Eli Manning is among 52 Modern-Era Players who have advanced in the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2026.

The two-time Super Bowl MVP quarterback was a finalist (final 15) for the Class of 2025 in his first year of eligibility.

Candidates in the Modern-Era Player category must have appeared in a professional football game no later than the 2020 season.

This year's original list of nominees began with 128 players – 77 on offense, 42 on defense and nine on special teams. Lomas Brown, who played for the Giants late in his career and started at left tackle in their Super Bowl XXXV appearance, is also among the final 52.

The next step of the process will be a vote for 25 players to advance to the Semifinalist stage, which will be announced in roughly five weeks, according to the Hall of Fame.

Reduction votes also are occurring in the Seniors, Coach and Contributor categories.

On Tuesday, the Hall of Fame announced that Tom Coughlin, who led Manning and the Giants to two Super Bowl titles, is among 12 coaches who moved one step closer to Canton. Later this week, progress in the Seniors and Contributor categories will be announced.

Quarterback Charlie Conerly, linebacker Carl Banks and running back Ottis Anderson are among the final 52 players in the Seniors category. Everson Walls, who is known for his days with Dallas but won his only Super Bowl with the Giants, is also on the list.

Eventually, 20 Finalists will be presented at the Selection Committee's annual meeting next year in advance of Super Bowl LX: 15 Modern-Era Players, three Seniors, one Coach and one Contributor. While there is no set number of enshrinees for any class, the Hall of Fame's selection process bylaws stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected.

The Class of 2026 will be enshrined next August in Canton.

The 52 Modern-Era Players who now move to the full Selection Committee for further consideration:

QUARTERBACKS (3): **Drew Brees, *Eli Manning, **Philip Rivers.

RUNNING BACKS (8): Warrick Dunn, Eddie George, **Frank Gore, Marshawn Lynch, **LeSean McCoy, Lorenzo Neal (FB), *Fred Taylor, Ricky Watters

WIDE RECEIVERS (7): Anquan Boldin, **Larry Fitzgerald, *Torry Holt, Jimmy Smith, *Steve Smith Sr., Hines Ward, *Reggie Wayne

TIGHT ENDS (2): **Greg Olsen, **Jason Witten

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (12): *Willie Anderson (T), Lomas Brown (T), Ruben Brown (G), *Jahri Evans (G), Olin Kreutz (C), Nick Mangold (C), Logan Mankins (G), **Maurkice Pouncey (C), Richmond Webb (T), Erik Williams (T), Steve Wisniewski (G), *Marshal Yanda (G)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (6): John Abraham (DE also LB), Robert Mathis (DE), Haloti Ngata (DT), Simeon Rice (DE), Vince Wilfork (DT/NT), Kevin Williams (DT)

LINEBACKERS (4): London Fletcher, James Harrison, *Luke Kuechly, *Terrell Suggs

DEFENSIVE BACKS (6): Rodney Harrison (S), Asante Samuel (CB), Earl Thomas (S), Charles Tillman (CB), Troy Vincent (CB), *Darren Woodson (S)

PUNTERS/KICKERS (3): Gary Anderson (K), Shane Lechler (P), *Adam Vinatieri (K)

SPECIAL TEAMS (1): Brian Mitchell (KR/PR also RB)

*Finalist (final 15) for the Class of 2025

**First year of eligibility.