Projecting three future Hall of Famers for the Cleveland Browns

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2024 will officially be inducted on Aug. 3.

With less than a month until the annual event in Canton, Ohio, we're examining which players — past and present — on the league's 32 teams we think will one day receive a similar honor. 

Here are three Cleveland Browns who should eventually receive football immortality:

Linebacker Clay Matthews Jr.

Matthews Jr. has been a nominee and semi-finalist multiple times but has yet to earn his spot in Canton.

The four-time Pro Bowler finished his career with nearly 1,600 tackles, 82.5 sacks and 16 interceptions. Until a couple of years ago, he was the Browns' all-time leader in sacks. He also led the league in combined tackles four times (1978-79, 1981, 1984) and forced fumbles once (1983).

Cleveland hasn't had a long list of Hall of Fame-worthy players yet, but Matthews Jr. seems to have slipped through the cracks.

He's already been inducted into the Browns Ring of Honor. Now it's time to give him the gold jacket he deserves.

Return specialist Josh Cribbs

Cribbs is one of the best undrafted stories in NFL history. He had an impressive 10-year career and was recognized with a spot on the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team.

The three-time Pro Bowler scored 11 touchdowns on returns during his career, including eight on kickoffs, which ranks second all-time.

Return men have long been undervalued, especially when it comes to the Hall of Fame, but return specialist Devin Hester just earned his spot in the Class of 2024. Cribbs believes he deserves a spot, too.

"We're in a class of our own. When you mention us, our unique talents can't be matched anywhere — in history and in the future," Cribbs said via TMZ. "We were both All-Decade return specialists, and we deserve our place in history."

Defensive end Myles Garrett

Garrett has a great shot at being a first-ballot Hall of Famer five years after he decides to hang up his cleats.

He has been one of the best defenders since entering the league as the No. 1 overall pick in 2017 with 305 tackles, 88.5 sacks, 17 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and 16 passes defensed in his seven-year career.

The three-time first-team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowler earned his first NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023 after registering 14 sacks, four forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. It likely won't be his last, either.

Garrett is still only 28, but he'll have his spot in Canton soon.