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<p>Big fan of Indianapolis football? Then check out this list of Indianapolis Colts wide receivers.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout Indianapolis Colts history, including new wide receivers and past ones. Many of these great Indianapolis Colts WRs even caught passes from legendary Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning.&nbsp;Featuring current Indianapolis Colts and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best Colts&nbsp;WRs include Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison, Pierre Garcon, and Bill Brooks.</p>

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Reggie Wayne

Reginald Wayne (born November 17, 1978) is a former American football wide receiver who spent his entire 14-year career with the Indianapolis Colts. He played college football for the University of Miami, and was drafted by the Colts in the first round (30th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Wayne was a member of the Colts' Super Bowl XLI championship team that beat the Chicago Bears. He ranks seventh all-time in NFL career receptions, tenth all-time in NFL receiving yards, and 23rd all-time in career touchdown receptions. On December 14, 2014, Wayne played in both his 209th game and his 142nd win as a member of the Colts, breaking the franchise records set by Peyton Manning.

Marvin Harrison

Marvin Darnell Harrison (born August 25, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL).  He played college football for Syracuse University, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft.  He spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Colts, most of them with quarterback Peyton Manning, and is widely considered as one of the greatest and most productive wide receivers in NFL history. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the team in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.
Harrison was a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist for the Classes of 2014 and 2015 before being elected in 2016, the same year his former coach Tony Dungy was voted into the Hall.

T. Y. Hilton

Eugene Marquis "T. Y." Hilton (born November 14, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU, and was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Raymond Berry

Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. (born February 27, 1933) is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a split end for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1967, and after several assistant coaching positions, was head coach of the New England Patriots from 1984 to 1989. With the Colts, Berry led the NFL in receptions and receiving yards three times and in receiving touchdowns twice, and he was invited to six Pro Bowls. He and the Colts won consecutive NFL championships, including the 1958 NFL Championship Game—known as "The Greatest Game Ever Played"—in which Berry caught 12 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown. As a head coach, he led the Patriots to Super Bowl XX following the 1985 season, where his team was defeated by the Chicago Bears, 46–10.
After catching very few passes in high school and college, Berry was drafted in the 20th round of the 1954 NFL Draft by the Colts and was considered a long shot to even make the team's roster. Diminutive and unassuming, his subsequent rise to the Pro Football Hall of Fame has been touted as one of American football's Cinderella stories. He made up for his lack of athleticism through rigorous practice and attention to detail, and was known for his near-perfect route running and sure handedness. Berry was a favorite target of quarterback Johnny Unitas, and the two were regarded as the dominant passing and receiving duo of their era.
After his playing career, Berry coached wide receivers for the Dallas Cowboys, the University of Arkansas, Detroit Lions, Cleveland Browns, and Patriots. He became the Patriots' head coach in 1984 and held that position through 1989, amassing 48 wins and 39 losses. In recognition of his playing career, Berry was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973. He is a member of the NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team as one of the best players of the NFL's first 75 years. His number 82 jersey is retired by the Indianapolis Colts and he is a member of the Patriots' 1980s All-Decade Team.

Brandon Stokley

Brandon Ray Stokley (born June 23, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver and current radio personality. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana.
Stokley also played for the Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos, earning two Super Bowl wins during his career.

Jimmy Orr

Jimmy Orr (born October 4, 1935) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts for 13 seasons from 1958 to 1970. Orr was a two-time Pro Bowler, as a Steeler in 1959 and as a Colt in 1965. Orr was a popular player during his time in Baltimore and the corner of the end zone in Memorial Stadium where he caught many of his passes was often affectionately referred to as "Orrsville".Orr played college football at the University of Georgia and was chosen UPI NFL Rookie of the Year in 1958 in a season in which he had 33 receptions for 910 yards and seven touchdowns and also punted. His 910 yards stood as a franchise rookie record until 2017 when it was surpassed by JuJu Smith-Schuster. Orr's three touchdowns and 205 yards in the season finale against the Chicago Cardinals remain Steelers rookie records. He played his first three seasons in Pittsburgh and his final 10 in Baltimore.
Orr retired in 1970 with exactly 400 career receptions for 7,914 receiving yards and 66 touchdowns.
Orr is known for his part in a play in Super Bowl III against the New York Jets. On the last play of the first half, Colt quarterback Earl Morrall handed off to Tom Matte, who threw a lateral back to Morrall in a flea-flicker play. Orr was wide open at the 20 yard line with a open lane to the end zone, but Morrall did not see him (perhaps because Orr was camouflaged by a backdrop of uniformed band members outlining the end zone). Videos of the play reveal that on an otherwise overcast day, the sun mysteriously came out just before the play, and shone directly into Morrall's face, while Orr was downfield in the shadows. Morrall threw instead to fullback Jerry Hill, but the ball was intercepted by New York Jets safety Jim Hudson.

Michael Pittman Jr.

Michael Pittman Jr. (born October 5, 1997) is a professional American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC, where he was named a consensus second team All-American as a senior, and was selected by the Colts in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Pierre Garçon

Pierre Andre Garçon (; born August 8, 1986) is an American Football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Norwich University and Mount Union College, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He also played five seasons with the Washington Redskins and two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.

Austin Collie

Austin Kirk Collie (born November 11, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) in the fourth round (127th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Brigham Young University Cougars. Collie also played in the NFL for the New England Patriots and in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the BC Lions.

Bill Brooks

William T. Brooks Jr. (born April 6, 1964) is a former American football wide receiver who was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 1986 NFL Draft.  A 6'1", 190 lb (86 kg). wide receiver from Boston University, Brooks played in 11 National Football League (NFL) seasons from 1986 to 1996 for the Colts, the Buffalo Bills, and the Washington Redskins.
Brooks was the Colts' leading receiver for five of his seven seasons with them, and recorded a career best 1,131 yards in 1986.  With the Bills, he assisted them to a championship appearance in Super Bowl XXVIII in the 1993 season.  Taking over for retired starter James Lofton, he caught 60 passes for 712 yards and five touchdowns during the season.  He also caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the Bills 29–23 win over the Los Angeles Raiders in the divisional playoff round.  In his final season with the Bills, he caught a career-high 11 touchdown passes.
Brooks finished his career with 583 receptions for 8,001 yards and 46 touchdowns.  He also gained 106 yards on 18 carries.
Brooks has been honored by being the first Indianapolis Colts player to be inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor on August 22, 1998. He served as Executive Director of Administration for the Colts front office from 2002 to 2009.

Troy Walters

Troy McHenry Walters (born December 15, 1976) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the offensive coordinator at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Walters played was a wide receiver and punt returner in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons.  Walters played college football for Stanford University, was a consensus All-American and was recognized as the outstanding college wide receiver in the country.  He was selected in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings, and also played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions of the NFL.

Andre Rison

Andre "Bad Moon" Rison (born March 18, 1967) is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Rison was selected to the Pro Bowl five times, from 1990–1993 and once again in 1997.
Rison won a Super Bowl championship with the Packers in 1996 over the New England Patriots, scoring the first points of the game on a 54-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Brett Favre.  He also won a Grey Cup championship with the Toronto Argonauts in 2004. He is one of the few players to win professional football championships in both the United States of America and Canada. He was released by the Argonauts during the 2005 CFL season. He holds an NFL record for scoring a touchdown with 7 teams.
He was a star player at Flint Northwestern High School and in college at Michigan State University. As a senior at Michigan State, Rison had 30 receptions for 709 yards and 5 touchdowns; he was a prominent contributor to the 1987 Michigan State squad that won the Rose Bowl on January 1, 1988.

Roger Carr

Roger Dale Carr (born July 1, 1952) is a former National Football League wide receiver who played mainly for the Baltimore Colts. He was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1976 season, during which he caught 43 passes and led the NFL in both receiving yardage with 1,112 yards, and yards per catch, at 25.9 YPC.
Carr helped the Colts win the AFC East Division from 1975 to 1977. On July 23, 1982, Carr was suspended by the Colts for three games due to his remarks and actions towards then new head coach Frank Kush.He retired in 1983 after playing his final season for the San Diego Chargers. Previously, he played for the Seattle Seahawks in the 1982 season, when he caught 19 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns and helped to provide the winning score against the Denver Broncos. His salary that year was $225,000.Carr was born in Seminole, Oklahoma, and reared in Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, where he still maintained his residence in 1983 at the time of his retirement as a professional player.Carr returned as a graduate assistant to his alma mater, Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, where he played for the Bulldogs. From 2003 to 2005, he coached at the Roman Catholic-affiliated St. Frederick High School in Monroe, Louisiana. Since 2009, he has been the offensive coordinator for the Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
In 1974, Carr was honored for his athletic success by the citizens of Cotton Valley with a special day of ceremonies. Carr was inducted into the Louisiana Tech University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Anthony Gonzalez

Anthony E. Gonzalez (born September 18, 1984) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Republican Party, he has been serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 16th congressional district since 2019. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2018 and was sworn in on January 3, 2019.

Ray Butler

Ray Butler may refer to:

Ray Butler (American football) (born 1956), retired American football wide receiver
Ray Butler (politician) (born 1965), Irish Fine Gael politician

Jessie Hester

Jessie Lee Hester (born January 21, 1963 in Belle Glade, Florida) is a former professional American football wide receiver who played 11 years in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Raiders, the Atlanta Falcons, the Indianapolis Colts, and the St. Louis Rams from 1985 to 1995.
He played college football at Florida State University. He finished his college career with 107 catches for 2,100 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was a taken with the 23rd pick in the 1st Round of the 1985 NFL Draft.
In his career, Hester played in 147 games and caught 373 receptions for 5,850 yards and 29 touchdowns.
After retiring from the NFL, Jessie returned home to Belle Glade, Florida to become the head football coach at his alma mater, Glades Central High School. He also owns a home in Wellington, Florida.
On December 17, 2010, Hester was fired from his position of Head Coach at Glades Central High School after guiding the team to a record of 36-4 over three seasons.  Hester had led the Raiders to the playoffs for three consecutive years and appearances in two consecutive state championship games, which they lost. In 2011, he went 3-7 as head football coach at Suncoast High School.
Author Bryan Mealer's book "Muck City" focuses on Hester's life in Belle Glade and the 2010 Glades Central Raiders team he coached. The book was released in October 2012.
In the spring of 2012, Hester became Athletic Director for Lake Worth Community High School. In December 2012, Hester was named football coach.

Hester was cleared of the charge. He returned to Belle Glade as the head football coach at his alma mater Gladea Central high school in 2017.

Sean Dawkins

Sean Russell Dawkins (born February 3, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons.  He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was recognized as an All-American.  A first-round draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

Zach Pascal

Zach Pascal (born December 18, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Old Dominion.

Terrence Wilkins

Terrence Olondo Wilkins (born July 29, 1975) is a former American football wide receiver and punt returner. He played college football at the University of Virginia and signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1999. He also played with St. Louis Rams as well as the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. He had 1,466 career receiving yards with the Colts, and was also part of the Super Bowl XLI-winning  team during the 2006 season, beating the Chicago Bears.
Terrence Wilkins graduated from Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School in Arlington, Virginia in 1994. Previously, he attended St. Stephen's and St. Agnes School in Alexandria, Virginia.

Clarence Verdin

Clarence Verdin (born June 14, 1963) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner who played for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1994, six of those with the Indianapolis Colts.  During his time with the Colts, he was famous for his end-zone celebration known as "The Verdance".  He was selected for two Pro Bowls as a punt returner. He also played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 1996, but was released after five games.
Verdin played college football at the University of Southwestern Louisiana and played two seasons in the United States Football League for the Houston Gamblers.

Glenn Doughty

Glenn Martin "Shake & Bake" Doughty (born January 30, 1951) is a former American football player.  He played college football as a tailback and wingback for the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1971 and professional football as a wide receiver for the Baltimore Colts from 1972 to 1979. Doughty later built and managed Baltimore's Shake & Bake Family Fun Center in 1982. In 1994, he co-founded Career Information & Training Network (CITN), a St. Louis based company that produces videos designed to show positive multicultural career role models for use in K-12 schools, colleges and corporate America.

Torrance Small

Torrance Ramon Small (born September 4, 1970) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons for the New Orleans Saints, the St. Louis Rams, the Indianapolis Colts, the Philadelphia Eagles, and the New England Patriots.

Donte Moncrief

Donte Rakeem Moncrief is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Ole Miss.

Hakeem Nicks

Hakeem Amir Nicks (born January 14, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at North Carolina, and was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Nicks has also played for the Indianapolis Colts.

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