Ranking toughest positions to get into Hall of Fame: DeSean Jackson faces long list, thanks to deep pool of WR

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the pinnacle of individual accomplishment in the sport. Only 371 players have been enshrined into Canton, although there are 200 others more than worthy of induction. The Hall of Fame is very hard to get into, and getting even more crowded over the last few years.

Newly retired DeSean Jackson is a player making his Hall of Fame case, hoping to get in at one of the toughest positions —  wide receiver. 

“That was a goal for me. It was a vision. It was a dream,” Jackson said Friday. “I definitely feel like my body of work speaks for itself. (I’m) breaking records and creating records. There are records that wasn’t even heard of that I was putting in the record books.”

Jackson has definitely been a game-changing weapon throughout his 15-year NFL career, but was he great enough to make the cut?

“That’s not for me to answer,” Jackson said. “That’s not for me to vote on. As for as the body of work, I think it’s there … I’m hopeful that I can get in and blessed if I ever do get in.”

The odds of Jackson getting in are a disadvantage based on his position. Which positions are the hardest for enshrinement to get into Canton? This is based on the players who are eligible, and how the NFL is trending over the last decade. 

1. Wide receiver

Notable names not in HOF: Torry Holt, Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, Henry Ellard, Anquan Boldin, Steve Smith, Hines Ward, Harold Jackson, Julio Jones (not retired), Larry Fitzgerald (not yet eligible), DeSean Jackson (not yet eligible), Jimmy Smith, Sterling Sharpe, Rod Smith

Wide receiver has always been an overcrowded list, which is about to get even more crowded as pass numbers skyrocketed. Great wideouts from the 2000s are having a hard time getting into Canton now, a list that will be adding Fitzgerald (a future Hall of Famer) in a few years. 

A few of these players listed should get in, as no players under…

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Author : Jeff Kerr

Publish date : 2023-12-02 20:35:23

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