Ryan eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2028

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, who signed a one-day contract with the team Monday and was placed on the NFL’s retired/reserve list Tuesday, will be eligible for consideration into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the nominees for the Class of 2028.

There haven’t been many quarterbacks enshrined of late. Peyton Manning, who played for the Colts and the Broncos, was the most recent, in the Class of 2021. Kurt Warner was inducted in 2017 and Brett Favre and Kenny Stabler in 2016. Those are the only four since 2006.

Before Ryan is eligible, Tom Brady (seven Super Bowl wins), Eli Manning (two Super Bowl wins), Drew Brees (one Super Bowl win), Philip Rivers (no Super Bowl appearances), Ben Roethlisberger (one SB win) and Cam Newton (one SB appearance) will come up for a vote.

Eli Manning will be eligible for the consideration for the Class of 2025, followed by Rivers and Brees (2026), then Brady, Roethlisberger and Newton (2027).

Ryan, who was selected third overall in the 2008 draft, played 15 seasons in the NFL. He guided the Falcons to the playoffs six times and to one Super Bowl.

Brady (263.03) and Brees (140.88) have the highest Pro Football QB Hall of Fame Monitor rating by Pro Football Reference. The rating uses an average based on Pro Bowls, All-Pros, championships and various statistical milestones. The list is of the top 250 players who played quarterback starting in 1955 or later for at least 50 games.

A score of 108 is the average of the inductees in the Hall of Fame. The modern-era average is around 100.

Ryan is in the middle with a 106.05, followed by Roethlisberger (100.28), Rivers (98.06), Eli Manning (85.1) and Newton (70.50), a former Westlake High star.

The only current quarterback rated above Ryan is Aaron Rodgers, who has a 192.43 rating.

ARVIN TEMKAR/ ARVIN.TEMKAR@AJC. COM Former Falcons star quarterback Matt Ryan officially retired Tuesday after signing a one-day contract with the team so he could leave the sport as a Falcon. He played 15 seasons in the NFL, 14 of them with Atlanta, which drafted him third overall in 2008.

COURTESY When Matt Ryan officially retired, the Pro Football Hall of Fame noted on social media he becomes eligible for induction beginning in 2028. Only four quarterbacks have been enshrined since 2006.