As the next crop of hallowed names enter Canton, Ohio, as the newest members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, who are the current members of the Houston Texans following a similar path to one day become immortalized?Three-time Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt will, without question, become a first-ballot Hall of Fame honoree when eligible in 2028, but he's been retired for three seasons. It's about the here and now of players that continue to impress on the field and look unstopabble in their pathway to Canton. So, who qualifes for Houston? ESPN's Bill Barnwell recently revealed every team's top players and their chances of having a Hall of Fame career. Several players have just found their footing and need to continue to build off their success to be considered fringe options, but the consistency of Pro Bowler Danielle Hunter throughout his 12-year career has him in the "on the cusp" category entering 2026."Hunter's not an obvious candidate, and missing nearly a year and a half in the middle of his Vikings career hurt, but the six-time Pro Bowler is making a beeline for the Hall of Fame with his work over the past three seasons," Barnwell. "Hunter has 114.5 sacks under his belt, 43.5 of which have come since the start of the 2023 campaign. And having entered the league at 20, Hunter's still only 31 years old."He is 13th in career sacks through his age-31 campaign, and most of the players ahead of him are either in the Hall of Fame or locks to get there. The key number for Hunter might be 140 sacks. Each of the 10 players to hit that threshold is in the Hall. Hunter could get there in two years at his recent pace."Since joining the Texans, life off the edge has been hell for opposing quarterbacks. In two seasons, Hunter has been arguably a top-three pass rusher, totaling 27 sacks and 32 tackles for loss, which both rank top three in the past three seasons. As for the "keep it up" category, All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. and All-Pro cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. made the cut. Neither should feel like after a promising start that they're off the path, but both still need to keep up the pace of how well their careers have started to sense as if they're entering the "on the cusp" categoery."It's nice to have two of the best young defenders in all of football playing at an elite level alongside Hunter, too," Barnwell wrote. "Anderson has quickly become a disruptor up front and already has a Defensive Rookie of the Year award and a second-place finish for Defensive Player of the Year. Stingley has overcome early-career injuries to establish himself as a high-end cornerback, earning first-team All-Pro honors each of the past two seasons. Both of these guys could do this for years to come."To read the entire list, click here. This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Which Texans players are on their way to Hall of Fame careers? ESPN weighs in