2035 INDUCTEES

FS John Gotti
Gem City (9)
Michigan (3)
12 seasons
2026 NXC Conference Champion
2027 XFL Champion
2028 & 2030 ALLPRO

Gotti was selected with the 23rd pick of the 1st round in the 2023 draft out of Michigan by the Gem City Gangsters. He played 126 games for them including 104 starts where he amassed 490 tackles which is 3rd alltime in Gem City history. His 202 knockdowns with Gem City ties him for 1st alltime with CB Whitey Bulger in francise history and his 36 interceptions is 2nd only to Bulger in team history. He had an incredible 39.0 catch allowed percentage with the team defending 723 passes. Gotti won ALLPROs with Gem City in 2028 & 2030 and helped the francise win its 2nd title in francise history in 2027. After 9 seasons with Gem City, he decided to return home to Michigan where he spent 3 seasons before retiring. His 221 career knockdowns ranks 6th Alltime and his 38 career interceptions ranks 13th Alltime. He was elected into the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot with a unanimous vote and becomes the 1st FS elected into the Hall.


RG Edgar Johnson
Montana (12)
Seattle (1)
Kansas City (1)
14 seasons
2023, 2026 & 2027 ALLPRO

Johnson was selected 15th in the 1st round of the 2021 draft out of James Madison by the Montana Grizzlies.  He spent the majority of his career with Montana and was selected to 3 ALLPROs for the francise which represents 1/3 of all the ALLPROS in francise history. His 7,519 pass blocks ranks 17th most Alltime and he is only the 29th player to surpass 7000. Among those 29 players, his 21 sacks allowed ranks 11th fewest which equates to a 0.28% sack rate. He also has 4,745 run blocks in his career and allowed 124 tackles which equates to a 2.6% tackle rate. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot and becomes just the 2nd guard enshrined and only the 4th offensive lineman elected.


LT Steven Hanson
New York Empire
12 seasons
2032 ALLPRO

Hanson was selected with the 12th pick of the 1st round in the 2023 draft out of Notre Dame by the New York Empire. He spent his entire 12 year career with New York where he set team records in starts, plays, pass blocks and run blocks. He is 7th Alltime in pass blocks with 8,075 and is only the 8th player to reach 8,000. He allowed 30 sacks which equates to 0.37%. He is 9th Alltime in run blocks with 5947 and allowed 223 tackles which equals 3.7%. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot and becomes the 1st LT enshrined.


TE Adam Johnson
Brooklyn Hitmen
12 seasons
2033 NXC Conference Champion

Johnson was selected with the 13th pick of the 3rd round of the 2023 draft out of Southern California by the Brooklyn Hitmen. He played his entire career with Brooklyn where he is 3rd in games played (175), 4th in starts (148), 3rd in plays (12,127), 2nd in run blocks (4,768), 1st in receptions (667), 2nd in yards (5,718) and 4th in TD receptions (30) in francise history. He helped the team win the 2033 NXC Conference Championship and holds the team record for receptions (59) in the playoffs. His 667 receptions is 5th Alltime in league history and 2nd Alltime among TEs. His 5,718 yards recieving and 30 TD receptions are both 4th Alltime among TEs in league history. His 4,768 run blocks is 2nd Alltime among TEs behind only Hall of Famer TE Pedro Clark which shows how he is the complete package at TE. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot and becomes the 3rd TE enshrined in the Hall.


RDE Robert Wynne
Saint Paul (12)
Memphis (2)
14 seasons
2023 ALLPRO

Wynne was selected with the 25th pick of the 3rd round in the 2020 draft out of Brigham Young by the Saint Paul Punishers. He spent the majority of his career with Saint Paul and holds the francise record for sacks (69). He played in 4 NXC Conference Championship games but Saint Paul went 0-4 in those games. He was known for his pass rush skills and his 69 sacks is 3rd Alltime in league history and his 186 hurries is 6th Alltime. He was a complete player who added 330 tackles, 26 knockdowns and 1 interception. He was elected to the Hall of Fame on his 1st ballot and becomes the 4th defensive end enshrined in the Hall.


MLB Dwight McEwen
Toronto Titans
13 seasons
5X ALLPRO (21,23,24,25,26)

McEwen was selected with the 13th pick of the 1st round in the 2020 draft out of Clemson by the Toronto Titans. He spent his entire career with the francise and was selected to be an ALLPRO 5 times and becomes only the 4th player to win it that many times. He finished his career in Toronto 1st in games (206), starts (164), plays (15,979), tackles (1,393), forced fumbles (18) and knockdowns (143) in francise history. His 1,393 is the most in the history of the XFL and he had 7 straight seasons with at least 100 tackles. He was a tackling machine who had at least 82 tackles in 12 of his 13 seasons with the exception being his rookie season where he only made 6 starts. He had to wait a bit to get into the Hall of Fame being elected on his 3rd time on the ballot and becomes the 5th MLB enshrined.