
Oct 17, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrates being inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame during a halftime ceremony at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
By Matt Moscona
Drew Brees will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame for the first time in 2026. The oddsmakers at BetOnline think the New Orleans Saints legend is a shoo-in to be a first ballot selection.
Brees is -900 to be selected in next year’s class. Only Larry Fitzgerald (-2000) has better odds among the first-year eligible players.
Last year, BetOnline.agset odds for first-year eligible players to make the HOF in their debut appearance.
According to those odds, Eli Manning had an 83% likelihood, Terrell Suggs was 75% and Luke Kuechly was 50%. None of them made the HOF in their first year of eligibility, although all three might this year.
Today, the oddsmakers created odds for 10 first-year Hall of Fame eligible players. Here’s the direct link: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/nfl-specials/hall-of-fame.
First-Year HOF Eligible Player |
Odds for HOF |
% for HOF |
Larry Fitzgerald |
1/20 (-2000) |
95.2% |
Drew Brees |
(1/9) -900 |
90% |
Jason Witten |
3/2 (+150) |
40% |
Maurkice Pouncey |
10/1 (+1000) |
9.1% |
LeSean McCoy |
20/1 (+2000) |
4.8% |
Frank Gore |
25/1 (+2500) |
3.9% |
Philip Rivers |
25/1 (+2500) |
3.9% |
Geno Atkins |
30/1 (+3000) |
3.2% |
Greg Olsen |
35/1 (+3500) |
2.8% |
Julian Edelman |
40/1 (+4000) |
2.4% |
Dez Bryant |
50/1 (+5000) |
2% |

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