For us at Notinhalloffame.com, this is our march toward our Christmas. The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced the Modern-Era Preliminary Nominees for the Class of 2021, a total of 122 former players.
To qualify, a player must have retired less than 25 years ago and at least 5 years ago:
Quarterbacks (6):
Randall Cunningham: 1985-2001, PHI, MIN, DAL, BAL. Cunningham is a three-time Bert Bell Award winner a four-time Pro Bowl Selection. Ranked #30 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jake Delhomme: 1999-11, NOR, CAR, HOU. Delhomme went to the Pro Bowl in 2005 and he would throw for over 20,000 Yards.
Jeff Garcia: 1999-09, SFO, CLE, DET, PHI, TAM. Garcia was a four-time Pro Bowler and would throw for over 25,000 Passing Yards.
Dave Krieg: 1980-98, SEA, KAN, DET, ARI, CHI, TEN. Krieg went to three Pro Bowls with the Seahawks and threw for 38,147 Yards and 261 Touchdowns over a 19-year career. Ranked #157 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Donovan McNabb: 1999-01, PHI, WAS, MIN. McNabb took the Eagles to the Super Bowl and was a six-time Pro Bowler. He threw for 37,276 Yards with 234 Touchdowns and ran for another 3,459 Yards and 29 TDs. Ranked #79 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve McNair: 1995-2007, HOU, TEN, BAL. McNair was a three-time Pro Bowl and former MVP. He threw for 31,204 Yards and 174 Touchdowns. Ranked #112 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Running Backs (17):
Shaun Alexander: 2000-08, SEA, PHI. Alexander went to three straight Pro Bowls and in the last one he won the Rushing Title and was named the AP MVP. Alexander retired with 10,973 Yards From Scrimmage and 112 Touchdowns. Ranked #85 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mike Alstott (FB): 1996-06, TAM. Alstott won a Super Bowl with the Bucs and was a six-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro. He would total 7,373 Yards From Scrimmage with 71 Touchdowns. Ranked #158 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tiki Barber: 1997-06, NYG. Barber rushed for over 10,000 Yards and was a three-time Pro Bowler. He also caught another 5,000 Yards and was a two-time leader in Yards From Scrimmage. Ranked #161 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Larry Centers: 1990-03, PHO, ARI, WAS, BUF, NWE. Centers was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection and totalled 8,985 Yards From Scrimmage
Corey Dillon: 1997-06, CIN, NWE. Dillon won the Super Bowl with the Patriots and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection. Dillon accumulated 13,335 All-Purpose Yards over his career.
Warrick Dunn: 1997-08, TAM, ATL. Dunn was the 1997 Offensive Rookie of the Year and was a three-time Pro Bowler who rushed for 10,957 Yards and 49 Touchdowns.
Eddie George: 1996-04, HOU, TEN, DAL. George went to four straight Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 2000. He would rush for 10,441 Yards. Ranked #171 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Priest Holmes: 1997-07, BAL, KC. Winning the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens, Holmes had greater individual success with the Chiefs where he was a three-time First Team All-Pro. He would tabulate 11,134 Yards From Scrimmage. Ranked #130 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steven Jackson: 2004-15, STL, ATL, NWE. Jackson accrued 15,121 Yards From Scrimmage and 78 Touchdowns. He is the Rams’ all-time leading rusher. Ranked #193 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chris Johnson: 2008-17, TEN, NYJ , ARI. Johnson won the 2009 Offensive Player of the Year Award in a campaign where he set the single-season record for Yards From Scrimmage (2,509). He rushed for 9,651 Yards over his career and is on his first year of eligibility.
Vonta Leach (FB): 2004-13, GB, NO, HOU, BAL. Leach won a Super Bowl with the Ravens and was a three-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro at Fullback.
Jamal Lewis: 2000-09, BAL, CLE. In 2003, Lewis entered rarified air as he entered the 2,000-Yard club when he went for 2,006. He would rush for 10,607 Yards. Ranked #230 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Eric Metcalf (Also WR/PR/KR): 1989-02, CLE, ATL, SDG, ARI, CAR, WAS, GNB. Incredibly versatile, Metcalf was also used as a Wide Receiver and Returner and the three-time Pro Bowler would total 17,230 All-Purpose Yards.
Lorenzo Neal: 1993-08, NOR, NYJ, TAM, TEN, CIN, SDG, BAL. Playing at Fullback, Neal would go to four Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All-Pros.
Fred Taylor: 1998-10, JAX, NWE. Taylor was a Pro Bowl Selection in 2007 and would accumulate 14,079 Yards From Scrimmage, 11,695 on the ground. Ranked #180 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ricky Watters: 1992-01, SFO, PHI, SEA. Watters was a Super Bowl Champion with the 49ers and he would go to the Pro Bowl in his first five years in the NFL. He would lead the NFL in Yards From Scrimmage in 1996 and would have 14,891 in total. Ranked #50 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Brian Westbrook: 2002-10, PHI, SFO. Westbrook went to two Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Yards From Scrimmage in 2007. He had over 11,000 All-Purpose Yards.
Wide Receivers (20):
Anquan Boldin: 2003-16, ARI, BAL, SFO. A three-time Pro Bowl Selection, Boldin had seven 1,000 Yard Receiving seasons, tallying 13,779 in total with 82 Touchdowns. Ranked #96 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Troy Brown (Also PR/KR): 1993-07, NWE. A Pro Bowler in 2001, Brown had 6,366 Receiving Yards with another 4,487 Yards in the return game. Brown won three Super Bowls with the Patriots.
Donald Driver: 1999-12, GNB. Driver was a Super Bowl Champion with the Packers where he would also go to three Pro Bowls. He would accumulate 10,137 Receiving Yards.
Henry Ellard (Also PR): 1983-98, LAR, WAS, NWE. Ellard led the NFL in Receiving Yards in 1988 and was a three-time Pro Bowl as well as a two-time First Team All-Pro. He would have 13,777 Receiving Yards with 81 Touchdowns over his career. Ranked #120 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Irving Fryar: 1984-00, NE, MIA, PHI, WAS. Fryar was a five-time Pro Bowl Selection, and a former First Overall Pick. He accumulated 12,785 Receiving Yards with 84 Touchdowns. Ranked #139 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Devin Hester (Also KR/PR): 2006-16, CHI, ATL BAL, SEA. Hester might be listed first as a Wide Receiver, but his three First Team All-Pros and four Pro Bowls came as a Returner. In his first year of eligibility, Hester had 14,455 All-Purpose Yards. He was a Finalist last year. Ranked #54 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Torry Holt: 1999-09, STL, JAX. A Super Bowl Champion with the St. Louis Rams, Holt went to seven Pro Bowls and led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice. He finished his career with 13,382 Yards and 74 TDs. Holt was a Finalist last year. Ranked #7 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Joe Horn: 1996-07, KAN, NOR, ATL. Horn was a four-time Pro Bowler with the Saints, and had 8,744 Receiving Yards with 58 Touchdowns.
Andre Johnson: 2003-16, HOU, IND, TEN. Johnson led the NFL in Receiving Yards twice with 14,185 in total, 13,597 of which was as a Texan. Johnson went to seven Pro Bowls, earned two First Team All-Pros, and is his in his first year of eligibility. Ranked #23 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chad Johnson: 2001-11, CIN, NWE. Johnson went to six Pro Bowls as a Bengal and he would accumulate 11,059 Receiving Yards, punching 67 of them into the end zone. “Ocho Cinco” was also a First Team All-Pro twice. Ranked #143 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Derrick Mason: 1997-11, TEN, BAL. Mason would record 12,061 Receiving Yards and was chosen for the Pro Bowl twice. Ranked #219 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Muhsin Muhammad: 1996-09, CAR, CHI. Muhammad led all NFL Wide Receivers in Yards in 2004, which was the season he was chosen as a First Team All-Pro. He would net 11,438 Receiving Yards in total.
Andre Rison: 1989-00, ATL, CLE, GNB, JAX, KAN, OAK. Rison went to the Pro Bowls five times, four with Atlanta, where he led the NFL Touchdown Receptions in 1993. He had 84 Touchdowns with 10,205 career Receiving Yards. Ranked #189 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jimmy Smith: 1992-05, DAL, JAX. Smith was chosen for five consecutive Pro Bowls (1997-01) and in 1999 he led the NFL in Receptions. He would retire with 12,287 Receiving Yards and 67 Touchdowns. Ranked #178 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Rod Smith: 1995-06, DEN. Smith would win two Super Bowls with the Broncos and was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection. He recorded 11,389 Yards with 68 TDs. Ranked #62 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Steve Smith: 2001-16, CAR, BAL. Smith led the NFL in Receptions, Receiving Yards and Receiving Touchdowns in 2005, and he was a two-time First Team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler. Smith accumulated 14,731 Yards with 81 TDs. Ranked #26 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Hines Ward: 1998-11, PIT. Ward won two Super Bowls with the Steelers and was the MVP in one of them. A previous Semi-Finalist, he has four Pro Bowls, 85 Touchdowns and 12,083 Yards on his resume. Ranked #42 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wes Welker: 2004-15, MIA, SDG, NEW, DEN, STL. Welker led the NFL three times in Receptions and the five-time Pro Bowl Selection had 9,924 career Receiving Yards. Ranked #164 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Roddy White: 2005-15, ATL: White had 10,863 Receiving Yards with 63 Touchdowns and was a four-time Pro Bowl Selection. He led the NFL in Receptions in 2010, the same year he was named a First Team All-Pro.
Tight Ends (3):
Dallas Clark: 2003-13, IND, TAM, BAL. Clark would win the Super Bowl with the Colts and was a First Team All-Pro and Pro Bowl Selection in 2009. He would record 5,665 Yards with 53 Touchdowns.
Ben Coates: 1991-00, NWE, BAL. Coates was a Pro Bowler in five straight years from 1994 to 1998 and was a two-time First Team All-Pro. He would accumulate 5,555 Yards with 50 Touchdowns. Ranked #101 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Wesley Walls: 1989-03, SFO, NOR, CAR, GNB. Walls was named to the Pro Bowl five times when he was with the Carolina Panthers. He would have 5,291 Yards with 54 TDs in his career. Ranked #294 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Offensive Lineman (20):
Willie Anderson (T): 1996-08, CIN, BAL. Anderson was chosen for four Pro Bowls in a row (2003-06), with his last three being First Team All-Pro worthy. Anderson was a surprise Finalist last year. Ranked #137 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Matt Birk (C): 1998-12, MIN, BAL. Birk is a Super Bowl Champion with the Baltimore Ravens and would prior have six Pro Bowls as a Minnesota Viking. Ranked #141 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lomas Brown (T): 1985-02, DET, ARI, CLE, NYG, TAM. Brown had seven straight Pro Bowls (1990-96) and in his last season in the NFL, he would win a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay. Ranked #162 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ruben Brown (G): 1995-07, BUF, CHI. Brown was a nine-time Pro Bowl Selection who started all of his 181 Games. Ranked #119 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jahri Evans (G): 2006-17. Evans went to six Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in four of them. He is also a Super Bowl Champion with the Saints and is in his first year of eligibility. Ranked #36 on Notinhalloffame.com.
D’Brickashaw Ferguson (T): 2006-15, NYJ. Playing his entire career with the Jets, Ferguson went to three Pro Bowls and started all of his 160 Games at Left Tackle.
Kevin Glover (C/G): 1985-99, DET, SEA. Glover was a three-time Pro Bowl Selection at Center with the Lions.
Jordan Gross (T): 2003-13, CAR. A career Carolina Panther, Jordan Gross went to three Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 2008.
Olin Kreutz (C): 1998-11, CHI, NOR. Kreutz went to six Pro Bowls and was also a one-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #103 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Nick Mangold (C): 2008-16, NYJ. Mangold played his entire career with the Jets, where he went to seven Pro Bowls and two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #253 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Logan Mankins (G): 2005-15, NWE, TAM. A seven-time Pro Bowler, Mankins started all of his 161 Games at. Left Guard. Ranked #84 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Tom Nalen (C): 1994-07, DEN. Nalen won two Super Bowls with the Broncos and was chosen for five Pro Bowls and was also a two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #167 on Notinhalloffame.com. Ranked #167on Notinhalloffame.com.
Nate Newton (G/T): 1986-99 DAL. Newton went to six Pro Bowls, two First Team All-Pros and won three Super Bowl Rings with the Cowboys. Ranked #187 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jeff Saturday (C): 1999-02, IND, GNB. Saturday won a Super Bowl with the Colts and he was a six-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #69 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Mark Schlereth (G/C): 1989-00, WAS, DEN. Schlereth won three Super Bowls and went to two Pro Bowls.
Chris Snee (G): 2004-13, NYG. Snee was a two-time Super Bowl Champion who played all 141 of his Games starting at Right Guard. He was also a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro.
Joe Thomas (T): 2007-17, CLE. Thomas went to ten straight Pro Bowls and was a six-time First Team All-Pro in six of those seasons. This is his first year on the ballot, and will likely enter on his first attempt. Ranked #1 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Brian Waters (G): 2000-13, KAN, NWE, DAL. Waters would go to six Pro Bowls and was named to two First Team All-Pros. Ranked #179 on Notinhalloffame.com
Richmond Webb (T): 1990-02, MIA, CIN. Webb was a Pro Bowl Selection in his first seven seasons with two of them earning First Team All-Pro nods. Ranked #57 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Erik Williams (T): 1991-01, DAL, BAL. Williams won three Super Bowls with Dallas and he went to four Pro Bowls.
Steve Wisniewski (G): 1989-01, RAI, OAK. A previous Semi-Finalist, Wisniewski played his entire career with the Raiders and he was an eight-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #20 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Defensive Linemen: (14)
John Abraham (DE, also LB): 2000-14, NYJ, ATL, ARI. Recording 133.5 Sacks, Abraham was a five-time Pro Bowl and two-time First Team All-Pro. Ranked #67 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jared Allen (DE): 2004-15, KAN, MIN, CHI, CAR. Allen twice led the NFL in Sacks and would have 136.0 in total. In his first two years of eligibility, Allen was a Finalist, and he was a five-time Pro Bowler, and was a First Team All-Pro in four of those years. Ranked #22 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dwight Freeney (DE): 2002-17, IND, SD, ARI, DET, SEA. Freeney won a Super Bowl with Indianapolis, the team he went to all seven of his Pro Bowls with. A three-time First Team All-Pro, Freeney had 125.5 Sacks. Ranked #61 on Notinhalloffame.com.
La’Roi Glover (DT/NT): 1996-08, OAK, NOR, DAL, STL. Glover was a six-time Pro Bowl Selection and in 2000 he would lead the NFL in Sacks and was also a First Team All-Pro that year. He would have 83.5 career Sacks. Ranked #195 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Casey Hampton (DT/NT): 2001-12, PIT. Hampton played his entire career with the Steelers where he won two Super Bowls and was chosen for five Pro Bowls. Ranked #276 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Robert Mathis (DE): 2003-16, IND. Mathis won a Super Bowl with the Colts, and thrice led the NFL in Forced Fumbles. He had 123 career Sacks, leading the NFL in that category in 2013, which was also his only First Team All-Pro. Mathis went to five Pro Bowls. Ranked #112 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Leslie O’Neal (DE): 1986-99, SDG, STL, KAN. O’Neal was a six-time Pro Bowler during his tenure with the Chargers and was the 1986 Defensive Rookie of the Year. O’Neal had 132.5 career Sacks. Ranked #93 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Simeon Rice (DE): 1996-07, ARI, TAM, IND, DEN. Rice won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers and was a three-time Pro Bowler. He would have 122.0 Sacks over his career. Ranked #140 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Clyde Simmons (DE/DT): 1986-00, PHI, ARI, JAX, CHI. Simmons had 121.5 Sacks and 966 Tackles while going to two Pro Bowls and earning two First Team All-Pros.
Justin Smith (DE): 2001-14, CIN, SFO. Smith went on a five-year streak in the second half of his career of Pro Bowls (2009-14) and was a one-time First Team All-Pro in the middle of it. He had 87.0 career Sacks. Ranked #159 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Neil Smith (DE): 1988-00, KAN, DEN, SDG. Smith would go to six Pro Bowls and was also a First Team All-Pro in 1993. He would also win two Super Bowls with the Denver Broncos and had 104.5 career Sacks. Ranked #41 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Justin Tuck (DE): 2005-15, NYG, OAK. Tuck was a two-time Pro Bowler and two-time Super Bowl Champion as a Giant. This is his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility.
Vince Wilfork (DT/NT): 2004-16, NE, HOU. Wilfork won two Super Bowls with the Patriots while individually earning five Pro Bowls and one First Team All-Pro. Ranked #148 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Kevin Williams (DT/DE): 2003-15, MIN, SEA, NOR. Williams had six Pro Bowls and five First Team All-Pros in a career spent mostly in Minnesota. He is entering his first year of eligibility. Ranked #33 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Linebackers: (17)
Jessie Armstead: 1993-03, NYG, WAS. Armstead went to five straight Pro Bowls and amassed 971 Tackles and 40.0 Sacks.
Cornelius Bennett: 1987-00, BUF, ATL, IND. Bennett would go to five Pro Bowls and he was a First Team All-Pro in 1988. He had 71.5 Sacks and 1,190 Combined Tackles. Ranked #111 on Notinhalloffame.com.
NaVorro Bowman: 2010-17, SF, OAK. Bowman was a four-time First Team All-Pro with 798 career Tackles. He is on the ballot for the first time. Ranked #231 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Lance Briggs: 2003-14, CHI. Briggs went to seven straight Pro Bowls (2005-11) and he was a First Team All-Pro in the first year of that streak. He had 1,181 career Combined Tackles, 16 Interceptions and 15.0 Sacks. Ranked #107 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Chad Brown: 1993-07, PIT, SEA, NEW, PIT. Brown went to three Pro Bowls and over his career he collected 1,091 Tackles with 79.0 Sacks.
Tedy Bruschi: 1996-08, NWE. Bruschi won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and was a Pro Bowler in 2004.
James Farrior: 1997-11, NYJ, PIT. Farrior had 1,440 Tackles and 35.5 Sacks over his long career, and he was also a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Steelers.
London Fletcher: 1998-13, STL, BUF, WAS. Fletcher would win a Super Bowl early in his career with the Rams and late on his career, he would make the Pro Bowl four years in a row as a Redskin. He would accumulate over 2,000 Combined Tackles over his career. Ranked #64 on Notinhalloffame.com.
James Harrison: 2002-17, PIT, CIN, NEW. Harrison won two Super Bowls with the Steelers, and had a five-year streak of Pro Bowls. The two-time First Team All-Pro won the 2008 Defensive Player of the Year Award, and is in his first year of eligibility. Ranked #51 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Seth Joyner: 1986-98, PHI, ARI, GNB, DEN. Joyner was a three-time Pro Bowler and would win a Super Bowl late in his career with the Packers. He would have 1,123 career Combined Tackles and 52.0 Sacks.
Willie McGinest (Also DE): 1994-08, NWE, CLE. Twice named to the Pro Bowl, McGinest won three Super Bowls with the Patriots. He accumulated 86.0 Sacks over his career.
Takeo Spikes: 1998-12, CIN, BUF, PHI, SFO, SDG. Spikes was chosen for two Pro Bowls and was a First Team All-Pro in 2004. He was also one Interception shy of the 20-20 club and he accumulated 1,431 career Combined Tackles.
Pat Swilling: 1986-98, NOR, DET, OAK. Swilling was the 1991 Defensive Player of the Year, and he was a five-time Pro and two-time First Team All-Pro. Over his career, Swilling had 107.5 Sacks. Ranked #86 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Zach Thomas: 1996-08, MIA. Thomas is an eight-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro who has twice led the NFL in Tackles. He was a Finalist last year. Ranked #10 on Notinhalloffame.com.
DeMarcus Ware: 2005-16, DAL, DEN. Ware went to the Pro Bowl in nine of his 12 seasons, and was a First Team All-Pro in four of them. Twice an NFL leader in Sacks, Ware got to the Quarterback 138.5 times, 117 of with Dallas. Ware would win a Super Bowl late in his career with Denver and was a Finalist last year. Ranked #4 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Patrick Willis: 2007-14, SFO. Willis retired before the age of 30 and is now in his third year of eligibility. The career 49er led the league in Tackles twice and is a seven-time Pro Bowl and five-time First Team All-Pro. He was a Finalist last year Ranked #15 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Al Wilson: 1996-06, DEN. Wilson played his entire career with the Broncos where he was a five-time Pro Bowl Selection.
Defensive Backs: (19)
Eric Allen (CB): 1988-01, PHI, NOR, OAK. Allen secured 54 Interceptions and would have six Pro Bowl Seasons, with one of them earning a First Team All-Pro Selection. Ranked #49 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Ronde Barber (CB/S): 1997-12, TAM. Barber helped the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win their only Super Bowl and he would record 47 Interceptions and 1,231 Tackles. A five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro, Barber was a Finalist last year. Ranked #8 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Dre Bly (CB): 1999-09, STL, DET, DEN, SFO. Bly was a two-time Pro Bowl with the Lions, and a Super Bowl Champion with the Rams. He had 43 Interceptions over his career.
Kam Chancellor (S): 2010-17, SEA. Chancellor is in his first year of eligibility, and the former Seahawk won a Super Bowl while going to do four Pro Bowls over his career.
Nick Collins (S): 2005-11, GNB. Collins won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers and was a Pro Bowler three times. He would lead the NFL in Interception Return Yards in 2008 and had 21 career Interceptions.
Antonio Cromartie (CB): 2006-16, SDG, NYJ, ARI, IND. Cromartie went to four Pro Bowls, going to the First Team All-Pro in 2007, the same season he led the NFL in Interceptions with 10. Cromartie had 31 picks over his career and is Hall of Fame eligible for the first time.
Merton Hanks (S): 1991-98, SFO, SEA. Hanks won a Super Bowl with the Niners and was also a Pro Bowl Selection four times. He recorded 33 career Interceptions.
Rodney Harrison (S): 1994-08, SDG, NWE. Harrison won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and he was a Pro Bowl and First Team All-Pro twice. He would have 34 career Interceptions and 1,206 Combined Tackles.
Albert Lewis (CB): 1983-98, KAN, RAI, OAK. Lewis would record 42 Interceptions and he was a four-time Pro Bowler. He also had two First Team All-Pro Selections and grabbed 42 Interceptions, 12.5 Sacks and 832 Combined Tackles.
Terry McDaniel (CB). 1988-98, LAR, OAK, SEA. McDaniel went to five consecutive Pro Bowls in the 90s as a Raider, and had 35 career Interceptions. This is McDaniel’s last year of eligibility, and he was not at this stage last year.
Tim McDonald (S): 1987-99, STL, PHO, SFO. McDonald recorded 40 Interceptions and was a six-time Pro Bowler. He would win a Super Bowl with the 49ers and had 40 Interceptions and 1,139 Combined Tackles. Ranked #238 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Terrell Devis (CB): 2007-17, NYJ, TAM, NEW, KAN. Revis won a Super Bowl with New England, but “Revis Island” is best known for his time with the Jets. Revis had 29 Interceptions, was a five-time First Team All-Pro with seven Pro Bowls. Ranked #5 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Allen Rossum (CB): 1998-09, PHI, GNB, ATL, PIT, SFO. DAL. Rossum is listed as a Cornerback, but he was more of a Returner. He was a Pro Bowler in 2004 and had 15,046 All-Purpose Yards.
Asante Samuel (CB): 2003-13, NEW, PHI, ATL. Samuel was a four-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro. Twice a Super Bowl Champion with New England, Samuel had 51 career Interceptions. Ranked #194 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Bob Sanders (S): 2004-11, IND, SDG. Sanders only played 50 Games but was the 2009 Defensive Player of the Year and is the owner of a Super Bowl Ring with the Colts.
Charles Tillman (CB): 2004-11, CHI, CAR. Tillman is in his first year of eligibility and he was a two-time Pro Bowl Selection. He would have 38 career Interceptions with 930 Combined Tackles.
Troy Vincent (CB): 1992-06, MIA, PHI, BUF, WAS. Vincent’s five Pro Bowls would all come consecutively when he was with the Eagles. He would earn First Team All-Pro honors in 2002 and had 47 Interceptions and 893 Combined Tackles. Ranked #265 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Adrian Wilson (S): 2001-12, ARI. Wilson was a five-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro who had 27 career Interceptions and 903 Combined Tackles.
Darren Woodson (S): 1992-03, DAL. A part of the Cowboys three Super Bowl Titles in the early 90s, Woodson was a five-time Pro Bowl and three-time First Team All-Pro. He has been a Semi-Finalist before and has 23 career Interceptions with 11 Sacks and 967 Combined Tackles. Ranked #90 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Place Kickers: (5)
Gary Anderson: 1982-04, PIT, PHI, SFO, MIN, TEN. Anderson went to four Pro Bowls and at the time of his retirement, he was the all-time leader in Points Scored and Field Goals Made. Ranked #173 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Jason Elam: 1993-09 DEN, ATL. Elam went to three Pro Bowls and won two Super Bowl Rings with the Broncos.
Jason Hanson: 1992-12, DET. The longest tenured Lion in franchise history, Hanson went to two Pro Bowls and is fourth All-Time in Points Scored.
John Kasay: 1991-11, SEA, CAR, NOR. Kasay was a 19-year veteran, who went to one Pro Bowl. Kasay kicked 461 Field Goals over his career, and is ninth all-time in Points Scored.
Ryan Longwell: 1997-12, GNB, MIN, SEA. Longwell is 17thall-time in Field Goals Made.
Punters: (5)
Jeff Feagles: 1988-09, NEW, PHI, ARI, SEA, NYG. Feagles was a two-time Pro Bowler and won a Super Bowl with the Giants.
Sean Landeta: 1985-05, NYG, LAR, STL, TAM, GNB, PHI. Landeta won two Super Bowls with the Giants and was chosen for three First Team All-Pros. He is currently third all-time in Punting Yards.
Shane Lechler: 2000-17, OAK, HOU. Lechler went to seven Pro Bowls and was an All-Decade Selecion in both the 2000s and 2010s. Ranked #110 on Notinhalloffame.com.
Pat McAfee: 2009-16. IND. McAfee went to two Pro Bowls and is a one-time leader in Yards per Punt.
Matt Turk: 1995-11, WAS, MIA, NYJ, STL, HOU, JAX. Turk’s three Pro Bowls were consecutive from 1996 to 1998. He was a First Team All-Pro in ’95.
Special Teams (2):
Josh Cribbs (Also WR): 2005-14, CLE, NYJ, IND. Cribbs was a three-time Pro Bowl and one-time First Team All-Pro and collected 15,453 All-Purpose Yards.
Brian Mitchell (Also RB): 1990-03, WAS, PHI, NYG. Mitchell was a one-time Pro Bowl recipient and a four-time leader in All-Purpose Yards. He totaled 23,330 in APY, and is second all-time in that statistic. Ranked #144 on Notinhalloffame.com.
There are nine first-year nominees in this group consisting of Chris Johnson, Jahri Evans, Joe Thomas, Dwight Frenney, NaVorro Bowman, James Harrison, Kam Chancellor, Darrelle Revis & Shane Lechler.
With all due respect to many of these candidates, there are several of these Preliminary Nominees that have no realistic chance for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it is a phenomenal process to test the waters overall on a player’s career.
This group will be pared down to 25 in November and reduced to 15 in January.
Whomever those 15 Modern Era Finalists are, they will be joined by Senior Finalists, Joe Klecko, Ken Riley and Chuck Howley, Contributor/Coach Finalist, Don Coryell.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the 129 former players who made it to this stage.
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