I don’t think anyone right now would say yes but his numbers – I know numbers aren’t everything – are getting into the range of HoF.
Here is the list of top 20 rushers in league history:
All-time leaders
1. E Smith 18355
2. W Payton 16726
3. B Sanders 15269
4. *C Martin 14101
5. *J Bettis 13662
6. E ****erson 13259
7. T Dorsett 12739
8. J Brown 12312
9. *M Faulk 12279
10. M Allen 12243
11. F Harris 12120
12. T Thomas 12074
13. J Riggins 11352
14. O Simpson 11236
15. R Watters 10643
16. E George 10441
17. *C Dillon 10429
18. O Anderson 10273
19. E Campbell 9407
20. *E James 9226
* - active in 2005
Out of the 16 RBs ahead of him 10 – Smith, Payton, Sanders, ****erson, Dorsett, Brown, Allen, Harris, Riggins and Simpson – are already in the Hall. Martin, Bettis and Faulk will be in someday. Thomas maybe, Watters and George won’t. If his career ended today Dillon would not make it, for the same reason George won’t – nice career but not Hall worthy. My question is what more would Dillon need to do? Two more years like last one – which was not a good one – and Dillon would be at 11,895. Would that be enough. Probably not. So, what would he need to do to get to the Hall?
For reference here are some of his accomplishments.
Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 2000-7, 2001-2, 2002-6, 2004-4
Rushing yards: 1997-9, 1999-10, 2000-5, 2001-7, 2002-10, 2004-3
Rushing TDs: 1997-6t, 2001-4t, 2004-8t, 2005-5t
Yards from scrimmage: 2004-7
Rush/Receive TDs: 2001-5t, 2004-10t, 2005-5t
4-time Pro Bowler: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 16
Rushing yards: 17
Rushing TDs: 24t
Yards from scrimmage: 34
Rush/Receive TDs: 49t
Here is the list of top 20 rushers in league history:
All-time leaders
1. E Smith 18355
2. W Payton 16726
3. B Sanders 15269
4. *C Martin 14101
5. *J Bettis 13662
6. E ****erson 13259
7. T Dorsett 12739
8. J Brown 12312
9. *M Faulk 12279
10. M Allen 12243
11. F Harris 12120
12. T Thomas 12074
13. J Riggins 11352
14. O Simpson 11236
15. R Watters 10643
16. E George 10441
17. *C Dillon 10429
18. O Anderson 10273
19. E Campbell 9407
20. *E James 9226
* - active in 2005
Out of the 16 RBs ahead of him 10 – Smith, Payton, Sanders, ****erson, Dorsett, Brown, Allen, Harris, Riggins and Simpson – are already in the Hall. Martin, Bettis and Faulk will be in someday. Thomas maybe, Watters and George won’t. If his career ended today Dillon would not make it, for the same reason George won’t – nice career but not Hall worthy. My question is what more would Dillon need to do? Two more years like last one – which was not a good one – and Dillon would be at 11,895. Would that be enough. Probably not. So, what would he need to do to get to the Hall?
For reference here are some of his accomplishments.
Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 2000-7, 2001-2, 2002-6, 2004-4
Rushing yards: 1997-9, 1999-10, 2000-5, 2001-7, 2002-10, 2004-3
Rushing TDs: 1997-6t, 2001-4t, 2004-8t, 2005-5t
Yards from scrimmage: 2004-7
Rush/Receive TDs: 2001-5t, 2004-10t, 2005-5t
4-time Pro Bowler: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 16
Rushing yards: 17
Rushing TDs: 24t
Yards from scrimmage: 34
Rush/Receive TDs: 49t