Is Mike Evans A HOF Player?

[Piff Huxtable]

Cooper Kupp had a top 5 WR season of all time and ain't even on the same level as Anquan Boldin

give me automatic 1k yards and 10 TDs over a DECADE instead

 

[Braman]

Megatron
D-Hop
Steve Smith Sr.
OBJ
Dez
Demaryius Thomas
Julio
Antonio Brown
Fitzgerald
Slant Boy
Diggs
Keenan Allen
Tyreek
Devante Adams
Kupp
Jefferson
Chase
Lamb
St. Brown


Evans has had better careers than some of those listed and may be better than some listed, but a lot of those players were clearly better at their peak and in their prime. The HOF should be about the most elite, not just the most consistently very good players.

Only the bolded “clearly” had better careers and they are all hall of famers. Smitty and D Hop are debatable; D Hop hurt himself by choosing to waste the tail end of his career chasing the bag. (Adams may be hurt by that too).

Smitty is a case of personality inflating value. He and Evans had comparable careers expect Evans has better stats and the 10 straight accolade and a chip as a #1. Why would he be rated ahead of Evans?!

OBJ, Kupp, Michael Thomas, Demaryus, Dez, and Diggs are your garden variety flash in the pan 3-5 year elite window WR. There are PLENTY of them. The Hall isn’t big enough to reward them all nor should they. So yea, I am rewarding Evans for 6-10 high end years over guys who had a couple hot summers, regardless of what the ‘eye test’ says.

 

[Ohene]

 

[Big Boss]

1st ball HOF

 

[WhoShotCha]

Size, hands, big-play ability, durability, excellent teammate, excellent off the field, played big in meaningful games, won a superbowl, and is the most consist WR of his generation for sure-and the most consistent since Jerry. All while playing with 7 different QBS in his 11 years. Is Mike Evans a HOFer is a wild question to me.

 

[mastermind]

Yes

But he is a lot closer to an Art monk than even second tier guys like Andre Johnson and Julio Jones.

 

[FS4LFE]

Idk how this was a question after the SB win. If he played on the Cowboys Giants Steelers or any other marquee team this wouldn’t be a discussion. He’s been consistently great since day one and only played with great QB.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Chad Johnson > Mike Evans

 

[mastermind]

Chad Johnson > Mike Evans

He had a better prime, but Evans had the better career. Over 40 more TDs too.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

He had a better prime, but Evans had the better career.

Mike Evans & Frank Gore should be in the longevity Hall of Good/Mid

 

[Black Lightning]

Chad Johnson > Mike Evans

Chad Johnson:

166 games
11,059 receiving yards
767 receptions
14.4 yards per receptions
Yards per game(66.6)
Catch percentage(55.8)
562 1st downs
67 receiving td receptions
11,234 yards from scrimmage


Mike Evans:

168 games
12,684 receiving yards
836 reception
15.4 yards per reception
Yards per game(75.5)
Catch percentage(58.4)
639 first downs
105 td receptions
Yards from scrimmage(12,694)

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Chad Johnson:

166 games
11,059 receiving yards
767 receptions
14.4 yards per receptions
Yards per game(66.6)
Catch percentage(55.8)
562 1st downs
67 receiving td receptions
11,234 yards from scrimmage


Mike Evans:

168 games
12,684 receiving yards
836 reception
15.4 yards per reception
Yards per game(75.5)
Catch percentage(58.4)
639 first downs
105 td receptions
Yards from scrimmage(12,694)

Willis is one of fifteen players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds.

I guess he should be in the Hall of Fame too because he played 21 season and passed up a lot of folks (stats wise) that were clearly better than him during his era

 

[KING WILL]

Seems like this really boils down to a skill/flash vs a talent/consistency debate.

If you wanna say 85 had a better peak than Mike cool. But who would you want as your franchises #1 Wr for over a decade?

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Willis is one of fifteen players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds.

I guess he should be in the Hall of Fame too because he played 21 season and passed up a lot of folks (stats wise) that were clearly better than him during his era

WOAT level posting

Chad was super cooked by the time he was 30

I need my HoF WRs to be able to understand a playbook

 

[Black Lightning]

Willis is one of fifteen players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds.

I guess he should be in the Hall of Fame too because he played 21 season and passed up a lot of folks (stats wise) that were clearly better than him during his era

Terrible comparison.

Kevin Willis was a role player most of his NBA career. He was never considered a top 5 player at his position nor was he ever a go to player. Mike Evans on the other hand has been one of the top receivers in the league for his entire career. In just 11 seasons he’s tied Jerry Rice(the wr) for the most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards. Kevin Willis don’t have an achievement like that. If Mike Evans retired right now he would be a first ballot hall of famer. Kevin Willis will never be a hall of famer.