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NFL Power Rankings: 30 Best Wide Receivers of All-Time

By Daniel

Aug 2, 2013; Canton, OH, USA; Minnesota Vikings former wide receiver Cris Carter poses with his bust during the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement at Fawcett Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 2, 2013; Canton, OH, USA; Minnesota Vikings former wide receiver Cris Carter poses with his bust during the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement at Fawcett Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 30, 2013; Greensboro, GA, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks former football player Sterling Sharpe tees off during the Chick-fil-A Challenge at the Reynolds Plantation Resort. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey/CFA-pr via USA TODAY Sports **HAND OUT PHOTO **
Apr 30, 2013; Greensboro, GA, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks former football player Sterling Sharpe tees off during the Chick-fil-A Challenge at the Reynolds Plantation Resort. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey/CFA-pr via USA TODAY Sports **HAND OUT PHOTO ** /

7. Sterling Sharpe, Green Bay Packers: 109 Points

Although he may enjoy golf now, Sterling Sharpe was once an amazing football player. The neck injury that cut Sharpe’s career short is one of the NFL’s real tragedies. If not for that injury Sharpe may have challenged Jerry Rice for many of his all-time receiving records. In just seven years in the NFL Sharpe amassed more ‘points’ than all receivers in NFL history except for the six in front of him. As far as ‘points per year’ (in this system) he came in slightly ahead of Rice. But injuries are a part of the game, thus he comes in at No. 7 on this list.

Three times Sharpe led the league in receptions, twice he led the league in receiving touchdowns and once he led the NFL in receiving yards. Three times he was named First Team All-Pro and five times was named to the Pro Bowl. He was on pace to become one of the NFL’s all-time greatest players, even so he comes in ranked particularly high on this list. He was that dominant.

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