The Best Wide Receivers of All Time Football Players (American)

The Best Wide Receivers of All Time

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The best wide receivers of all time are a group of elite athletes inclusive of some of the best athletes of all time. The greatest wide receivers are the ones that make amazing plays every game while simultaneously making the little plays that move the ball down the field. These are the top wide receivers ever to play the game of football.

These elite football players are members of pro-bowl squads, Super Bowl winners, and all-around all-star football players. Some, like Jerry Rice, became the stuff of football legend while they were still playing, while others like Wes Welker are just making their marks as the go-to wide receivers on franchise teams. Most of the top wide receivers in the NFL are on this list, and whether they are the best wide receivers currently in the NFL or the best wide receivers in the history of the NFL, they all have a fighting chance to land at #1 on the list of the best wide receivers ever.

Who are the best wide receivers of all time? What are the qualities of the top wide receivers? Who is the greatest wide receiver ever? These are some of the questions this list looks to tackle with its compilation of the best wide receivers of all time. There are scores of amazing wide receivers in the history of the NFL, so if you don't see your favorite wide receiver on the list, make sure to add him so other users can vote for him to move up this list of the greatest wide receivers of all time.

If you want a little more football after checking out this list of the best wide receivers in the NFL, check out the best touchdown celebrations of all time to see some of these guys in endzone action.
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  1. 1
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    1962
  2. 2
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    1977
  3. 3
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    Down 16
    1954
  4. 4
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    Down 14
    1972
  5. 5
    Up 23
    Down 14

    Tim Brown

    1966
  6. 6
    Up 30
    Down 24
    1966
  7. 7
    Up 35
    Down 19
    1965
  8. 8
    Up 34
    Down 9
    1983
  9. 9
    Up 26
    Down 19
    1913
  10. 10
    Up 24
    Down 8
    1976
  11. 11
    Up 26
    Down 20
    1940
  12. 12
    Up 23
    Down 8
    1972
  13. 13
    Up 23
    Down 15
    1933
  14. 14
    Up 38
    Down 3
    1985
    added by: KennySlattery
  15. 15
    Up 27
    Down 22
    1973
  16. 16
    Up 20
    Down 9

    Paul Warfield

    1942
  17. 17
    Up 25
    Down 4
    1981
  18. 18
    Up 12
    Down 10

    Don Maynard

    1935
  19. 19
    Up 14
    Down 8

    James Lofton

    1956
  20. 20
    Up 15
    Down 10

    Bob Hayes

    1942
  21. 21
    Up 16
    Down 6
    1965
  22. 22
    Up 8
    Down 10
    1952
    added by: pigonthewing
  23. 23
    Up 15
    Down 8

    Fred Biletnikoff

    1943
  24. 24
    Up 15
    Down 11
    1981
    added by: HoserUSC
  25. 25
    Up 13
    Down 8
    1979
  26. 26
    Up 2
    Down 1

    Golden Tate

    1988
    added by: jmatey11
  27. 27
    Up 1
    Down 1

    Derrick Mason

    1974
    added by: Jhair84
  28. 28
    Up 1
    Down 1

    Andre Rison

    1967
    added by: Jhair84
  29. 29
    Up 1
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    Roddy White

    1981
    added by: Jhair84
  30. 30
    Up 13
    Down 9
    1978
  31. 31
    Up 3
    Down 8
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    Art Powell

    1937
  32. 32
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    Percy Harvin

    1988
    added by: jmatey11
  33. 33
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    John Stallworth

    1952
    added by: Jhair84
  34. 34
    Up 1
    Down 2
    1976
    added by: Jhair84
  35. 35
    Up 6
    Down 8

    Charley Taylor

    1941
  36. 36
    Up 7
    Down 5
    1970
  37. 37
    Up 6
    Down 9

    Jimmy Smith

    1969
  38. 38
    Up 3
    Down 13
    1978
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