JACKSONVILLE – Fred Taylor remains a Hall candidate.

So do Jimmy Smith and Tom Coughlin, with three of the key figures from the Jaguars' most-historic and successful era still involved in the voting process for the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

Taylor, the Jaguars' all-time leading rusher, was among 52 players named as modern-era Hall candidates Hall Wednesday. Smith, the leader in receiving yards, touchdowns and receptions, also was named among the 52 modern-era candidates.

Taylor, a Jaguars running back from 1998-2008, has been a finalist the last two years and a semifinalist the last six.

Taylor, the No. 9 overall selection by the Jaguars in the 1998 NFL Draft, rushed for 11,695 yards and 66 touchdowns in 13 NFL seasons. He rushed for 11,271 yards and 62 touchdowns with Jacksonville – and is the franchise's all-time rushing leader.

Smith, a wide receiver who signed with the Jaguars as a free agent before their 1995 inaugural season, caught 862 career passes – all with the Jaguars from 1995-2005 – for 12,287 yards and 67 touchdowns. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection from 1996-2000.

The Hall will announce 25 semifinalists for the 2025 modern-era players class in about five weeks.

Coughlin, the Jaguars' head coach from 1995-2002 who later won two Super Bowl as head coach of the New York Giants, on Tuesday was announced as advancing to the final 12 head coaches in the '26 process.

The Hall's Blue-Ribbon Committee narrowed the coaches' list from 15 to 12 and will reduce to nine semifinalists to be announced in November.

Twenty total 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
• One contributor

The Hall's bylaws stipulate that between four and eight new members will be selected.