The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced their 25 modern-era semifinalists for the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Wednesday morning.
The list, including six first-year eligible candidates and 17 players who were semifinalists in 2024, is included below.
CB Eric AllenDE Jared AllenT Willie AndersonWR Anquan BoldinG Jahri EvansTE Antonio GatesLB James HarrisonS Rodney HarrisonWR Torry Holt LB Luke KuechlyQB Eli ManningDE/LB Robert MathisWR Steve Smith Sr.LB/DE Terrell SuggsRB Fred TaylorDB Earl ThomasPK Adam VinatieriWR Hines WardRB Ricky WattersWR Reggie WayneT Richmond WebbDT Vince WilforkG Steve WisniewskiS Darren WoodsonG/T Marshal Yanda
The list was reduced from an initial group of 167 nominees.
The next step in the process is for the modern-era players to be cut to a list of 15 finalists—which will be announced in December.
Eventually, 20 finalists (grouped together with the coach and contributor categories) will be presented at the selection committee’s annual meeting.
The final Class of 2025 will be announced at the “NFL Honors” in New Orleans the night prior to Super Bowl LIX.
