Best Wide Receivers Year-By-Year
These are the best Wide Receivers for each season over the past 30 years. This list is based off talent and performance throughout the season and playoffs. Some people value some stats over others and my goal was to look at their statline and team success as a whole to determine the rankings on this list.
1990
Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1502 | 100 | 10 | 15.0 |
Runner Up – Andre Rison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1208 | 82 | 10 | 14.7 |
1991
Best Wide Receiver – Michael Irvin
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1523 | 93 | 8 | 16.4 |
Runner Up – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1206 | 80 | 14 | 15.1 |
1992
Best Wide Receiver – Sterling Sharpe
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1461 | 108 | 13 | 13.5 |
Runner Up – Michael Irvin
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1396 | 78 | 7 | 17.9 |
1993
Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1503 | 98 | 15 | 15.3 |
Runner Up – Sterling Sharpe
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1274 | 112 | 11 | 11.4 |
1994
Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1499 | 112 | 13 | 13.4 |
Runner Up – Cris Carter
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1256 | 122 | 7 | 10.3 |
1995
Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1848 | 122 | 15 | 15.1 |
Runner Up – Herman Moore
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1686 | 123 | 14 | 13.7 |
1996
Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1254 | 108 | 8 | 11.6 |
Runner Up – Herman Moore
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1296 | 106 | 9 | 12.2 |
1997
Best Wide Receiver – Herman Moore
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1293 | 104 | 8 | 12.4 |
Runner Up – Rob Moore
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1584 | 97 | 8 | 16.3 |
1998
Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1313 | 69 | 17 | 19.0 |
Runner Up – Antonio Freeman
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1424 | 84 | 14 | 17.0 |
1999
Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1663 | 115 | 12 | 14.5 |
Runner Up – Randy Moss
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1413 | 80 | 11 | 17.7 |
2000
Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1413 | 102 | 14 | 13.9 |
Runner Up – Terrell Owens
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1451 | 97 | 13 | 15.0 |
2001
Best Wide Receiver – Terrell Owens
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1412 | 92 | 16 | 15.2 |
Runner Up – Marvin Harrison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1524 | 109 | 15 | 15.0 |
2002
Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1722 | 143 | 11 | 12.0 |
Runner Up – Terrell Owens
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1300 | 100 | 13 | 13.0 |
2003
Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1632 | 111 | 70 | 14.7 |
Runner Up – Torry Holt
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1696 | 117 | 12 | 14.5 |
2004
Best Wide Receiver – Muhsin Muhammed
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1405 | 93 | 16 | 15.1 |
Runner Up – Terrell Owens
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1200 | 77 | 14 | 15.6 |
2005
Best Wide Receiver – Steve Smith
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1563 | 103 | 12 | 15.2 |
Runner Up – Larry Fitzgerald
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1409 | 103 | 10 | 13.7 |
2006
Best Wide Receiver – Chad Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1366 | 87 | 7 | 15.7 |
Runner Up – Marvin Harrison
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1366 | 95 | 12 | 14.4 |
2007
Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1493 | 98 | 23 | 15.2 |
Runner Up – Terrell Owens
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1355 | 81 | 15 | 16.7 |
2008
Best Wide Receiver – Larry Fitzgerald
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1431 | 96 | 8 | 14.9 |
Runner Up – Andre Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1575 | 115 | 12 | 13.7 |
2009
Best Wide Receiver – Andre Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1569 | 101 | 9 | 15.5 |
Runner Up – Wes Welker
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1348 | 123 | 4 | 11.0 |
2010
Best Wide Receiver – Roddy White
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1389 | 115 | 10 | 12.1 |
Runner Up – Brandon Lloyd
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1448 | 77 | 11 | 18.8 |
2011
Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1681 | 96 | 16 | 17.7 |
Runner Up – Wes Welker
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1569 | 122 | 9 | 12.9 |
2012
Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1964 | 122 | 5 | 16.1 |
Runner Up – Brandon Marshall
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1508 | 118 | 11 | 12.8 |
2013
Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1492 | 84 | 12 | 17.8 |
Runner Up – Josh Gordon
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1646 | 87 | 9 | 18.9 |
2014
Best Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1698 | 129 | 13 | 13.2 |
Runner Up – Demaryius Thomas
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1619 | 111 | 11 | 14.6 |
2015
Best Wide Receiver – Julio Jones
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1871 | 136 | 8 | 13.8 |
Runner Up – Antonio Brown
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1834 | 136 | 10 | 13.5 |
2016
Best Wide Receiver – Julio Jones
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1409 | 83 | 6 | 17.0 |
Runner Up – Antonio Brown
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1284 | 106 | 12 | 12.1 |
2017
Best Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1533 | 101 | 9 | 15.2 |
Runner Up – DeAndre Hopkins
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1378 | 96 | 14 | 14.4 |
2018
Best Wide Receiver – DeAndre Hopkins
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1572 | 115 | 11 | 13.7 |
Runner Up – Julio Jones
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1677 | 113 | 8 | 14.8 |
2019
Best Wide Receiver – Michael Thomas
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1725 | 149 | 9 | 11.6 |
Runner Up – Julio Jones
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1394 | 99 | 6 | 14.1 |
2020
Best Wide Receiver – Davante Adams
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1374 | 115 | 18 | 11.9 |
Runner Up – Stefon Diggs
YDS | RECS | TDS | Y/R |
---|---|---|---|
1523 | 127 | 8 | 12.1 |
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