Three first-time eligible players — two who played for the St. Louis Rams’ Greatest Show on Turf — highlight this year’s list of 18 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Fifteen of the finalists were announced Tuesday evening by the Hall of Fame on NFL Network, including 12 players and head coaches Don Coryell, Tony Dungy and Jimmy Johnson.

The join three others already names as finalists, general managers Ron Wolf and Bill Polian as well as seniors candidate Mick Tingelhoff.

This year’s class of at least four and as many as eight will be selected when the 46-person committee meets in Phoenix on Jan. 31, the day before Super Bowl XLIX.

Finalists from the Rams’ historic offense are quarterback Kurt Warner and left tackle Orlando Pace, who played together in two Super Bowls, winning one. Warner also led the Arizona Cardinals to a Super Bowl appearance. Two other Rams first-time eligibles — wide receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt — did not make the final 15 after being included in the 26 semifinalists.

The other first-timer among players is linebacker Junior Seau, who played 20 seasons in the NFL for the San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots.

Also a finalist for the first time is Johnson, who is in his 11th year of eligibility — a clock that begins five years after retirement — and former Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis, in his ninth year of eligibility.

Nine of the remaining 10 candidates were all finalists last year, with wide receiver Tim Brown leading that list in his sixth appearance as a finalist. Coryell was a finalist in 2010.

Wolf, Polian and Tingelhoff will be discussed by the selectors before the modern-day candidates and then voted on individually, with a yes or no ballot. They each need at least 80 percent yes votes to be elected.

For the other 15 finalists, after lengthy presentations, the list will be reduced to 10 and then five, when at least 80 percent is again necessary for enshrinement.

Finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (the number in parentheses is how many times they have been a finalist, including this year):

–Morten Andersen, Kicker (2) — 1982-1994 New Orleans Saints, 1995-2000, 2006-07 Atlanta Falcons, 2001 New York Giants, 2002-03 Kansas City Chiefs, 2004 Minnesota Vikings

–Jerome Bettis, Running Back (5) — 1993-95 Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams, 1996-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers

–Tim Brown, Wide Receiver/Kick Returner/Punt Returner (6) — 1988-2003 Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

–Don Coryell, Coach (2) — 1973-77 St. Louis Cardinals, 1978-1986 San Diego Chargers

–Terrell Davis, Running Back (1) — 1995-2001 Denver Broncos

–Tony Dungy, Coach (2) — 1996-2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-08 Indianapolis Colts

–Kevin Greene, Linebacker/Defensive End (4) — 1985-1992 Los Angeles Rams, 1993-95 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1996, 1998-99 Carolina Panthers, 1997 San Francisco 49ers

–Charles Haley, Defensive End/Linebacker (6) — 1986-1991, 1999 San Francisco 49ers, 1992-96 Dallas Cowboys

–Marvin Harrison, Wide Receiver (2) — 1996-2008 Indianapolis Colts

–Jimmy Johnson, Coach (1) — 1989-1993 Dallas Cowboys, 1996-99 Miami Dolphins

–John Lynch, Free Safety (2) — 1993-2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2004-07 Denver Broncos

–Orlando Pace, Tackle (1) — 1997-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Chicago Bears

–Bill Polian, Contributor (1) — 1978-1982 Kansas City Chiefs, 1984-1992 Buffalo Bills, 1993-94 National Football League, 1995-97 Carolina Panthers, 1998-2011 Indianapolis Colts

–Junior Seau, Linebacker (1) — 1990-2002 San Diego Chargers, 2003-05 Miami Dolphins, 2006-09 New England Patriots

–Will Shields, Guard (4) — 1993-2006 Kansas City Chiefs

–Mick Tingelhoff, Center (1) — 1962-1978 Minnesota Vikings

–Kurt Warner, Quarterback (1) — 1998-2003 St. Louis Rams, 2004 New York Giants, 2005-09 Arizona Cardinals

–Ron Wolf, Contributor (1) — 1963-1974, 1979-1989 Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, 1966 American Football League, 1976-78 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1990-91 New York Jets, 1991-2001 Green Bay Packers

Howard Balzer is an award-winning sportswriter who has covered the National Football League for more than three decades and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee. He also served on the contributors’ committee.