30 biggest Hall of Fame snubs in NFL history

21. Darren Woodson

The Cowboys of the 1990s are largely remembered for Jimmy Johnson and the trio of Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, and Michael Irvin, and rightfully so, they were all fantastic at what they did. That said, the Cowboys fielded some great defenses in that span with great players on that side of the ball in their own right.

One of the best players in that time was safety Darren Woodson. Woodson was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft, and it didn’t take long for him to become one of the best safeties in the game.

From 1994-96, Woodson was an All-Pro in each season. He picked off five passes in 1994, returning one for a touchdown, and also totaled 77 tackles on the year. He had 95 tackles in 1995 and picked off two passes as Dallas won their third Super Bowl of the decade. He picked off five more passes in the previous season to complete his All-Pro hat trick.

Woodson was a five-time Pro Bowler in his career, and was a focal point of a defense that won three Super Bowls in four years. He doesn’t get the attention he deserves because of how great the offense was, but Woodson was fantastic.