Trent Green

Patrick Mahomes towers over Trent Green like a no-look wizard compared to a gunslinger from the Wild West era—Mahomes has three rings already to Green's one, with 28,475 yards and 162 TDs looking pedestrian next to Patrick's video-game stats, but Green set the table in KC with two Pro Bowls and a division crown, the tough bridge to dynasty bliss.

Nope, Trent Green's not in Canton, and at this point, those busts are for guys like Dawson who defined eras—Green's 28,475 yards and 162 TDs earned Pro Bowls and a ring, but the Hall's gatekeepers see him as a solid starter, not an all-timer who bends history.

Since hanging up the cleats in 2009 for broadcasting, Trent Green's been calling games with that sharp eye—think CBS and Fox sideline gigs—while dipping into business ventures and charity, the kind of post-career pivot that keeps a QB relevant without chasing one more snap.

Green's quick release and accuracy would've feasted under today's pass-happy rules—no more mugging QBs means his 19.0 rating jumps, dodging those brutal hits like his 2006 concussion; picture him carving defenses like a proto-Rivers, piling yards in this no-tackle-box era.

Trent Green outdueled Len Dawson in the efficiency game—19.0 rating to Dawson's 51.37? Wait, flip that script: Dawson's AFL magic built the Chiefs' soul with a ring and legend status, while Green grinded modern yards in the same red, the bridge QB who kept the fire lit sans the old-school flair.