A lot of people are throwing out a lot of names that I don't think have the slightest prayer at the record. Calvin Johnson's average route is too deep to support a 70+% catch rate. Greg Jennings will be fighting for catches with Donald Driver, James Jones, *AND* Jordy Nelson. Royal and Welker don't have the physical skills to be dominant enough to demand 200+ targets. Ditto that for Colston and White (great receivers, but not the kind of guys who will ever see 180+ targets). I'd say the chances of any of these guys ever getting the record are essentially 0%.Really, any single WR's chances of ever touching the record are probably 5% at best- that is a SERIOUS total, far and away the best in league history for a reason. Still, the only WRs with even that good of a chance are:Larry Fitz- Pros: best WR in the league. Already a proven target hog with a great career catch%. Played at an absurdly high level in the playoffs last year- possibly a harbinger of things to come.Cons: QB play. For another year or two, he's sharing with Boldin, too (although 'Quan is as good as gone first chance he gets).Anquan Boldin-Pros: I believe he's got the highest catches/game mark in NFL history, so he's got to be doing something right. Proved he could handle being the "target monster" his rookie season when he was his team's only threat. Already has a 70+% catch rate season under his belt (71% last season).Cons: Competing with Fitz for the time being. No clue where he's going to end up when he leaves Arizona. An elite talent, but not quite an uber-elite talent like Moss, Fitz, or AJ.Randy Moss-Pros: He's already got a 180+ target season under his belt, and he can handle being the only target so much that he's had a ratio named after him. Playing in an extremely prolific passing offense.Cons: Welker's stealing looks (although if Welker goes down, all bets are off). He's nearing the end of his prime, so he has very few shots left.Andre Johnson-Pros: He's been the only target for his entire career, so nothing new there. Put up really elite numbers with Schaub under center. Already managed a 70% catch rate season in '07, and followed up with 67% in '08.Cons: Not much, actually. No real competition for targets, a good enough QB to post a 70% catch rate with. In fact, looking into it, I like Andre Johnson over Fitz as the guy with the best shot to get the record.Brandon Marshall-Pros: The biggest target hog in the game today.Cons: Attitude. Health. Head. Hands. Situation. Attitude. Hands. Head. Attitude.I don't see any RBs in the game today pushing for the record without a major offensive shift like the one I mentioned earlier. Bush would have the best chance, but I'd like his odds a heckuvalot better if not for his knees. I don't see any WR other than those 5 having a prayer, either.
I also think it's more likely a RB does it. Reggie Bush could do it if he could stay healthy. Maybe McFadden?
What is the record for most receptions by a RB? Probably has to be up there i know MJD and Forte were pretty high last year.
Gotta be either Craig or Faulk.
Nope. Tomlinson had 100 in... 2002? 2003? Early this decade when Brees was a bust and the Chargers were terrible.