8 former Tennessee Titans among nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame

It’s early in the NFL season, and time for some former NFL stars to start their journey to immortality in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, the complete list of 128 modern-era candidates for the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 was announced, and it included multiple former members of the Tennessee Titans.

Seven former players made the initial list of candidates, including quarterback Steve McNair, running back Eddie George, running back Chris Johnson, fullback Lorenzo Neal, receiver Derrick Mason, tight end Delanie Walker, defensive lineman Jurrell Casey, and kicker Gary Anderson.

The majority of the group has gone through this exercise before, but for Jurrell Casey, it will be his first year of eligibility for induction.

In total, the 128 players are divided into 77 offensive players, 42 defensive players, and nine special teams players.

This is the first step in a long process. A screening committee will cut the number of eligible players to 50 in mid-October, followed by the full Hall of Fame selection committee reducing the number to 25 semifinalists in late fall. The list will continue to be whittled down until the final vote takes place ahead of Super Bowl LX.

Modern-Era nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026

The following is all 128 nominees for the class of 2026.

Quarterbacks (10):

Drew Brees, Randall Cunningham, Jake Delhomme, Rich Gannon, Jeff Garcia, Eli Manning, Donovan McNabb, Steve McNair, Philip Rivers, Alex Smith

Running Backs (21):

Shaun Alexander, Mike Alstott, Tiki Barber, Larry Centers, Jamaal Charles, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn, Arian Foster, Eddie George, Frank Gore, Priest Holmes, Steven Jackson, Chris Johnson, Thomas Jones, Jamal Lewis, Marshawn Lynch, LeSean McCoy, Eric Metcalf, Lorenzo Neal, Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters

Wide Receivers (18):

Anquan Boldin, Donald Driver, Larry Fitzgerald, Torry Holt, Chad Johnson, Brandon Lloyd, Brandon Marshall, Derrick Mason, Herman Moore, Muhsin Muhammad, Jordy Nelson, Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith, Steve Smith Sr., Hines Ward, Reggie Wayne, Wes Welker, Roddy White

Tight ends (6):

Vernon Davis, Zach Miller, Greg Olsen, Wesley Walls, Delanie Walker, Jason Witten

Offensive linemen (22):

Willie Anderson, Matt Birk, Lomas Brown, Ruben Brown, Ryan Clady, David DeCastro, Jahri Evans, Jordan Gross, Ryan Kalil, Olin Kreutz, Nick Mangold, Logan Mankins, Tom Nalen, Maurkice Pouncey, Jeff Saturday, Josh Sitton, Joe Staley, Brian Waters, Richmond Webb, Erik Williams, Steve Wisniewski, Marshal Yanda

Defensive linemen (13):

John Abraham, Geno Atkins, Jurrell Casey, Elvis Dumervil, La’Roi Glover, Robert Mathis, Haloti Ngata, Jay Ratliff, Simeon Rice, Justin Smith, Ted Washington, Vince Wilfork, Kevin Williams

Linebackers (14):

NaVorro Bowman, Lance Briggs, Tedy Bruschi, Thomas Davis, James Farrior, London Fletcher, James Harrison, A.J. Hawk, Luke Kuechly, Clay Matthews III, Dat Nguyen, Takeo Spikes, Terrell Suggs, Lee Woodall

Defensive backs (15):

Eric Berry, Kam Chancellor, Nick Collins, DeAngelo Hall, Rodney Harrison, James Hasty, Carnell Lake, Allen Rossum, Asante Samuel, Patrick Surtain, Earl Thomas, Charles Tillman, Troy Vincent, Adrian Wilson, Darren Woodson

Punters/Kickers (7):

David Akers, Gary Anderson, Jason Hanson, John Kasay, Sean Landeta, Shane Lechler, Adam Vinatieri

Special teams (2):

Josh Cribbs, Brian Mitchell

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8 former Tennessee Titans among nominees for Pro Football Hall of Fame

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