Who are the NFL's biggest one-season wonders?

The NFL is a tough business, where players can set the world alight one year and then never be heard from again. Well this is the list of the greatest one-hit wonders in NFL history.

Don Majkowski was a second-team All-Pro in 1989 after throwing 4,318 yards and 27 TDs, per Pro Football Reference, his 20 interceptions were a small price to pay for his aggressive, gunslinging style. Unfortunately, injuries curtailed the rest of his career, as he only started a further 27 games in his career, per Yardbarker.

Everyone loves watching huge men running in space, and for a brief period in 2010, there were fewer bigger men, running in more space than Peyton Hillis. Nominally a fullback by trade, he stepped into the starting tailback spot for the Browns in 2010 and ended up beating out Michael Vick for the Madden cover that year. He also recently saved his son and niece from drowning, legend.

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Jordan Cameron had a six-year NFL career, nearly double the average timespan for a pro-football player but he will always be remembered for his incredible 2013 season. Almost out of nowhere, Cameron caught 80 catches for 917 and seven TDs for the Browns, ruining every fantasy league in the process. He slipped back to the mean for his remaining three seasons.

The first quarterback on the list, Grossman managed to carve out a nine-year career in the NFL despite his limited passing range. The ex-Florida Gator will be best remembered for his incredible 2006 season, leading the Chicago Bears all the way to the Super Bowl, with a little help from Devin Hester along the way.

Somehow already the fourth Cleveland Brown on this list, and probably not the last, Gary Barnidge, much like Jordan Cameron before him had a long-ish NFL career without ever setting the world alight. That was until the 2015 season when he caught 79 catches for over 1,000 yards and nine TDs, this accounted for almost exactly half his career production in one season.

For a lot of players, their ‘one season’ is the exception, for RG3 it should have been the norm, and would’ve been had it not been for horrific injury management from the Washington coaching staff. RG3’s rookie year was one of the greatest we have ever witnessed and looked to finally have his franchise trending upwards after years of mediocrity. What could have been?

The Browns are featuring once more as we take a look at Anderson’s incredible 2007 season when he torched the league for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns and earned himself a spot at the Pro Bowl. Anderson played another 11 years in the league after that and barely scratched the surface of those numbers again.

The Texans thought they had found running back gold when they unearthed Slaton from West Virginia in the third round of the 2008 draft. An incredible rookie year followed, rushing for 1,282 at nearly five yards per carry with nine TDs to boot. The rest of his career was mired with injuries and issues holding onto the football. He’ll always have 2008 though.

Betts was a serviceable addition to a running back rotation for most of his career but almost out of nowhere, he exploded for 1,154 yards rushing and 445 yards receiving on 53 catches in 2006. Betts could never reach those heights again but did have a productive nine-year NFL career.

To call Clement a one-season wonder may actually be an exaggeration as his star really only shone in a few games. One of those was Super Bowl LII where he caught four catches for 100 yards and a TD as well as having a big involvement in the iconic ‘Philly Special’ play. The rest of his career has been unspectacular but I’m sure he’s happy enough.

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Sticking with the Philadelphia Eagles, Travis Fulgham put together one of the most incredible four-week stretches we’ve ever seen. Promoted to the active roster ahead of a week six matchup against the 49ers, Fulgham would catch 44 receptions for 435 yards and four TDs over the next four games. That was essentially it for his career, an almost absurd career.

Trivia time, who holds the record for the most rushing yards in a Super Bowl? You guessed it, it’s Timmy Smith with 204. Wait, you’ve never heard of him? Well no real surprise as that was one of his only major contributions in the NFL, but still, what an incredible effort on the biggest stage of all.

Look away Patriots fans, it’s time to talk about David Tyree and his incredible contribution to the New York Giants Super Bowl XLII victory with the infamous ‘Helmet Catch’. Outside of that moment, his career didn’t amount to much, but he probably never has to pay for a drink or meal in the Big Apple again!

The life of an NFL running back is tough, so it is of no real surprise to see so many feature on this list. Jordan’s story is similar to the others as he bounced around before finding a starting spot, this time with the Oakland Raiders where he rushed for 1,025 yards and lead all running backs in receptions in 2005 before drifting off into obscurity.

Never has one random performance swung so many fantasy football leagues as Gray’s incredible four-touchdown, 201-yard performance against the Indianapolis Colts in 2014. Outside of that, Gray was little more than a rotation piece but did win a Super Bowl that season with the Pats.

Perhaps a little contrived as Borland literally only played one season in the NFL before calling time on his nascent career with health being his priority. What a rookie season it was though, almost immediately placing himself amongst the elite linebackers in the league before saying, ‘thanks, but no thanks’ to pro football.

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