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This List

This website is my listing of the top 5 wide receivers to play professional football. The navigation bar on the left of the screen will take you through my top 5, each player getting their own page, until the last page which has some statistics for all 5 players as well as a section for your comments, questions and opinions.

Below is a little information about the wide receiver poisition. Feel free to take a look at it or go right into the countdown, Enjoy!.

The Position

The wide receiver is the pass catching specialist in an offense. Their main purpose is to catch passes from the quarterback. To do this the receiver has to get away from the defender covering him. This can be done many ways, and the receiver is often defined by their best method at getting away from defenders. While many receivers don't fall into one specific category, some receivers tend to fall into one of two specific role players:

Deep Threat

A receiver whose main threat to a defense is his immense speed. They are not always the most skilled or precise player but they can cover a lot of ground fast.

Possesion Receiver

A receiver who rarely drops passes, does not have the speed of a burner, but makes up for it by running precise routes. They often run routes over the middle of the field (a risky move) and are the more reliable option when a 1^st down is needed.

A receiver still has work to do when a run play is called, however. During a running play a receiver will either run a route with the intent of distracting a defender, or they will actually block for the runner. Very well-rounded or "complete" reveivers are very good at blocking along with their skills at catching or route running.

Receivers also tend to play a large part in special teams. Many kick or punt returners are also wide receivers and they are usually involved in onside kicks.