Best NFL Wide Receivers Of All Time

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“Nobody will ever do what Jerry Rice did. Even if Moss caught 23 TD passes it still wasnt as amazing as Jerry Rice’s season where he caught for 1200 yards, 22 TD in just 12 games!”

Crazydudewithabeard

“3 super bowls, 190 TD catches, and the most receiving yards ever. Any arguments?”

“Hands down he was the highest jumper, could catch anything, fast and all out awesome wide receiver!”

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2) Randy Moss

“When someone catches on someone even ESPN say he got mossed he got his on move that sealed up the deal”

twin32

“he has one more gear than most corners”

topdis

“randy moss rocks jerry rice sucks eggs”

mullenfanforlife

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3) Marvin Harrison

“The best Deserves Number 2 if not number 1 NIce Guy
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Lilbob93

“Marvin is the best!”

“Best Receiver, Lets not 4get he had to share catches with many other players while jerry n randy caught every pass. Not better than Jerry but definitely better than Randy.”

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4) Terrell Owens

“hes the world best no doubt!”

“he is a MONSTER”

“I LOVE HIM”

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

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6) Chad Johnson

“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

“number 85 is the truth he has heart speed and excellent hands making him one of the top ten best receivers ever”

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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 !!!”

8) Chris Carter

“Are you joking? T. O. in front of Carter? He’s #2 no questions asked.”

“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!”

“carter, thats all i have to say...you dont even deserve to live with out voting for this dude. better than rice and randy...he made randy and made rice look like a special olympic contender....owns 7 of 10 best catches ever...he would have made tom brady have 50 td’s by week 12 and he would of had 40 of them.”

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9) Michael Irvin

“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”

“michael ervin is defently the top 5.
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10) Lynn Swann

“lynn should be top 3 rice randy and lynn! steeler nation baby!”

“Poetry in motion.”

“Can you say BEAST!!!”

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11) Steve Smith

“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”

“all I got to say is smith is the best WR ever played”

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12) 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.”

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13) 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!”

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14) 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.”

15) Andre Reed

16) John Gilliam

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

BurtReynoldsWig

17) 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”

18) Hines Ward

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

“best right as of 2008”

“toughest wr
best blocker
super bowl MVP”

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”

20) Rod Smith

“rod smith is a soldier”

big-al

“... it shud b Rod smith here... :D”

21) 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.”

22) John Stalworth

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

shirllene828

23) Don Hutson

“He invented the WR position as we know it. best ever.”

“The only person that can even approach Don Hutson is Jerry Rice. Do a search on him and educate yourself. There is also video of him on you tube.”

24) 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.”

25) Jimmy Smith

“he should be in the top 5 not top 30”

26) 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”

27) 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

28) Fred Biletnikoff

“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.”

“having this guy at 37 just shows how stupid this whole blog is... randy moss number 2? get out of here, when randy moss has an award named after him come talk to me, until then, freddy is number 2, not 37!”

“He is a classic WR, his disadvantage is that most of youg people did not watched him. One of the most dramatic and spectacular”

29) 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.”

30) Donald Driver

“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!”

31) Plaxico Burress

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

32) Raymond Berry

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

33) Drew Pearson

34) Wes Welker

“John Madden says he is quick.”

35) Bernard Berrian

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

ballanico23

36) 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”

37) Paul Warfield

“72’ Dolphins.. Enough said!”

38) Herman Moore

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

keeno68

39) Charley Taylor

“Another legendary great”

40) 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”

41) Joe Horn

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

Baltimore1993

42) 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!
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43) Roy Willams

“best receiver in the game today
”

44) Charlie Joyner

“Give the man some love!”

45) Harold Carmichael

“Tall and lanky, solid and strong.”

46) Troy Brown

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

47) Mushin Muhammad

48) Terry Glenn

“He is obliviousy one of the fastest
”

49) Andre Johnson

“TO that can catch”

50) 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.”

51) Mark Clayton

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

52) 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.”

53) Cliff Branch