The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the list of 25 semifinalists for the Class of 2021, and only one former Rams player made the cut. For the seventh straight year, Torry Holt has been selected as a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame.
He was among seven former Rams who were named nominees back in September, but the only one who made it through to the next round of the selection process. Notably, Steven Jackson did not make the cut as a semifinalist in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility.
Holt has been a semifinalist every year since 2015. He was a finalist last year but was not inducted like his former teammate, Isaac Bruce was.
In 10 years with the Rams, Holt caught 869 passes for 12,660 yards and 74 touchdowns. He finished his career in 2009 with the Jaguars, playing 15 games for Jacksonville that year while recording a career-low 51 receptions for 722 yards. Holt ranks second in franchise history in receptions and receiving yards.
This group of 25 semifinalists will be pared down to 15 finalists in January. Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, Charles Woodson and Jared Allen are among the most notable players eligible for the Hall of Fame for the first time, and all are just about locks to be enshrined in Canton.