2. Guard Alan Faneca
1998-2007 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2008-09 New York Jets, 2010 Arizona Cardinals
Faneca and Steve Hutchinson set the standard for guard play in their eras, which overlapped to a great degree. And since Hutchinson made it in this year, and both Hutchinson and Faneca were multi-year finalists, it would seem that the push favored one over the other. Getting two guards in the same class was always going to be a stretch.
Still, Faneca should absolutely make it in eventually. He made the most Pro Bowls (nine) of any guard in his era, no offensive lineman at any position had more First-Team All-Pro nods than Faneca’s six, and no offensive lineman from 1998 through 2009 had a higher Approximate Value. Hutchinson is behind in all three categories, so let’s hope 2020 is the last year Faneca has to wait.