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10 Reasons NY Giants’ Eli Manning Belongs in the Hall of Fame

By David Solow

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 29: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants warms up prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on December 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images)
EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - DECEMBER 29: Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants warms up prior to the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium on December 29, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Steven Ryan/Getty Images) /
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Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants celebrates a touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants celebrates a touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Reason #6: Eli Manning has elite career statistics

Eli Manning is 8th all-time with 57,023 passing yards and 9th all-time in passing touchdowns with 366. When you combine his upper echelon all-time stats, his playoff and Super Bowl performances, and his periods of being elite (like in 2011), Eli should be a no-brainer Hall of Fame pick in 2024.

Only seven QBs in NFL history have thrown for more yards. Those quarterbacks include Hall of Famers Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, and Dan Marino. Three of the other four QBs are HOF locks (Drew Brees, Tom Brady, and Ben Roethlisberger). I believe Phillip Rivers, also ahead of Eli in all-time yards, will make the Hall eventually too.

Manning threw for nearly 6,000 more yards and 66 more touchdowns than John Elway in the same amount of seasons. The NY Giants legend threw for more passing yards than 29 QBs that are currently Hall of Famers. He threw for more passing TDs than 30 QBs that are already in the Hall of Fame.

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