A.J. Brown is one of the best pass catchers in football, and after three straight monster performances, he’s second in the NFL in receiving yards (672), and he’s on pace for close to 1,900 yards after six games.
Brown and the Eagles are preparing for Tyreek Hill and the Miami Dolphins, with their speedy pass catcher leading the league with 814 yards, and he cruises towards 2,000+ yards on the season.
On Friday, the Eagles All-Pro was asked to name his top five wide receivers all time, and he’s catching some flak for excluding some massive names.
AJ Brown just named his top 5 WRs of all time. Joked he is bias in towards recent players and no disrespect towards older players.
His list:
1. Jerry Rice
2. Julio Jones
3. Calvin Johnson
4. Larry Fitzgerald
5. Antonio Brown #Eagles pic.twitter.com/FyqPVLIViw— Eliot Shorr-Parks (@EliotShorrParks) October 20, 2023
Brown joked that he meant no disrespect to any older player left off his list.
1
Jerry Rice
Rice hold multiple NFL records, including receptions (1,549); receiving yards (22,895 yards); most 1,000-yard receiving seasons (14); total touchdowns (208); and combined net yards (23,546).
Overall, Rice played 20 seasons for the 49ers, Raiders and Seahawks. He had 1,549 catches for 22,895 yards and 208 touchdowns.
Rice was selected to play in 13 Pro Bowls, winning 2 Offensive Player of the Year awards, 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 3 Super Bowls.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010.
2
Julio Jones
A mentor and legend to Brown, Jones is an All-Time great, having logged 903 receptions for 13,629 yards and 81 touchdowns.
3
Calvin Johnson
Johnson played 9 seasons for the Lions.
He had 731 catches for 11,619 yards and scored 84 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 6 Pro Bowls and inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2021.
4
Larry Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald played 17 seasons for the Cardinals. He had 1,432 catches for 17,492 yards and scored 121 touchdowns. Fitzgerald was selected to play in 11 Pro Bowls, and won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award.
5
Antonio Brown
Brown played 12 seasons for the Steelers, Buccaneers and Patriots. He had 928 catches for 12,291 yards and scored 88 touchdowns, along with 187 punt returns for 1,761 yards. He was selected to play in 7 Pro Bowls and won a Super Bowl.
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Missed the cut
Lynn Swann
Sterling Sharpe
Don Hutson
Reggie Wayne
Steve Smith Sr.
Terrell Owens
Cris Carter
Marvin Harrison
Michael Irvin
Harold Carmichael
Mike Quick
Tim Brown
Raymond Berry
Fred Biletnikoff
Art Monk
Steve Largent
