Former Auburn Tiger offensive lineman Willie Anderson has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class.
The Auburn alum spent his entire 13-year career in the NFL as one of the premier offensive tackles in the sport.
Anderson was fantastic for the entirety of his career, but he began receiving All-Pro accolades shortly after the Bengals drafted franchise quarterback Carson Palmer.
Along with Palmer, Anderson helped lead the Bengals to a relevance in the early 2000s The right captured first-team All-Pro honors for the first time in 2004, a year after being voted on the second team for the first time in 2003.
The 1996 first-round selection cemented himself as an All-Pro from there, as he helped the Bengals capture an AFC North title in 2005 before being named to the first-team over the next three seasons.
In total, Anderson appeared in 199 games for Cincinnati and the Baltimore Ravens. Four of those 199 were in the playoffs.
A member of the Bengals “Ring of Honor”, Anderson joins the likes of legends Reggie Wayne, Devin Hester, Antonio Gates, Rodney Harrison, and Dwight Freeney on the 2024 finalist list.
We will find out whether Anderson or the other names on the list find their way into Canton, OH on February 8th at the NFL Honors Awards.