Which members of the Washington Commanders are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

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The bad news for fans of Pro Football Hall of Famers who played in Washington is that it's, uh, the last two or three decades probably won't add a ton to the roster.

The good news is that there are already enough former Washington greats in Canton for three teams, which is especially convenient considering, again, the last two or three decades. Here's the full, 33-man list of players and former coaches and executives from Washington who now have a gold jacket.

Which members of the Commanders are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

NAME

POSITION/TITLE

YEAR INDUCTED

George Allen

HC

2002

Champ Bailey

DB/CB

2019

Cliff Battles

RB/QB

1968

Sammy Baugh

QB

1963

Bobby Beathard

Contributor

2018

Bill Dudley

RB/QB

1966

Albert Glen Edwards

U/T

1969

Ray Flaherty

HC/E

1976

Joe Gibbs

HC

1996

Darrell Green

DB/CB

2008

Russ Grimm

OL/G

2010

Chris Hanburger

LB

2011

Ken Houston

DB/SS

1986

Sam Huff

LB

1982

Stan Jones

OL/G/DT

1991

David (Deacon) Jones

DL/DE

1980

Sonny Jurgensen

QB

1983

Paul Krause

DB/S

1998

Earl 'Curly' Lambeau

Contributor/HC

1963

Vince Lombardi

HC

1971

George Preston Marshall

Contributor

1963

Wayne Millner

E

1968

Bobby Mitchell

WR/HB

1983

Art Monk

WR

2008

Andre Reed

WR

2014

John Riggins

HB/FB

1992

Dave Robinson

LB

2013

Deion Sanders

DB/CB

2011

Bruce Smith

DE/DL

2009

Dick Stanfel

OL/G

2016

Jason Taylor

DL/DE

2017

Charley Taylor

WR

1984

As for the next wave of Washington football players who may get in, here are a few names to consider.

Trent Williams

A first-ballot guy. In 13 years with Washington and San Francisco, Williams has 11 Pro Bowls, three First Team All-Pro nods, and one Second Team All-Pro nod.

He's started 177 of the 178 games he's played in over that stretch and is widely considered the best left tackle of his generation. As long as he stays in SF, he'll get a chance to add one or two Super Bowl rings to his resume. This one should be an easy call.

Terry McLaurin

Go ahead, be skeptical. But in the five seasons that McLaurin's been in Washington, he's started 70 of the 70 games he's appeared in, has gone over 1,000 yards in four of those five, and has scored over 900 in the other one, and has scored 25 touchdowns. Over that stretch, he's only made one Pro Bowl – which probably speaks more to the flawed nature of relying on Pro Bowls in a HOF argument than anything else.

He's got a long way to go, but few young players in the NFL are putting up as fast a start as he is.

Kirk Cousins

Kidding, kidding. (Only kinda though -- and less than you'd think.)

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