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. 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. Graham's case is interesting. Since there have been only 346 people elected to the Hall of Fame (some of whom aren't even players), we don't always have great measures or estimates for what players at each given position have to do to make it. Marcedes Lewis has been in the NFL for a long time. Baker was a first-team All-Pro in 2017 and a two-time Pro Bowler, although his 2017 awards were for special-teams work, which isn't valued as highly by voters. It's an extremely small sample, and Collins is another example of a player who had an early All-Pro appearance before taking a step backward, but Adams projects as a superstar. After all, offensive tackle Joe Thomas was elected Thursday on the first ballot despite never playing a playoff game in 11 seasons with the Browns, who were more often than not the NFLs standard for team ineptitude. Can Baker Mayfield's game be fixed? 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. In the running (40% to 69%): RB Todd Gurley. 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. After that, we have players who are Likely to get in, who I estimate have between a 70% and 99% chance of earning induction. I think he'll end up getting in because he has simply racked up numbers year after year without missing much time, although I could also see an argument that he hasn't done enough outside of that one brilliant year. Bosa's case is trickier, in part because he missed four games in 2016 and nine games in 2018 with injuries. I had Wagner as a lock when I first compiled this list. Work to do (10% to 39%): RB Melvin Gordon, DE Jurrell Casey. But history tells us that's a lot to ask. Harris has four Pro Bowls and a first-team All-Pro appearance in 2016, but his play has slipped over the past couple of years, and smaller cornerbacks typically don't do well after they turn 30. Honestly, the biggest factor holding Evans back right now is his team: The Bucs dont attract a lot of national attention, and they havent been to the postseason since 2007. When a group consists of you and Jerry Rice, you've done something right. He has a stronger case than you think. Lock (100%): QB Aaron Rodgers. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Pictured: Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans (13). Lewan has three Pro Bowls. Mike Evans is on pace to be a Hall of Fame caliber wide receiver 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. 1 min read. Rams' best draft class featured two Hall of Fame wide receivers - Los Elroy 'Crazylegs' Hirsch, future Hall of Fame wide receiver, led the best draft class in Rams history in 1945. 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. These NFL wide receivers do not count toward our list of 10 worthy Hall of Famers. Hekker's case is interesting. The players listed below are the top 250 HOFm-rated players who played WR starting in 1955 or later for at least 50 career games. More NFL coverage . Since 1980, there have been 23 Modern-Era Wide Receivers honored by the Hall of Fame, with an average Legends Score of 29. In the running (40% to 69%): CB Tre'Davious White. 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. Jones should make up some of that difference in 2020, and after Fitzgerald retires, he should be able to challenge the Cardinals great for that second spot. He was excellent in his third season, but since then, his production has roughly been in line with that of Robby Anderson. 1 with seven receiving touchdowns as well as 1,407 air yards and yards after the catch combined (perAirYards.com). ARI | ATL | BAL | BUF | CAR | CHI | CIN I think his five-year peak with the Seahawks probably would have been enough to get him in, but earning a sixth Pro Bowl trip with the 49ers last season only helped his chances. 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. Making sense of Mahomes' deal Rockets great and championship coach Rudy Tomjanovich was only inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021. Once again, its wait til next year for Texans great Andre Johnson when it comes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 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The three have career numbers that are comparable, and Holt and Wayne had the good fortune of playing with Hall of Fame quarterbacks (Kurt Warner and Peyton Manning) while winning Super Bowls. 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 . Cowboys Trade for Rodgers Means 'Ready-Made' Champ, Says Fitzgerald Of the seven players eligible for the Hall of Fame who made it to the Pro Bowl in their age-21 campaign, six are in the Hall. The former Philadelphia Eagles great and St. Louis Rams star will become the 28th and 29th wide receivers to be honored with a place in Canton, OH. Likely (70% to 99%): WR Tyreek Hill, TE Travis Kelce. 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. 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. Five seasons of 100 receptions or more plus a few others that flirted with 100 make Johnson one of the most reliable wide receivers in NFL history. Syndication Packersnews Interior OL | Edge His PFR Hall of Fame score of 94.2 ranks ahead of several wide receivers already in the Hall of Fame, including Michael Irvin, Art Monk, Andre Reed and Lynn Swann. (Justin Simmons, who was one of the NFL's best safeties a year ago, is still waiting for his first Pro Bowl appearance.). Wagner also has a Super Bowl victory and, quite famously, an MVP vote from Tony Dungy on his rsum. It was a good weekend for wide receivers at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. Buckner made the Pro Bowl in 2018, but he was otherwise underappreciated during his four seasons in the Bay Area. 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. Whether Johnson will be there to welcome Watt into the Hall of Fame will be interesting. Only Campbell is in the Hall of Fame. The NFL's 53 Most Likely Future Hall of Fame Players He's the second-most productive receiver in football history. to put up the accumulation stats often needed to bolster a Hall-of-Fame case. Archive: Every podcast from Barnwell . In the running (40% to 69%): RB Saquon Barkley. Jones now has five consecutive seasons with at least 10 sacks. 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. He rarely gets the public attention he deserves, but the Pro Bowl voters haven't ignored the interior disruptor, who has earned eight Pro Bowl nods and a pair of first-team All-Pro votes. Who should be the next player from each team to make the Hall of Fame In the running (40% to 69%): DE Joey Bosa, S Derwin James. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. 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. Grading the Jamal Adams trade 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. 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. Six of the seven men ahead of him are in the Hall, with the exception of Peppers. Collins was a Defensive Player of the Year candidate in 2016 and has three Pro Bowls across his first five seasons. Evans was a big-time NFL prospect.