2049 INDUCTEES

The 22nd class of HOF inductees becomes not only the smallest class of just 3 players to be elected in a year but also becomes the first HOF class to not have at least one former 1st round pick to be enshrined.


RDE Peter Grant
Houston Rougnecks
12 seasons
Houston (11)
Dakota (1)

He was drafted with the 7th pick of the 2nd round in the 2037 draft by Houston out of Illinois. He spent 11 of his 12 seasons with Houston and helped them win the 2046 AXC Conference Championship. He finished his career 3rd Alltime in sacks with 148 & 13th Alltime in pressures (158). He also finished 5th Alltime in postseason sacks with 12. He had 9 seasons with double digit sacks including 19 in 2038. It's a testament to his longevity that he never had a 20 sack season yet ended up 3rd Alltime in sacks. He was elected unanimously on his first ballot and becomes the 9th defensive end & 4th Houston Rougnecks player enshrined into the HOF. He joins fellow Houston DE Bruce Santiago with gold jackets.

QB Anthony Henderson
Memphis Maniacs
15 seasons
Memphis (6)
Zehlendorf (7)
Brooklyn (2)
2045 & 2046 MVP
2043 ALLPRO

He was selected with the 31st pick of the 3rd round in the 2034 draft by Brooklyn out of Stanford. He spends 2 seasons as the backup in Brooklyn before being traded to Zehlendorf in 2036 in a 7 player/draft pick trade which featured a 7th round pick which would eventually be used to select QB Michael Ceron by Atlanta who won 6 rings and 5 as starter coming back to Brooklyn. He spend 7 unproductive seasons with Zehlendorf before signing with Memphis in 2043. The Maniacs is where he blossomed and became an ALLPRO in 2043 before winning back to back league MVPs in 2045 & 2046. He is only the 6th player in XFL history with multiple MVPs and all 6 are quarterbacks. He finished his career 11th Alltime in passing yards (44,214) and 8th Alltime in passing TDs (312). He also finished his career 10th Alltime in postseason passing yards (3,964) & 8th Alltime in postseason passing TDs (29). He was elected unamaniously on his first ballet and becomes just the second Memphis Maniacs player enshrined into the HOF. He becomes the 14th QB to enter the Hall and to wear the Gold Jacket.

RB Edward Johnson
Houston Rougnecks
10 seasons
Houston (8)
Montana (3)
2036 ALLPRO

He was selected with the 24th pick of the 2nd round in the 2036 draft by Houston out of California. He spend parts of 8 seasons with Houston before being traded to Montana in 2043 where he finished his career. He finished his career 5th Alltime in rushing yards and stills sits as 7th Alltime in rushing yards (9,716). He was elected in his 4th year on the ballot and joins RDE Peter Grant as Houston Rougnecks enshrined this year. He becomes the 5th Houston player & 13th RB elected into the HOF.