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% |
