Several of the NFL’s active players have Hall of Fame résumés, but many still lack a Super Bowl ring.
Winning the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal of any NFL player. Accolades are nice and a Hall of Fame induction is cause for celebration, but nothing tops winning a championship. In a team sport like football, there are plenty of all-time greats who haven’t won a Lombardi Trophy. Several current players also need Super Bowl titles to complete their legendary résumés.
Current free agents don’t appear on this list. So Eric Berry and Antonio Brown won’t claim spots. Youth also played a role in who got selected. While Lamar Jackson already has an MVP, he’s only two years into his career. With one or two rare exceptions, players on their rookie deals don’t appear in this article. Players were selected based on a combination of skill and career accomplishments.
Le’Veon Bell missed the final cut by a slim margin. If not for sitting out the 2018 season and then performing poorly in 2019, he’d probably have a top-15 spot in this article. However, the past two years severely damaged his career stock. He’s currently 14th on the running back power rankings entering the 2020 season.
Centers Alex Mack and Maurkice Pouncey also deserve acknowledgment. Both members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2010s All-Decade Team, the two linemen have 14 combined Pro Bowls and eight total All-Pro selections. Two more years of All-Pro production from Pouncey could elevate the Florida product to a Hall of Fame level.
Baltimore’s Marcus Peters also narrowly missed the list. The Washington product already has two First-Team All-Pro selections during the first five years of his career. He also has 27 interceptions, 77 passes defensed, 797 interception return yards and seven defensive touchdowns. If not for his inconsistent play in 2017 and 2018 and occasional outbursts, Peters would’ve cracked the top 20.
Now, let’s roll into the top 20 active NFL players who haven’t won a Super Bowl.