Ranking CFB's best receivers of the last 50 years.
Ranking CFB's best receivers of the last 50 years. As Jeremiah Smith continues to amaze, Bill Connelly looks at where his career fits among the best ever.
There are certain non-negotiables when it comes to historic rankings. I have my own thoughts, for example, about who the best college quarterback of the 2000s is, and they're pretty different than everyone else's.
KEY POINTS
- Randy Moss, Marshall
- Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State
- Larry Fitzgerald, Pittsburgh
- DeVonta Smith, Alabama
- Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
- Desmond Howard, Michigan
- Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
- Tim Brown, Notre Dame
- Calvin Johnson, Georgia Tech
- Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State
- Keyshawn Johnson, USC
- Anthony Carter, Michigan
- Peter Warrick, Florida State
- Bobby Engram, Penn State
- Ja'Marr Chase, LSU
- Reidel Anthony, Florida
- James Washington, Oklahoma State
- Josh Reed, LSU
- Hart Lee Dykes, Oklahoma State
- Charles Rogers, Michigan State
- Wendell Davis, LSU
- Ryan Broyles, Oklahoma
- Marcus Harris, Wyoming
- Michael Irvin, Miami
- Torry Holt, NC State
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
- Amari Cooper, Alabama
- Braylon Edwards, Michigan
- Tyler Lockett, Kansas State
- Mike Williams, USC
- Terrance Williams, Baylor
- Marqise Lee, USC
- Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
- Mike Evans, Texas A&M
- Jameson Williams, Alabama/Ohio State
- Wes Chandler, Florida
- Corey Davis, Western Michigan
- Mike Hass, Oregon State
- John Jefferson, Arizona State
- Tavon Austin, West Virginia
- Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- Ozzie Newsome, Alabama
- Aaron Turner, Pacific
- Danario Alexander, Missouri
- Golden Tate, Notre Dame
- Dede Westbrook, Oklahoma
- Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State
- A.J. Green, Georgia
- Kirk Gibson, Michigan State
- Trevor Insley, Nevada