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

Runner Up – Andre Rison

1991

Best Wide Receiver – Michael Irvin

Runner Up – Jerry Rice

1992

Best Wide Receiver – Sterling Sharpe

Runner Up – Michael Irvin

1993

Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice

Runner Up – Sterling Sharpe

1994

Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice

Runner Up – Cris Carter

1995

Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice

Runner Up – Herman Moore

1996

Best Wide Receiver – Jerry Rice

Runner Up – Herman Moore

1997

Best Wide Receiver – Herman Moore

Runner Up – Rob Moore

1998

Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss

Runner Up – Antonio Freeman

1999

Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison

Runner Up – Randy Moss

2000

Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison

Runner Up – Terrell Owens

2001

Best Wide Receiver – Terrell Owens

Runner Up – Marvin Harrison

2002

Best Wide Receiver – Marvin Harrison

Runner Up – Terrell Owens

2003

Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss

Runner Up – Torry Holt

2004

Best Wide Receiver – Muhsin Muhammed

Runner Up – Terrell Owens

2005

Best Wide Receiver – Steve Smith

Runner Up – Larry Fitzgerald

2006

Best Wide Receiver – Chad Johnson

Runner Up – Marvin Harrison

2007

Best Wide Receiver – Randy Moss

Runner Up – Terrell Owens

2008

Best Wide Receiver – Larry Fitzgerald

Runner Up – Andre Johnson

2009

Best Wide Receiver – Andre Johnson

Runner Up – Wes Welker

2010

Best Wide Receiver – Roddy White

Runner Up – Brandon Lloyd

2011

Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson

Runner Up – Wes Welker

2012

Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson

Runner Up – Brandon Marshall

2013

Best Wide Receiver – Calvin Johnson

Runner Up – Josh Gordon

2014

Best Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown

Runner Up – Demaryius Thomas

2015

Best Wide Receiver – Julio Jones

Runner Up – Antonio Brown

2016

Best Wide Receiver – Julio Jones

Runner Up – Antonio Brown

2017

Best Wide Receiver – Antonio Brown

Runner Up – DeAndre Hopkins

2018

Best Wide Receiver – DeAndre Hopkins

Runner Up – Julio Jones

2019

Best Wide Receiver – Michael Thomas

Runner Up – Julio Jones

2020

Best Wide Receiver – Davante Adams

Runner Up – Stefon Diggs

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