Not to early to talk 2026 Hall of Fame nominees

[PanthersATL]

128 players on the initial nomination list for the 2026 HoF, including...

• Jake Delhomme
• Luke Kuechly
• Steve Smith
• Greg Olsen
• Thomas Davis
• Ryan Kalil
• John Kasay
• Charles Tillmnan
• Eric Metcalf
• Lee Woodall

https://www.panthers.com/news/former-panthers-among-128-preliminary-nominees-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2026-luke-kuechly-steve-smith

[strato]

Jake is in my Hall of Fame and he’ll have to settle for that. 

Smitty deserves it on talent and what he did for his team (not to his teammates). I am not feeling Smitty making it this year. 

Luke should be a first ballot IMO.

 

[tukafan21]

1 hour ago, strato said:

Jake is in my Hall of Fame and he’ll have to settle for that. 

Smitty deserves it on talent and what he did for his team (not to his teammates). I am not feeling Smitty making it this year. 

Luke should be a first ballot IMO.

 

Luke abasolutely should have been a first ballot guy and I still think the only reason he wasn't was the new stupid voting procedure, under the old, he probably gets in last year.

We also need him to get in this year so it can give Smitty a more realistic shot in 2027, as I just can't see any way they put two Panthers in the same year, plus with Fitzgerald a shoe in, not sure we'll see two WRs in the same year either with the backlog of them combined with the new voting.

[WUnderhill]

1 hour ago, strato said:

Jake is in my Hall of Fame and he’ll have to settle for that. 

Smitty deserves it on talent and what he did for his team (not to his teammates). I am not feeling Smitty making it this year. 

Luke should be a first ballot IMO.

 

You are selling Smith short by not acknowledging his numbers. Go check all time receiving yards and all purpose yards for receivers. If I remember correctly he’s I think #3 all time behind only Jerry Rice and Tim Brown for all purpose yards. It’s crazy how everybody acts like he’s some fringe guy that needs to wait his turn. The HOF should have been publicly shamed for putting Andre Johnson in ahead of him.

[Cpt slay a ho]

4 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

You are selling Smith short by not acknowledging his numbers. Go check all time receiving yards and all purpose yards for receivers. If I remember correctly he’s I think #3 all time behind only Jerry Rice and Tim Brown for all purpose yards. It’s crazy how everybody acts like he’s some fringe guy that needs to wait his turn. The HOF should have been publicly shamed for putting Andre Johnson in ahead of him.

Amen