What More Must Taysom Hill Do Before He Retires To Be Considered An NFL Hall Of Fame Player?

Rouxble said

Interesting fact I found that also answers the question @Artifactual asked. There isn’t a single player in the Hall of Fame that played after 1950 who doesn’t have at least one Pro Bowl.

So what does Hill need to do? He needs to get that first Pro Bowl for starters, otherwise he would be setting a different kind of record by making the HOF without one.

Edit: There is one, Ken Riley, that made it. However, he had a 1st team AP to his name, and he is fifth all time on the career interception leaderboard. So Hill needs at least one of a PB or AP, but few players have made it recently without multiple.

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This was probably the best thought out reason why TH7 won't be inducted into the NFL HOF since it correlates to the players already inducted into the HOF.

There's always the possibility of there being a First time, or in this case, a Second time.

Also, he hasn't, and most likely never will, lead the NFL in one single major statistical category in a single season.

As an under-utilized (no fault of his own) multi-position player it would have been virtually impossible to be named to the Pro Bowl or All Pro at a single position.

However, if the Saints would have classified him as a FB as his primary position, he most likely would have already been named to several. Had they just done so for the 2024 season he would be hands down the leading candidate for both PB and AP as a FB. His lead blocking for AK41 has been excellent and his other stats leave all other FBs in the dust. So, if the Saints were to change his position status next year to FB, he could easily attain accolades of PB and AP at that position.