Predicting who will make the Pro Football Hall of Fame in any specific year is an impossible task outside of the obvious first-ballot players.
There are 15 finalists — all legitimately qualified candidates — and only five can be selected. Indianapolis Colts receiver Reggie Wayne's case is a perfect illustration of this situation.
Three receivers were named finalists — Wayne, Andre Johnson and Torry Holt. It would be difficult to find two more statistically similar receivers in NFL history than Wayne and Johnson, and Holt isn't too far off.
But it's likely only one receiver will be elected — receivers make up one-fifth of the finalists, so it makes sense to have the position fill one of the five available spots — when the newest Hall of Fame class is announced at 9 p.