2024 Pre-Season Rank #98, 2023 Pre-Season Rank: #107, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #111.  Peak Period: 2020-24

After a good rookie year in 2020, Taylor exploded, leading the NFL in Rushing Yards (1,811) and Rushing Touchdowns (18), and a Running Back needs a year like this to place you on the tips of tongues of Hall of Fame voters.  In 2022, Taylor had a great start to the season but was held to 11 Games due to ankle issues. In 2023, he held out, delaying his start until that year.

We said last year that one monstrous season does not make a Hall of Fame career for a player, and Taylor would have to reclaim that 2021 magic for a serious Hall of Fame list jump.   He did, with a bounce-back 1,431-yard/11-touchdown year and a return to the Pro Bowl. 

2024 Pre-Season Rank #80, 2023 Pre-Season Rank #75, 2022 Pre-Season Rank #112. Peak Period: 2018-22

Matt Judon’s four-year streak of Pro Bowl appearances ended in 2022, when the then-New England Patriot suffered a torn bicep.  Judon had four Sacks in four Games in 2023 and 15 the year before, but if he returns to double-digit Sacks in 2025, it will be his fourth team, the Miami Dolphins.