Players Eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026

The following list of players retired after the 2020 season and will become eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2026. The group is highlighted by Maurkice Pouncey and Drew Brees, who are the favorites to be enshrined in Canton.

In addition to the list below, review the all-time best players for each team, and the all-time best players at each position.

Players are ranked according to their Legends Score, which is a simple measure of a player's individual career accolades. Tap on other column headers to sort by name or position.

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PlayerPositionLegends Score
Maurkice Pouncey C40
Drew Brees QB38
Geno Atkins DT33
Larry Fitzgerald WR33
Stephen Gostkowski K29
LeSean McCoy RB28
Jason Witten TE27
Frank Gore RB20
David DeCastro G19
Todd Gurley RB13
Mike Iupati G12
Greg Olsen TE9
Philip Rivers QB8
Julian Edelman WR8
Thomas Davis OLB8
Jurrell Casey DT8
Dez Bryant WR8
Kelechi Osemele LG7
Sean Lee LB7
Kawann Short DT5
Dontari Poe DT5
Damon Harrison DT5
Alfred Morris RB5
Anthony Sherman FB4
Mike Pouncey C4
Alex Smith QB3
Matt Schaub QB2
Jordan Reed TE1
Tramon Williams CB1
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Comments

4 comments so far (post your own)

The ratings seem really flawed in my opinion. Players like Todd Gurley have no chance of being in the HOF. #102 in rushing yards. He shouldn't even be mentioned in this list. Philip Rivers #6 all time in passing yards and #6 all time in passing TDs should be near the top.

Posted by Thomas Economous on 11/1/2024 @ 15:43pm


If Darren Woodson isn't in, they need to burn that shithole down!!!. Held down that Cowboys defensive backfired. Defended the run and pass, if Troy P got in with one ring, Woodson should be there with his 3 rings...Capeesh?

Posted by Hilliard Dillepree III on 07/1/2024 @ 08:58am


Atkins and pouncey be favored over Fitz just shows how much of a joke this article/scoring system is

Posted by Dylan on 02/24/2024 @ 04:12am


The one's getting voting in first ballot are Brees, Fitzgerald, Witten and Gore maybe Pouncey the rest might never get in

Posted by Anthony Smith on 05/17/2023 @ 12:21pm


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