Jeff Hostetler

Jaxson Dart's got the Giants starting gig now, but stacking him against Hostetler is like pitting a rookie smoothie against a Super Bowl steak—Hostetler went 3-0 in the playoffs, hoisted Lombardi hardware in '91 with that ice-cold 20-for-32, 222-yard gem over Buffalo, and racked 16,430 yards with 94 TDs across three teams. Dart's flash is fun, but Hoss owns the hardware.

Nope, Jeff Hostetler ain't in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton—never made the cut despite those two rings and a Pro Bowl nod with the Raiders. He's got his flowers elsewhere, like the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in '98, where his Mountaineer roots and that '91 miracle run shine brightest. Legacy's real, just not gold-jacket real.

In 2026, Hostetler's kicking it in Morgantown, WV, running his construction company and the Hoss Foundation, which helps kids and families hit by injury or crisis—think mental health pushes like his Moanalua event and WVU Medicine tie-up for 24/7 support. Married to Don Nehlen's daughter, nine grandkids, still dropping wisdom on staying true amid distractions.

Hostetler would feast in today's pass-happy NFL—modern rules nix the old-school hits he toughed out (like that torn ACL in Super Bowl XXV he never fixed), letting his cannon arm and 63% completion pop. That '94 Pro Bowl season with 3,334 yards? He'd carve defenses like Mahomes-lite, especially with today's quick releases and RPOs suiting his smart, tough-guy scrambler vibe.

Both Giants heroes, but Eli Manning's 59.81 career rating laps Hostetler's 43.64, thanks to two more rings and 4,895 playoff yards to Hoss's gritty 1,099. Hostetler was the '91 savior off the bench, outdueling Kelly; Eli the regular-season workhorse. Like comparing a sudden supernova to a steady eclipse—both blue-blood Big Blue, but Eli's the volume king.