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. Radio Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees - RADIO ONLINE 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. Will the Dolphins get a veteran QB? While the wide receiver logjam is a disaster for Hall of Fame voters, Moss should present a no-brainer case one day as a first-ballot choice. White got his just due last season and was named a first-team All-Pro while tying for the league lead in interceptions (six). Ten of those 12 are in the Hall -- Elliott and Adrian Peterson are the other two. He has now made three consecutive Pro Bowls, although his only first-team All-Pro nod came in 2017. Try selecting a different location. Draft a league now and start fresh with a 0-0 record and a shortened schedule. 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. McCaffrey could turn into LaDainian Tomlinson, but what if he's more like Shaun Alexander, who won league MVP at his peak and never really got serious Hall of Fame consideration? Projecting future Hall of Famers for all 32 NFL teams - ESPN.com Membership Foundation Corporate Partners Artifact Donations Commemorative Brick . Likely (70% to 99%): WR Michael Thomas. 3 pick. Mike Evans is on pace to be a Hall of Fame caliber wide receiver Work to do (10% to 39%): WR Davante Adams, OT David Bakhtiari, LB Za'Darius Smith. I think Rivers probably gets in, but it might take a while. Aaron Rodgers has had a lack of weapons on the Green Bay Packers Elliott has already won two rushing titles across his first four seasons, and that might be enough on its own. McShay's favorite pick for all 32 teams What Current NFL Players are Going to the Hall of Fame: NFC North He claimed a sack title in 2017 and was half a sack behind Shaq Barrett a year ago. All of these guys have something in their favor, but it isn't enough to propel them to meaningful consideration as of yet. Rams' best draft class featured two Hall of Fame wide receivers - Los 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 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. 10 Hall of Fame-Worthy NFL Wide Receivers (not named Julian Edelman) 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. He has made five consecutive Pro Bowls and has three first-team All-Pro nods to go with his Defensive Player of the Year trophy from 2016. He played 16 seasons, but never led the league in any notable statistical category other than interceptions. ln the running (40% to 69%): RB Alvin Kamara, DE Cameron Jordan, CB Marshon Lattimore. to put up the accumulation stats often needed to bolster a Hall-of-Fame case. Given his style, I worry about his aging curve versus that of tight ends who are basically glorified wide receivers. 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. 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. In the running (40% to 69%): RB Todd Gurley. Author: Nate Greer. 1. Likely (70% to 99%): S Earl Thomas. At the combine, he measured in at 6-foot-5 and 231 pounds and ran an impressive 4.53-second 40-yard dash. Since 1950, 12 players have won two or more rushing titles. The End of In-Person Voting for Future Hall-of-Fame Classes? Maybe Not Stafford posted gaudy numbers earlier in his career when the Lions had him lead the league in attempts, but he has made it to one Pro Bowl and hasn't won a playoff game in 11 seasons. I mentioned the math for quarterbacks in the Bengals section; in Garrett's case, four of 26 non-QBs taken with the first overall pick since the merger have made it to the Hall. Sensing that many people might disagree with me, I decided to post a poll on Twitter. Rodgers inked a three-year, $150 million extension with the Packers last March, but reports . Pictured: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13). 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. Like Hill, if Kelce gets three more seasons with Mahomes, I think he's a Hall of Famer. He's the second-most productive receiver in football history. Just nine tight ends are enshrined, and Kelce's game leans more toward receiving than any of them. There aren't any Dolphins who would appear to have greater than a 10% chance of making the Hall of Fame. Quarterback Drew Brees and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald are the two prominent ballot newcomers. Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Baker Mayfield, DE Myles Garrett. Lock (100%): QB Ben Roethlisberger. He was selected No. Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, led the best draft class in Rams history in 1945. 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%): WR T.Y. NFL Nation: Analysis for every pick Work to do (10% to 39%): QB Jared Goff, OT Andrew Whitworth, P Johnny Hekker. Work to do (10% to 39%): DE DeMarcus Lawrence, DT Gerald McCoy, LB Leighton Vander Esch. Gronk has five first-team All-Pro appearances. "Nuk" has been a first-team All-Pro in each of his past three seasons, which is the sort of run that earns skill-position players a trip to Canton on their own. Roethlisberger won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and spent 18 seasons as Pittsburghs starter. Everyone but Hill is either a lock or extremely likely to make it in. Who are the wide receivers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? If he can keep this level of play up for three more seasons, Jordan could get in. The guy who hasn't played a single NFL snap? Twelve of the 29 Hall-eligible players who have started their careers with three consecutive Pro Bowl nods have made it to Canton. In Week 9, he led the league with 180 yards receiving, and for the year, hes No. Watson has earned Pro Bowl nods in each of his first two full seasons as a starter, which is easier for quarterbacks than it is for most other positions. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. 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. Unless Evans has a Powell-esque decline or gets radically overshadowed by a teammate la Holt with Isaac Bruce, then Evans seems to have a good chance to get into the Hall eventually. But given the relatively small number of modern-era inductees each year a minimum of three and maximum of five now is a good time to look at the ballot in upcoming years and notable players wholl become eligible for election and may impact Johnsons fate with voters. He ranks seventh all-time in receiving touchdowns (116), 30th in yards (11,841) and 17th in receptions (955).