Best NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time

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Vote for Jerry Rice 1) Jerry Rice

Jerry was THE Best Because JOE was throwing the Pass and Roger Craig was running the Ball- The 49ers were Great in the Eighties. Irvin & the Boys in the 90s. GB

GrantzPlace

no brainer!

moggielover

I think Jerry Rice is the best ever. WHO THE HELL IN THERE RIGHT MIND THINKS CHAD JOHNSON SHOULD BE ANY WHERE ON THIS LIST. ALL HE DOES IS SELF PROMOTE, HE IS BARELY A TOP 10 RECEIVER THIS YEAR.

Cbatower


Vote for Randy Moss 2) Randy Moss

moss is the best reciever ever to play the game I mean speed hops hands awarness can even throw you neva heard someone say o you got riced or you god owensed or irvined no you jus got mossed plus look at the qb’s he had before brady and rings don’t define a great player how many great players don’t have a ring? a lot plus if moss is second all time in every recieving record behind jerry rice but if moss playes for 21 years he would be numba 1 in stats

tjda1

too fast, too much hops. too tall.

hands16

Rice was great, but Moss changed the game far more than Rice did, Moss didn’t always have a greatest quarterback feeding him the ball, til now.

lopedogg55


Vote for Marvin Harrison 3) Marvin Harrison

the beast of all times

alika+_33

I love marvin harrison!
when payton throws a long ball and it headed marvins way you can almost garintee a TD.

cameronmorgan10

He can bring the heat for peyton when he needs it and he is a really good blocking WR!!!!

ginn19


Vote for Terrell Owens 4) Terrell Owens

NUMBER ONE WITHOUT A DOUBT

Kaivan_3

get your pop corn ready

lebronjames23

his the best wide reciver


Vote for Lance Alworth 5) Lance Alworth

A lot of people don’t know about him because he played in the 60s and 70s, but believe me, he was the best.

Incredible! Why hasn’t he been mentioned? Perhaps the greatest deep threat in football history and only Jerry Rice may have been better.

In his first full 6 years (78 games, there were shorter seasons) he had 384 catches, 7,747 yards and 70TDs so his AVGERAGE 16-game year was 79 catches, 1589 yards, 14.4 TD, 20.2 yards per catch.

Wow, how could Alworth not be top 3? Very bad list without him.


Vote for Michael Irvin 6) Michael Irvin

Jerry Rice is a good pick for #1. Michael should be #2. Terrell Owens above Michael, what a joke.

ernest

3 rings and look at the stats please

Michael Irvin should definitely be in the top 2 all these mothers dont know nothing about football MI is way better than Moss When Randy moss wins four super bowls I might talk with you people


Vote for Steve Largent 7) Steve Largent

He should be #2 behind Rice.With all the records he holds and his character should put him there.

Never a quality quaterback throwing to him and he was not afraid to go over the middle.

This white boy was THE BEST before all the cry babies took over... you know who you are !!!


Vote for Lynn Swann 8) Lynn Swann

I like him outta all these guys but art monk should be #2. people need to get off chad and TO’s nutz. learn somethin

Pag1

Lynn Swann is a great wide reciver. If you replay his plays you will be very good plays.

dum

the most electrifying

connieban12


Vote for Chris Carter 9) Chris Carter

carter should be higher than 10.. jeez. chad johnson has absolutely no business being on this list

Erik2806

Cris Carted has to be #2

waterboy51

Can’t believe he got passed on the HOF today for 2008! He is one of the top 10 WR of all time and he got passed up! This guy invented the toe drag catch as he’s going out of bounds! Now everyone is doing it because of him! If you needed a first down I would pick Carter over any other WR ever! HOF committee made a monstrous mistake today! Awesome awesome WR! Moss and Carter was the best WR tandem (deep threat/possession receiver combo) of all time!


Vote for Chad Johnson 10) Chad Johnson

best football player ever

tacoboy

Chad is the total package he has amazing catches and the best touchdown celebrations of all time above anyone

wolffwalker

Chad Johnson is one of the top 5 wide receivers in the NFL right now maybe top 10 all-time. His athletic talent is unbelievable. The dude is tall, amazing quickness and nice cuts. He outran a race horse, like seriously. He is not as fast as Randy Moss, does not have as great route running ability or hands such as Marvin Harrison, and does not have the consistency of Jerry Rice. He is a step or two under all those categories but that is still freakin amazing considering the aforementioned players are the best in NFL history at those crafts. Playing alongside a future Hall of Famer quarterback such as Carson Palmer doesn’t hurt. As long as the guy doesn’t get traded (nor Palmer) and doesn’t have season or career ending injuries (or Palmer) he will rack up stats that might put him in top ten categories when it comes to receptions, yards, and touchdowns all-time. He also has some of the best touchdown dances ever and the dude doesn’t care if he is fined for it, he’ll continue it and thats why we love him. Modesty could be a bit better still. If he, Palmer, or the entire team could step up and he has some postseason success he along with Palmer will go down as some of the best at their positions. They are already in the top five or ten QB-WR duos ever in a league that consists of; Manning and Harrison, Brady and Moss, Montanna and Rice, Young and Rice. Very Nice Group and they all won superbowls together (Moss is about to). Go Ocho Cinco!

yougnr1116


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Choices Not In The Top Ten

Vote for Steve Smith 11) Steve Smith

Dear, Steve Smith I think you are the ’’BEST’’ WR in the NFL not those other guys. And my favorite number is 89!. I also like Williams and Peppers. P. S. I’m 8 year’s old.

Steve Smith is simply the best wide receiver ever, randy moss is good and jerry rice is amazing but Steve Smith is still young I mean look at his speed, endurance he is just crazy

steve smith is the best he is fast has endurance he is just the best ever jerry rice is good but steve smith is 28 or 29 and he is still good amazing

Vote for Hines Ward 12) Hines Ward

Hines Ward and Isaac Bruce are both VERY underrated, they are two of the best of all time. Jerry Rice I agree number one easy. T.O. should not be that high up at all, I don’t care what stats show, he needs to stop eating the popcorn it gives him, wait for it... Butter fingers.

steelerfan_1743

Hines is the best WR in NFL history. He is going to get the 6th ring for the STEELERS.

best right as of 2008

Vote for Tim Brown 13) Tim Brown

Ok, I know this can’t be right. Brown along with Carter out of the top 10 when you have guys like Steve Smith and Chad freakin Johnson ahead of them. Moss and TO are also questionable but I am not trying to take anything away from them. Some of those guys are good but this is of all time and Brown should be in the top 5 for sure. In a lot of the major records, he is ranked 2nd to only Rice yet still doesn’t get the respect he deserves

ColdJ3

if tim had been with any other team there would be no question that he should be in the top three

Leader and broke records for the Raiders.

Vote for Tory Holt 14) Tory Holt

he’s top 5

He will be in the top ten trust me

Holt Holt Holt....defently top 5, owns probowl best hands 5 years in a row, 7 thousand yards seasons and has better hands then anybody...must of cought bricks whn he was a kid, makes 70mph balls slamming into his hands look easy!

Vote for Art Monk 15) Art Monk

Art is top 5. Period.

Why don’t this receiver get the credit he deserves?

Check out how many catches this Redskin had, during Super Bowl years.

Vote for Andre Reed 16) Andre Reed

Vote for Don Hutson 17) Don Hutson

Its not even close if there is no don hutson then there is no jerry rice randy moss cris carter lance alworth or anybody

olhrocks

Has most nfl records of all time more than any qb, rb, wr, or any other postition

olhrocks

1. hutson
2. alworth
3. blientnekoff
4. rice
5. berry

olhrocks

Vote for Larry Fitzgerald 18) Larry Fitzgerald

look at him... he’s a powerhouse and he runs very fast... he’s the combination of a defensive line and a runnerback with the ability to catch...

Vote for Isaac Bruce 19) Isaac Bruce

Isaac Bruce [Reverand Ike to those who truly love him] will no doubt end up in the top 5 of all time for yardage. possibly for catches as well. Never ran his mouth. [very Monk like in that respect] T. O. and Moss can maybe carry his pads for him when he retires... if they are lucky!

smothest route runner of all time. great down field blocker as well, sprung blocks for bettis, marshall faulk, and steven jackson. old school baby!! pro bolwer and super bowl champion. life time RAM!! hall of famer for sure.

isacc bruce is the best and deserves better than 20th place look how nice he is and how good to he helps kids with no money and he has so many yards over twelve thousand and he deserves atleast 3rd or 4th i think

Vote for John Gilliam 20) John Gilliam

4 time pro bowler, great at running the deep route.

BurtReynoldsWig

Vote for Donald Driver 21) Donald Driver

One of the toughest to play the position. Only missed one game in his career to injury. At his age and still putting up big numbers. Right up there with Hines Ward in toughness and ability.

he’s had over 8 years of 1000 yards

Give the DD some love. Posting big numbers year after year, and looking for SB glory!

Vote for Rod Smith 22) Rod Smith

rod smith is a soldier

big-al

... it shud b Rod smith here... :D

Vote for John Jefferson 23) John Jefferson

John was a class act, team player and REALLY was one of the greatest WR of all time. Not like these press/camera grabbing fools of today.

paulbrown1

Every catch was a world-class catch.

Possibly the best pair of hands to ever play the game. Every catch was highlight material

Vote for Wes Welker 24) Wes Welker

John Madden says he is quick.

Vote for Calvin Johnson 25) Calvin Johnson

This guy better step up or the lions should get a better QB. Too much talent and potential to let go wasted. The dude is 6-5 240 lbs. He’s a beast. He has the third best 40-yard dash time after Randy Moss and Deion Sanders (and we all know what they did in history). He has the second best vertical after Randy Moss. This dude also has Marvin Harrison style modesty. Imagine that Randy Moss Marvin Harrison. I know I’m getting ahead of myself but I seriously want to see him develop and quick. The next Jerry Rice or better, not likely (especially considering Jerry Rice came into the league with a Hall of Fame QB at the helm, Montana, not no John Kitna) but hopefully he comes close to it. One of the best college wide receivers ever hopefully one of the best NFL wide receivers ever.

yougnr1116

the future.

Vote for John Stalworth 26) John Stalworth

I can not believe in good conscience Stalworth was not in the top ten.GO STEELERS!!!

shirllene828

Vote for Sterling Sharp 27) Sterling Sharp

I always felt that if not for the neck injury, we would be talking about Sterling has the best receiver to ever play the game. He had better speed than Rice, he was stronger & more physical than Rice, & he had incredible hands like Rice. He’ll always be one of my all-time favorites long after people have forgotten about him as far as the record books show

Strength, speed, great hands, agility, power. He was the prototype reciever in his day. Watch old tapes of him and see the future then.

He was the only good receiver on the team, everyone on the defense knew the ball was coming to him, and he still caught a record number of passes.

Vote for Fred Biletnikoff 28) Fred Biletnikoff

wtf? why is he not in the top 5? ignorance. thats why.

madcowsarecrazy

2 Randy Moss? 3 Marvin Harrison? 4 Terelle Owens? None even come colose to Biletnikoff.

raiderfan372

I’m a Rams fan but Fred could do something these youngsters can’t - catch everything thrown to him - he is definitely top ten. This poll is skewed by the younger voters.

Vote for Raymond Berry 29) Raymond Berry

No one ever covered him--not even close-should be in everybodies top ten.

MackyJay

Unitas’ go to guy in the 50s and early 60s.

Vote for Reggie Wayne 30) Reggie Wayne

May finish in the top 10.
He is outstanding. Currently the 2nd best after Randy Moss.

how do you get timed so slow and put up these kind of numbers this kid is the exact duplicate of rice.

Vote for Andre Johnson 31) Andre Johnson

TO that can catch

Vote for Jimmy Smith 32) Jimmy Smith

he should be in the top 5 not top 30

Vote for Braylon Edwards 33) Braylon Edwards

he has great potential to be one of the all time best if he keeps it up go browns

he putting up numbers being his teams best wideout

Vote for James Lofton 34) James Lofton

Best Long Range Speed and hands combination ever . Doesn’t have
as much credit as he deserves because of early altercations in his career. 14,004 career yards multiple plays of 70 yards or more in career.

uhprodigy80

"Arguably the best deep threat of all time. An eight time pro bowler and maybe the best long range speed and hands combination ever. Held the all-time receiving record at time of retirement. ""Overcame extreme adversity and renewed his image in the NFL. Possibly the most inspirational play as a veteran ever by having over a thousand yards at the age of 35 although playing in an arsenal of wide receivers such as Andre Reed on the Buffalo Bills in the early nineties."

uhprodigy80

Vote for Jerry Rice 35) Jerry Rice

Vote for Plaxico Burress 36) Plaxico Burress

he is a monster. Leading his team to the superbowl this year

Vote for Drew Pearson 37) Drew Pearson

Vote for Herman Moore 38) Herman Moore

he caught everything. he just was never blessed with a good team in detroit

keeno68

Vote for Marquis Colston 39) Marquis Colston

Vote for Willie Gault 40) Willie Gault

i’m speedy willi and im world clase i like runnin but i lov 2 get the pass i practice all day and dance all night i gotta get ready 4 the sunday fight now im as smoth as a chocklet swirl moves so slick so watch me girl there anit no 1 else can do it like me my super bowl shuffle will set you free!

Vote for Paul Warfield 41) Paul Warfield

72’ Dolphins.. Enough said!

Vote for Bernard Berrian 42) Bernard Berrian

Fresno State Pride
yup definately the best
Represent
They R gonna win the SB this year

ballanico23

Vote for Keyshawn Johnson 43) Keyshawn Johnson

KEYSHAWN ALWAYS MAKES THE AMAZING CATCHES WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE AND ALWAYS COMES THROUGH

"If you have a problem with Keyshawn, you have a problem with yourself." - Keyshawn Johnson

Vote for Charley Taylor 44) Charley Taylor

Another legendary great

Vote for T. J. Houshmandzadeh 45) T. J. Houshmandzadeh

he is a beast and catches dang near everything that comes his way he is strong fast has excellent hands and he can take a hit unlike chad johnson could be a starting receiver for a team but is currently playing as a second receiver behind chad johnson who he out shined big time this season

Vote for Mark Clayton 46) Mark Clayton

Yards; 8,974 Dolphins all time receiver in receptions(582), and touchdowns(84)-5 time pro bowler

Vote for Brandon Marshall 47) Brandon Marshall

Current record holder for most receptions in a game

Puppy_Dawgie

THE BEAST

Puppy_Dawgie

can catch amazingly and by far is the best after he has the ball

Vote for Mushin Muhammad 48) Mushin Muhammad

Vote for Joe Horn 49) Joe Horn

This guy is the man. He was the go-to guy when you needed points.

Baltimore1993

Vote for Roy Willams 50) Roy Willams

best receiver in the game today

Vote for Charlie Joyner 51) Charlie Joyner

Give the man some love!

Vote for Troy Brown 52) Troy Brown

has been around for a while and is one of the greatest pats ever and nfl wideout

Vote for Cliff Branch 53) Cliff Branch

Extremely fast could almost beat anyone deep.

Vote for Dwayne Jarrett 54) Dwayne Jarrett

Greatest receiver of all time by far. Who is Jerry Rice? He is horrible pathetic excuse for a player. Jarret is what the nfl is all about and will always be about! The Big J is the greatest player of all time.

Vote for Darrel Green 55) Darrel Green

This is ridiculous. How could he not be in the top 51? Mushin Muhammad is above him, WHAT!? Yeah, uh, crazy.
He may not have had the best hands, but he is the fastest American football player EVER. Almost ran a 4. 00 40-yard dash. At 40 years old, he was the fastest person on his old team with a 4. 2 40. Played for the Redskins, great receiver.

Vote for Santonio Holmes 56) Santonio Holmes

Great catch in the Super Bowl against the Cardinals. I think this guy is very underrated. If they would only add him a little more in the offense, then they would be a one-two punch with Ward and him.

FootballDog61

Vote for Derrick Mason 57) Derrick Mason

Vote for Greg Jennings 58) Greg Jennings

Most underrated player in NFL history... LOOK AT HIM, future hall of famer.

Vote for Harold Carmichael 59) Harold Carmichael

Tall and lanky, solid and strong.

Vote for Webster Slaughter 60) Webster Slaughter

easily one of the fastest wr of all time i’m not saying he should be in the hall of fame or nothing like that but he was fun to watch.

Vote for D.J. Hackett 61) D.J. Hackett

Vote for Cris Carter 62) Cris Carter

Vote for Terry Glenn 63) Terry Glenn

He is obliviousy one of the fastest

Vote for Anquan Boldin 64) Anquan Boldin

Vote for Kevin Dyson 65) Kevin Dyson

Vote for Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch 66) Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch

Vote for Laveranues Coles 67) Laveranues Coles