Exactly 50 Modern-Era Players have advanced in the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 presented by Visual Edge IT. Candidates for the Hall in this category last could have appeared in a professional football game in the 2019 season.
Each member of the Modern-Era Players Screening Committee, a new entity created this year to add additional input around the overall selection process, cast a ballot for 50 individuals from a list of 167 nominees consisting of 94 offensive players, 56 defensive players and 17 special teamers. If any player(s) had tied for the 50th position, he would have remained eligible for the Class of 2025, but that did not occur this year.
The 50 Modern-Era Players who remain eligible for election with the Class of 2025 are:
(*-indicates Finalist for the Class of 2024. Underline indicates first year of eligibility.)