Does anyone see him as a hall of fame player? I mean, I see a very good player. But Hall of Fame material?
I've spent the last couple of hours digging up stats for some notable Hall of Famers of the Modern Era (last 30 years or so) and some current RB leaders. Below are comparisons of everyone's first eight years since Eddie has only played eight years.
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Sorted by Total Yards
games att yards tds yds/game yds/att
Eric Dickerson+ 116 2616 11903 86 102.6 4.55
Barry Sanders+ 121 2384 11725 84 96.9 4.92
Emmit Smith* 124 2595 11234 112 90.6 4.33
Jim Brown+ 104 2070 10768 89 103.5 5.20
Curtis Martin* 124 2604 10361 71 83.6 3.98
Walter Payton+ 114 2352 10204 72 89.5 4.34
Eddie George* 128 2733 10009 64 78.2 3.66
Jerome Bettis* 125 2461 9804 48 78.4 3.98
O.J. Simpson+ 105 1997 9626 57 91.7 4.82
Tony Dorsett+ 116 2136 9525 59 82.1 4.46
Marshall Faulk* 121 2155 9442 79 78.0 4.38
Earl Campbell+ 115 2187 9407 74 81.8 4.30
Franco Harris+ 111 2012 8563 78 77.1 4.26
Marcus Allen+ 105 1781 7275 63 69.3 4.08
John Riggins+ 95 1406 5669 33 59.7 4.03
+= HOF; *=active
Some of the people on this list didn't do anything after their first eight years. Dickerson & Dorsett had huge decreases in production after eight season. Others such as Smith, Payton, Sanders, & Brown were still producing 1,000 yard seasons after the eight year mark. And some - Allen & Riggins - just were able to hang around long enough to build up huge numbers (and championships).
Is Eddie Hall of Fame worthy?
