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Is Darrelle Revis Hall of Famer? Yes. First ballot? Let's debate.

After 11 seasons, seven Pro Bowls and winning one Super Bowl ring, Revis Island is officially off the map. Darrelle Revis announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday. The now-former cornerback hasn't revealed what's next in store for him just yet but enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame seems an eventual certainty.

Revis was among the top cornerbacks of his generation, but does he deserve to make it into the Hall on his first ballot? Of the 26 defensive backs enshrined in Canton, eight were voted in on their first ballot (Deion Sanders was the most recent one in 2011).