Best Class of Rookie Wide Receivers (1 Viewer)

[David Yudkin]

Year, Player, # of 1,000 Yard Receiving Seasons

1996 (10 Players, 39 1,000 Yard Seasons)

Marvin Harrison 7

Terrell Owens 6

Amani Toomer 5

Eric Moulds 4

Joe Horn 4

Keyshawn Johnson 4

Muhsin Muhammad 3

Terry Glenn 3

Eddie Kennison 2

Patrick Jeffers 1

1988 (9 players, 36 1,000 Yard Seasons)

Tim Brown 9

Michael Irvin 7

Anthony Miller 5

Sterling Sharpe 5

Brian Blades 4

Brett Perriman 2

Flipper Anderson 2

Quinn Early 1

Michael Haynes 1

There have been other solid years, but these two lead the pack IMO.

 

[Mr. Football]

1996 gets my vote. They're not done with their 1000-yard seasons yet.

 

[Blackjacks]

We might one day be looking at the class of 2004 coming pretty close to these.

Went with the more recent players with Harrison, TO and Keyshawn leading the way.

If Sterling could have stayed healthy that might have been enough to get my vote.

 

[Texasmouth]

Year, Player, # of 1,000 Yard Receiving Seasons

1996 (10 Players, 39 1,000 Yard Seasons)

Marvin Harrison 7

Terrell Owens 6

Amani Toomer 5

Eric Moulds 4

Joe Horn 4

Keyshawn Johnson 4

Muhsin Muhammad 3

Terry Glenn 3

Eddie Kennison 2

Patrick Jeffers 1

1988 (9 players, 36 1,000 Yard Seasons)

Tim Brown 9

Michael Irvin 7

Anthony Miller 5

Sterling Sharpe 5

Brian Blades 4

Brett Perriman 2

Flipper Anderson 2

Quinn Early 1

Michael Haynes 1

There have been other solid years, but these two lead the pack IMO.

T.O. and Harrison VS Brown and Irvin= Draw.The rest of the1996 draft is far better than the other...

 

[The Man Who Met Andy Griffith]

23-0...

 

[-OZ-]

T.O. and Harrison VS Brown and Irvin= Draw.

The rest of the1996 draft is far better than the other...

1996 for depth When the so-called bust picks include players with

523 / 7776 / 38

744 / 9756 / 60

482 / 7384 / 37

It's very hard to argue against that class.

1985 might get some consideration over 1988, Rice, Toon and Reed would at least arguably be better than Brown/Irvin/Miller. Add Vance Johnson, Eddie Brown, and Mr. special teams Steve Tasker, and that's a pretty solid year.

1985

Rd Sel# Player Pos. School

1 10 Al Toon WR Wisconsin

1 13 Eddie Brown WR Miami

1 16 Jerry Rice WR Mississippi Valley

1 23 Jessie Hester WR Florida State

2 31 Vance Johnson WR Arizona

2 42 Chris Burkett WR Jackson State

2 46 Stacy Robinson WR North Dakota State

2 50 Chuck Scott WR Vanderbilt

3 78 James Maness WR Texas Christian

3 79 Tim Moffett WR Mississippi

3 81 Danny Greene WR Washington

4 85 Buster Rhymes WR Oklahoma

4 86 Andre Reed WR Kutztown, Pa.

4 89 Emile Harry WR Stanford

4 94 Doug Allen WR Arizona State

4 98 Walter Stanley WR Mesa State

4 108 Gerard Phelan WR Boston College

5 130 Jimmy Teal WR Texas A&M

5 132 Tracy Henderson WR Iowa State

5 134 Tony Smith WR San Jose State

6 145 George Shorthose WR Missouri

6 161 Mike Young WR UCLA

7 170 Mike Akiu WR Hawaii

7 173 James Harbour WR Mississippi

7 175 Reginald Langhorne WR Elizabeth City State

7 178 Karl Powe WR Alabama State

7 179 Eric Martin WR Louisiana State

7 188 Mark Pattison WR Washington

7 189 Danny Bradley WR Oklahoma

8 200 Ricky Nichols WR East Carolina

8 203 Fred Banks WR Liberty

8 204 Phil Freeman WR Arizona

8 210 Ira Hillary WR South Carolina

8 216 Leon Gonzalez WR Bethune-Cookman

8 221 Judious Lewis WR Arkansas State

9 226 Steve Tasker WR Northwestern

10 254 Juan Johnson WR Langston, Okla.

10 258 Clayton Beauford WR Auburn

11 281 Willie Drewrey WR West Virginia

11 306 Gary Rolle WR Florida

12 315 Shane Swanson WR Nebraska

12 319 Bill Wallace WR Pittsburgh

 

[David Yudkin]

2001 has done well so far, producing 8 guys with 1,000-yard season:

Chad Johnson 4

Steve Smith 2

Santana Moss 2

Reggie Wayne 2

Chris Chambers 1

Koren Robinson 1

Rod Gardner 1

Drew Bennett 1

Others that year include T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Justin McCareins, Cedrick Wilson, Quincy Morgan, Freddie Mitchell, and Robert Ferguson (and David Terrell if he ever does anything).

 

[David Yudkin]

Other than Rice, there were some other 1,000 yard receivers in 1985, but some other years that offered up more players . . .

1985 (7 players, 23 total 1,000 yard seasons)

Jerry Rice 14

Andre Reed 4

Al Toon 2

Eddie Brown 1

Vance Johnson 1

Reggie Langhorne 1

Based on # of players with 1,000 yard seasons

1996 10

1988 9

1994 9

1991 8

2001 8

1965 7

1985 7

1999 7

Based on total 1,000 yard seasons

1996 39

1988 36

1985 26

1991 22

1994 21

1995 19

1983 17

1999 16

1957 15

1978 15

 

[-OZ-]

Other than Rice, there were some other 1,000 yard receivers in 1985, but some other years that offered up more players . . .

1985 (7 players, 23 total 1,000 yard seasons)

Jerry Rice 14

Andre Reed 4

Al Toon 2

Eddie Brown 1

Vance Johnson 1

Reggie Langhorne 1

Based on # of players with 1,000 yard seasons

1996 10

1988 9

1994 9

1991 8

2001 8

1965 7

1985 7

1999 7

Based on total 1,000 yard seasons

1996 39

1988 36

1985 26

1991 22

1994 21

1995 19

1983 17

1999 16

1957 15

1978 15

Good stuff. How about # of pro-bowls?

 

[Texasmouth]

Other than Rice, there were some other 1,000 yard receivers in 1985, but some other years that offered up more players . . .

1985 (7 players, 23 total 1,000 yard seasons)

Jerry Rice 14

Andre Reed 4

Al Toon 2

Eddie Brown 1

Vance Johnson 1

Reggie Langhorne 1

Based on # of players with 1,000 yard seasons

1996 10

1988 9

1994 9

1991 8

2001 8

1965 7

1985 7

1999 7

Based on total 1,000 yard seasons

1996 39

1988 36

1985 26

1991 22

1994 21

1995 19

1983 17

1999 16

1957 15

1978 15

Good stuff. How about # of pro-bowls?

That part doesn't count, rice would totally skew any stats......

 

[Boston]

I get emotional every time I see Patrick Jeffers name. That guy was one of my all time great free agent acquisitions. Man, did he light it up that season.

 

[-OZ-]

Other than Rice, there were some other 1,000 yard receivers in 1985, but some other years that offered up more players . . .

1985 (7 players, 23 total 1,000 yard seasons)

Jerry Rice 14

Andre Reed 4

Al Toon 2

Eddie Brown 1

Vance Johnson 1

Reggie Langhorne 1

Based on # of players with 1,000 yard seasons

1996 10

1988 9

1994 9

1991 8

2001 8

1965 7

1985 7

1999 7

Based on total 1,000 yard seasons

1996 39

1988 36

1985 26

1991 22

1994 21

1995 19

1983 17

1999 16

1957 15

1978 15

Good stuff. How about # of pro-bowls?

That part doesn't count, rice would totally skew any stats......

He's part of the class, isn't he?

 

[Mungo Burrows]

Other than Rice, there were some other 1,000 yard receivers in 1985, but some other years that offered up more players . . .

1985 (7 players, 23 total 1,000 yard seasons)

Jerry Rice 14

Andre Reed 4

Al Toon 2

Eddie Brown 1

Vance Johnson 1

Reggie Langhorne 1

Based on # of players with 1,000 yard seasons

1996 10

1988 9

1994 9

1991 8

2001 8

1965 7

1985 7

1999 7

Based on total 1,000 yard seasons

1996 39

1988 36

1985 26

1991 22

1994 21

1995 19

1983 17

1999 16

1957 15

1978 15

Good stuff. How about # of pro-bowls?

That part doesn't count, rice would totally skew any stats......

I think 1985 might still be ahead on total Pro-bowls, or 1996 may have just passed them recently. Actually you could argue that Rice "earned" his pro-bowls. It's Tasker that really skews the stat because of all the ST pro-bowls he went to.

 

[The Shizzle]

4 85 Buster Rhymes WR Oklahoma

There was a Buster Rhymes in the NFL??And all these years I thought that was an original rap name...