NFL Rumors

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Trims List of Modern-Era Candidates To 50 Players

October 23, 2024

According to NFL.com, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has trimmed the list of modern-era candidates for the Class of 2025 down to 50 candidates.

Any of the following eligible players have played no later than the 2019 season. Eventually, the list will continue to be cut down until the 2025 class is announced at the NFL Honors ceremony in New Orleans this February.

The list of 50 modern-era finalists includes:

QB Eli Manning
QB Steve McNair
RB Shaun Alexander
RB Tiki Barber
RB Eddie George
RB Marshawn Lynch
RB Fred Taylor
RB Ricky Watters
WR Anquan Boldin
WR Torry Holt
WR Jimmy Smith
WR Steve Smith Sr.
WR Hines Ward
WR Reggie Wayne
TE Ben Coates
TE Antonio Gates
OT Willie Anderson
OT Lomas Brown
OG Ruben Brown
OG Jahri Evans
C Olin Kreutz
OG Logan Mankins
C Jeff Saturday
OT Joe Staley
OT Richmond Webb
OT Erik Williams
OG Steve Wisniewski
OG Marshal Yanda
DE/LB John Abraham
DE Jared Allen
DE Robert Mathis
DT Haloti Ngata
DE Simeon Rice
DE Neil Smith
DT Vince Wilfork
DT Kevin Williams
LB Cornelius Bennett
LB London Fletcher
LB James Harrison
LB Luke Kuechly
LB Terrell Suggs
CB Eric Allen
S Kam Chancellor
S Rodney Harrison
S Earl Thomas
CB Troy Vincent
S Darren Woodson
K Gary Anderson
KR/PR/RB Brian Mitchell
K Adam Vinatieri

We will have more news on the Class of 2025 finalists and semi-finalists as the list continues to be trimmed down by the Hall of Fame selection committee.