2000 PRELIMINARY RESULTS:

Thank you to all who participated in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project. If you are still figuring that out, we treated the PFHOF as having its first class in January 1946.

For “2000,” a Preliminary Vote with over 100 players whose playing career ended by 1994. We also follow the structure in which players have 20 years of eligibility, and if they do not make it into the Hall, they are relegated to the Senior Pool.

Each voter was asked to select 25 names from the preliminary list, and the top 25 vote-getters were named Semi-Finalists.

A week later, voters will be asked to select 15 names from the 25 Semi-Finalists, then choose five from the remaining 15. We will continue this process every week until we catch up to the current year.

Please note that a significant change occurred “years ago,” allowing voters to submit fewer than the allotted number of spots. 

31 Votes took place.

This is for the “Modern Era”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates they have been removed from future ballots

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

This is for the “Coaches/Contributors”

Bold indicates they advanced to the Semi-Finals:

*Indicates that they will be removed from the ballot permanently.

Next week, we will announce the Semi-Finalists for the 2000 Pro Football Hall of Fame Revisited Project.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Cincinnati Bengals.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Bengals had a rough year, dealing with copious injuries and limped their way to a 6-11 record.  Two significant elevations and no new entries appeared on the list.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.

1. Anthony Munoz
2. Ken Anderson
3. Geno Atkins
4. Ken Riley
5. Boomer Esiason

You can find the complete list here:

Wide Receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who is coming off his second straight First Team All-Pro, rocketed from #25 to #11.

Notably, Quarterback Joe Burrow, who was injured for much of the season, held at #19.

Defensive End Trey Hendrickson, who is now with the Baltimore Ravens, has moved up one spot to #25.

Wide Receiver Tee Higgins, who went to his first Pro Bowl last year, vaulted to #36 from #45.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Carolina Panthers.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Panthers had a losing record (8-9), but still won the NFC South, thus making the playoffs.  There was one new entrant and two elevations based on last season.

As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes.

1. Luke Kuechly
2. Steve Smith
3. Cam Newton
4. Julius Peppers
5. Ryan Kalil

You can find the complete list here:

Offensive Tackle Taylor Moton moved from #26 to #22.

Defensive Lineman Derrick Brown climbed to #34 from #43.

Wide Receiver Jaycee Horn makes his debut at #48.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we maintain and update our existing Top 50 lists annually.  We are pleased to present our pre-2026 revision of our top 50 Buffalo Bills.

As for all of our top 50 players in football, we look at the following: 

1.  Duration and Impact.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Football League.

3.  Advanced Statistics.

4.  Playoff performance.

5. Their respective legacy on the team.

6. How successful the team was when he was there.

7. Respecting the era in which they played.

Criteria 1-4 will make up the lion’s share of the algorithm.  Please note that we have implemented this for the first time.  This has changed the rankings all throughout the board.

Last year, the Bills won 12 games and made the playoffs before falling to the Denver Broncos in the divisional round.  There was one new entrant and two elevations based on last season.

As always, we present our top five, which saw a change at the top tier of the list.

1. Bruce Smith
2. Thurman Thomas
3. O.J. Simpson
4. Jim Kelly
5. Josh Allen

You can find the complete list here:

After another incredible season, in which he earned his fourth Pro Bowl and finished third in MVP voting, Allen jumped up from #10 to #5.

Left Tackle Dion Dawkins went from #28 to #18.

The lone new entrant was Linebacker Matt Milano, who debuted at #45.

Cornerback Tre’Davious White, who made a one-year return, did enough to move up from #48 to #46.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.