Predicting 2027 Pro Football Hall of Fame class: It will be Bill Belichick's year
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz
USA TODAY
Pro Football Network
Adrian Peterson enters the 2027 Hall of Fame ballot with 14,918 rushing yards, so who gets in ahead of him? And does Rob Gronkowski walk into Canton on the first ballot with the only perfect tight end season PFN's impact dashboard has ever graded? The 2027 class is the deepest first-year eli…
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and tight end Rob Gronkowski could enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame together in 2027. Belichick was snubbed in his first year of eligibility in 2027 despite his Super Bowl victories. Gronkowski averaged 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns over 11 seasons.
Running back Adrian Peterson's single-season mark of 2,097 rushing yards in 2012 with the Minnesota Vikings still stands as the second most in NFL history behind only Eric Dickerson's 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger averaged over 4,000 yards per season with 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions while completing 64.4% of his passes.
Eli Manning has been eligible for the Hall of Fame since the 2025 class and still does not have a gold jacket, and now Ben Roethlisberger hits the ballot for 2027. PFN analyst Jacob Infante says Big Ben has the stronger case and that Eli is waiting until at least 2028, but is he right? Drop your take on the Eli Manning Hall of Fame debate in the comments. ---------------- Watch Next ---------------- More Football Debate Club Shorts → https://www.youtube.com/@PFN365/shorts Hit subscribe → youtube.com/@PFN365?sub_confirmation=1 - for the hottest reactions to football's biggest stories. ---------------- PFN's FREE FOOTBALL TOOLS ---------------- NFL Playoff Predictor → pfsn.app/nflpredictor NFL Mock Draft Simulator → pfsn.app/mockdraft NFL Ultimate Redraft Simulator → pfsn.app/redraft College Football Playoff Predictor → pfsn.app/cfbpredictor Fantasy Mock Draft Simulator → pfsn.app/ffmockdraft
Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and tight end Rob Gronkowski could enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame together in 2027. Belichick was snubbed in his first year of eligibility in 2027 despite his Super Bowl victories. Gronkowski averaged 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns over 11 seasons.
Running back Adrian Peterson's single-season mark of 2,097 rushing yards in 2012 with the Minnesota Vikings still stands as the second most in NFL history behind only Eric Dickerson's 2,105 yards for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger averaged over 4,000 yards per season with 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions while completing 64.4% of his passes.
