best athletes 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 famous 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.
Jerry Rice
Jerry Lee Rice is a former American football wide receiver who played 20 seasons in the National Football League. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and among the greatest NFL players overall. On November 4, 2010, Rice was chosen by NFL Network's NFL Films ...more
Teams: Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football, Seattle Seahawks, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers
Position: Wide receiver
Birthplace: Crawford, Mississippi, United States of America
Age: 55
Also Ranked
#1 on The Best Football Players Ever
#2 on The Best Super Bowl MVPs of All Time
#1 on The Best NFL Wide Receivers of the '90s
#2 on The Best College Football Wide Receivers of All Time
Randy Moss
Randy Gene Moss is a retired American football wide receiver who played 14 seasons in the National Football League. He holds the NFL single-season touchdown reception record, the NFL single-season touchdown reception record for a rookie, and is second on the NFL all-time regular season touchdown ...more
Teams: Oakland Raiders, New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings
Position: Wide receiver
Birthplace: Rand, West Virginia, United States of America
Age: 38
Also Ranked
#14 on The Best Football Players Ever
#28 on Athletes Who Spark the Most Fan Arguments
#6 on The Fastest NFL Players of All Time
#44 on Great Athletes Who Waited Too Long To Retire
Terrell Owens
Terrell Eldorado Owens is an American football wide receiver who played 15 seasons in the National Football League. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Owens holds or shares several National Football League records. His 15,934 career receiving yards rank 2nd in NFL history, and his 153 receiving ...more
Teams: Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, Texas Revolution, + more
Position: Wide receiver
Birthplace: Alexander City, Alabama, United States of America
Age: 44
Also Ranked
#56 on The Best Football Players Ever
#21 on Athletes Who Spark the Most Fan Arguments
#41 on The Funniest Professional Athletes
#43 on People Who Should Be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Darnell Fitzgerald, Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Pittsburgh, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Arizona Cardinals chose Fitzgerald with the third overall pick in ...more
Teams: Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Panthers football
Position: Wide receiver
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America
Age: 34
Also Ranked
#32 on The Best Football Players Ever
#87 on Athletes Who Spark the Most Fan Arguments
#4 on People Who Should Be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
#6 on Who Is the Best Wide Receiver in the NFL Right Now?
