Who's the Best WR by Round in NFL Draft History?

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

What you didn't say (and you may not know): Steve Largent was from a different era of receivers. Now Largent has been passed in lots of career marks, but when he retired, he was 1st in career catches, receiving yards, and touchdowns.

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

Seattle raised 💯💯 yup he was #1 when he retired, underrated. Never forget Jim zorn & large t 🇺🇸

[@calcaleb7041]

And Shannon Sharpe retired the best TE ever wats your point 😂

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

@@calcaleb7041 That too.

[@griffinhays2053]

He's kind of the Fran Tarkenton of receivers. Because of how the game's evolved he's largely been passed over and is often an afterthought nowadays but when he retired he did so as the GOAT

[@davidstutz9893]

No gloves and and had 1 hand grabs

[@joebaker2311]

Drew Pearson going full heel is one of the best things ever

[@beanshady]

😂 omg LMAO yeah those Eagle fans couldn't stop him from raining down his Cowboys love!

[@Gungho73]

I gotta respect it. Its too strong!

[@stingrayslapper1595]

Let’s go DPJ the 6th round goat!!!

[@peterdestefano1232]

Lol that was in response to the David Akers bit

[@GenericUserNameHere]

Given his resume even though I’m not a cowboys fan, yeah he earned the right to talk all the shit

[@themarksman1313]

The 5,403 yard and 41 TD difference between Rice and #2 is almost equivalent to HOFer, Lynn Swann's career numbers (5,462 yards and 51 TDs)

[@OldManLuffy]

I mean jerry played 7 more seasons whatd you expect lol

[@carlbruh6059]

​@@OldManLuffy That's what made him better. Moss was washed at 33. Rice was a 1000 yard wr in his 40s.

[@byronsmith3152]

@@carlbruh6059 This is why Rice is considered the GOAT of all football players no matter position. His work ethic and dedication was second to none.

[@dtice69]

@@OldManLuffy you don't expect a receiver from the 80s to end up playing into his mid 40s and still be producing as good or better as dudes half his age lol

[@pjw-]

Swann was overrated but he came in cluctch

[@isaacpeachey8609]

So happy to see Matthew Slater get some love. Any New England Patriots fan will tell you that he has contributed so much to the team over the year just being on Special Teams. He is criminally underrated and deserves far more praise than he gets. Thank god that he has a coach who knows the value of special teams.

[@PuckADV]

He’s basically been the Special Teams coordinator ever since Joe Judge left for that giants job

[@AdamKlownzinger]

The most hit-or-miss first round draft prospects in all of football. If they miss, they’re almost always useless within 3 years, but if they hit, they have an unusually high chance of being a superstar!

[@asherkurr1825]

QBs are def more hit or miss imo

[@themaskeddefender9021]

@@asherkurr1825 Some 1st rounders QB’s can stick around as backups but you have no idea like Gabert.

[@asherkurr1825]

@@themaskeddefender9021 there are even more examples of first round qbs that aren’t even backups, and usually any first round qb ending as a backup is a disappointment although very likely

[@chicagodude8888]

Top 5 selected in the 98 draft is a good start.

[@tylerduong8282]

@@asherkurr1825❤ a whxy aaaaaa❤

[@leonellangston2009]

18:05 One of the best endings to a KTO video ever😅 so much Madness and Taunting going on! Along with the Highlights just bliss

[@thestag474]

as a pats fan, huge respect for mentioning and showing respect to matthew slater. though he doesn’t play receiver, his impact on the pats is incredible. thanks for showing love. not many people mention special teams

[@CharlesChristinaWH]

He's the goat special team specialist hrs definitely getting in the hall of Fame

[@rainztk]

That Drew Pearson outro is wild. What a legend.

[@Vike10018]

If AB didn't have CTE we'd be discussing him being the best of the 2010s and possibly ever. i hope he gets the help he needs

[@PunkRockGardener]

100%

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@dafuzzbear7711]

@@turdfergusonisafunnyname702 That’s the hit that’s the most people believe caused it but AB blames James Harrison for a particularly rough hit he took from him in practice. It’s probably just bs caused by the CTE tho.

[@trharrington22]

Julio exists

[@STZ3E]

he was the best of the 2010s tho statistically

[@lebronstan2328]

Diggs was definitely a rookie for the Rams

[@Billsfan86]

What do u mean

[@lebronstan2328]

@@Billsfan86 when he talks about 5th rounders he says Diggs was on the Rams his rookie year

[@lebronstan2328]

@P.J. Frost at 2:16 yes

[@lebronstan2328]

@P.J. Frost * 12:15

[@LprogressivesANDliberals]

SKOL 🟡🟣🟡🟣

[@Calebbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb]

12:16 oh yes, Rams legend Stefon Diggs.

[@johnemmert9012]

Drew Pearson was a class act then and was gracious for being snubbed for decades. I was so happy to see Staubach break the news of his induction. Even though I am too young to remember the 1990s Cowboys, I appreciate the history of those two guys enough to know it shouldn't have been anyone else breaking the news to Pearson.

[@thes_ntry]

Not to take away from your comment, but Pearson and Staubach were for the 1970’s Cowboys team, so he’s been waiting even longer

[@calennon3]

Personally I think Fitzgerald is highly underrated. Imagine if he had Montana, young, and gannon throwing him the ball for the majority of his career, the best he got was Kurt Warner and Carson Palmer at the tail end of their careers

[@GinkgoPete]

And he almost won a ring with just that

[@atstucke10]

Fitz being underrated is the sports hill im willing to die on. if you look at his years and realize he had 4th string QB's throwing too him half his career and still put up the 2nd most receiving yards all time. He was special.

[@dane5554]

@@GinkgoPete wow he almost won a superbowl with only a hall of famer at qb 😳

[@nasis18]

Steve Smith didn't even have that....

[@nedisahonkey]

49ers fan and definitely agree he was an all time great. Amazing person as well.

[@TakeAStabProductions]

Andre johnson somehow forgotten again, sad, you hate to see it. People don't remember just how dominant and freakishly athletic he was for his size

[@OldManLuffy]

He was drafted in the same round as terrell owens bro hes not even in the same class as TO hes a ring of honor guy for the texans at best and a future hall of famer but hes no TO

[@joeraguso5376]

Johnson was a first round pick

[@ILLUSI_O_N-V1]

@@OldManLuffy Andre was round 1…

[@scottst1112]

He wasn’t even the most dominant WR in his conference during the 2000’s. That goes to Marvin Harrison merely because the first half of the 2000’s, not including the half decade he embarrassed defenders during the late half of the 90’s. Johnson should make the hall of fame but he’s on the teir he belongs as Marvin Harrison belongs on the second with Moss and Johnson

[@jaguarsceltics]

You are literally the only KZbinr that does videos like this , 10 years ago vids, top 10 prospects, history, like bro you are a legend simple as that and i appreciate you! THANK YOU for your hard work and dedication!

[@KTOfootball]

I appreciate that!

[@lukesavage300]

Demariyus Thomas is very underrated, especially for how good his prime was

[@Gungho73]

He was a devastating weapon in his prime.

[@lukesavage300]

@@Gungho73 the bubble screen couldn't be stopped

[@Gungho73]

@@lukesavage300 His size/speed made it tough to stop. Had good hands too.

[@lukesavage300]

@@Gungho73 he was truly a different player, just got unlucky in his last few years with terrible qbs

[@Gungho73]

@@lukesavage300 At least we got to see what he could do with a great one.

[@JediMasterEzio]

If it wasn't for his craziness, there would be no question Antonio Brown would be in the HoF. But, he crazied himself right out of the running.

[@STZ3E]

he should be in the HOF. He was the best reciever, or top 3 for like 8 years straight

[@JediMasterEzio]

@@STZ3E , if it weren't for his off the field issues, I agree. But, it will hurt his vote turnout.

[@SharkBaitSHRKB]

prime ab is the greatest wr of all time. he was on pace and he lost his mind

[@reemo2119]

HOF voting is trash for using off the field stuff to discredit on the field play.

[@gabrielgomez8814]

AB career wise is truly a HOF, no doubt about it. But will he be inducted, probably not. But that's not to say that all HOF's are saints. The NFL has had plenty of sketchy HOF's in the past that are still there and acts like nothing ever happen. Hopefully AB can get some help.

[@robertwilloughby8050]

And Bruce and Ellard are really good friends too (Henry went out of his way to help Isaac, and the rest is history).

[@cityofmagic4370]

Drew Pearson also caught the first hail merry. Great video as always man! 19:10

[@jesseulrich2185]

7th Round Pick Donald Driver is the Green Bay Packers' leading WR (in yards). I think that deserves an honorable mention.

[@bryceking7871]

he did

[@MC-wg3fm]

*5x pro bowler also not 3 and Dancing with the stars champ but you knew that already 🤣

[@AdamRules420]

It’s actually pretty awesome you included Matt Slater’s story. Thank you for informing me

[@Kangaroo-Bob]

This was awesome. Please keep making them. As a relative newcomer from Australia I'm learning heaps about NFL history

[@DaddyPhoenix45]

Yo, Pearson's draft announcement for the Cowboys got me so hype I was ready to play for the Cowboys. AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE THEM🤣

[@tylerwalker8512]

Marques Colston was (and still is) the most underrated receiver of all time

[@tirider8990]

Marques Colston was amazing. He never made a Pro Bowl and was seen as the product of the Payton/Brees system. How underrated is he? He is almost always as just a “Honorable Mention” in “Underrated Players” lists.

[@johnmatthew8710]

I'd probably give a very slight edge to Rod Smith in that conversation, with Colston coming in at a close second.

[@timrc417]

LITERALLY THE EXACT VIDEO I WAS HOPING FOR! Keep being awesome, bro.

[@WumboWings96]

For the Undrafted section, I’d argue that Rod Smith would be the better choice. I honestly feel like he’s been snubbed pretty hard from the HoF as he’s 34th in NFL history in receiving yards as well as being a part of back to back Super Bowl wins, which happened to be his first 2 1k yard seasons of his career. I know they’re from different eras of football, but if Pearson’s in the HoF for what he did as a UDFA, then so should Rod Smith.

[@chicagodude8888]

Tight end is the one position where you’ll find hall of famers everywhere. Shannon Sharpe 7th round, Gates undrafted, Witten Gronk and Kelce 3rd round. Etc

[@mrow7598]

I see lots of mock drafts with a TE even one with 4 going in the 1st round on this year draft and all I can think is like RBs don't waste a 1st round pick on one.

[@mikeyserrano9748]

Ngl, respect on the way you integrated that NordVPN sponsor haha Flowed with the video, especially with keeping it football-related giving the audience something to compare to

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

Pearson's speech at the end was awesome lol. Those booos only fed into his energy lol.

[@Silverback5350]

This man deserves so much more likes and views. These are the best football videos on KZbin! Keep it up 💪🏽💪🏽

[@richardpace2484]

At 12:17 you say Diggs was a surprise rookie for the Rams.. he was a Vikings player and has never played for the Rams. He was drafted by Minnesota and played for them until his trade to Buffalo.

[@OldManLuffy]

Well randys at 156 tds all time and he played 13 seasons. Jerry retired at 197 and played 20 seasons. Wouldve been fun to see randy play 7 more seasons just to see how close he wouldve gotten to 197.

[@joeraguso5376]

It's Randy's own fault his career didn't last longer. I'd also like to see Rice play in the post Ty Law rule era too...

[@mrow7598]

Glad you gave a shout out to Slater. Maybe one more year left for him and I hope he gets another pro bowl nod.

[@TheRealMjb2k]

I think a video of on how many hall of famers come from each round could be interesting. Like what are the chances of being in the HOF if you’re drafted in the 1st vs second etc you know

[@wholesomecomment45]

Rod Smith should definitely make the Hall of Fame in my opinion. Also, should've at least talked about Donald Driver since I do believe he is the only 7th round wide receiver that is a member of the 10k receiving yards club.

[@yaslerfuj]

A mention of Adam thielen woulda been nice for the UFAs

[@TyTimeIsAwesome]

Cris Carter got no mentioned either, weird.

[@bioLarzen]

@@TyTimeIsAwesome To be fair, he was not undrafted in the normal sense of the word - he was picked in the supplemental draft. That said, he would have deserved at last an honourable mention, for sure.

[@cmotl1]

Donald Driver is the GOAT of 7th rounders. He holds the packers franchise's all-time records for most career receptions and receiving yards. He also went to 5 probowls.

[@Akkbar21]

You better mention Rod Smith as the greatest undrafted WR of all time 🫡 Rod is a HOFer.

[@tombosley3048]

Rod Smith should be in the hall of fame.

[@encognitusmaximus7598]

KTOOOOOO!!! Love the look backs over the years and the drafts. Brings back memories. Watching so many of these dudes makes me miss watching them play. Thanks for another awesome video bro.

[@jbalog748]

Going through some ruff shit and my grandpa died I’ve watched every single one of ur video (99% sure) and this helps me so much thank u

[@nasis18]

At first, I was like, "How is Steve Smith not the greatest 3rd reciever?!". Then I realized I was unaware that TO was also a third round pick. Also, I want to mention that Smith won the triple crown in 2005. Only been done twice in the last 25 years.

[@fortynights1513]

Triple crown has technically been done 12 or 13 times, but most of them were before the merger. Since the merger there’s Jerry Rice in 1990, Sterling Sharpe in 1992, Steve Smith in 2005, and Cooper Kupp in 2021.

[@_will795]

Bro that end speech gave me chills

[@JordTheeNord]

As a Pats fan I will forever love Wes Welker. Watching him dominate the short passing game is something that never got old for me.

[@Posirep]

As a Pats fan, Ill never forget him dropping the pass that would have sealed the Superbowl.

[@STZ3E]

@@Posirep biggest drop in team history

[@Posirep]

@Strutz3E Edelman wouldn't have dropped that shit. Wes was a playoff choker. Edelman was a playoff stud. Its sad Randy Moss doesnt have a ring cuz of a fucking helmet catch(and the often forgotten Asante Samuel dropped INT the play before the helmet catch) and Wes Welker dropping a pass.

[@STZ3E]

@@Posirep I feel like that’s the difference with many guys. Some guys absolutely kill it during the regular season, but then some guys have their legacies born by making huge plays in the postseason. Edelman has the biggest catch in team history (in my opinion) & should easily be a hall of famer. Hogan, Welker and Edelman, they all played their role but Edelman was the definition of showing up to a big game

[@Posirep]

@@STZ3E Hell, Jerry Rice himself said Edelman should be in the HoF just from his playoff stats

[@sharifhassan7742]

16:00 in terms of AB deserving a HOF spot, I believe that your on field production shouldn’t be overshadowed by off the field antics unless they’re committing felonies like murder of course. I thought it was bs that TO didn’t get in first ballot because of this. AB is a basket case but is easily a HOF WR

[@Sanders-vo4zz]

Love the video, thank you for taking the time to do this. Don't know if you take requests but a video on the most losses do to terrible calls by the refs would be very interesting. ❤ again great video.

[@ironarrow6971]

No mention of Cris Carter in the fourth? He’s 4th all time in receiving TD’s and has more yards than both Reed and Largent.

[@Kenji.Artistry_]

My grandfather usta go head to head with Bob Hayes on the track the stories he would share with me will forever be with me 🙏🏾

[@bioLarzen]

Great piece. If you also included the supplemental draft you could have also had Cris Carter ;)

[@Akkbar21]

Jerry Rice may very well be the best pro football player of all time.

[@quise8499]

This was your best outro yet 🔥

[@DLC667]

would love to see you do these for different positions brother this was fire 🔥

[@Ky3217]

The fact that T.O still plays any form of football is nuts

[@anarchy3176]

So happy my boy Steve made the list. Legendary receiver. Probably the best Seahawks to ever play. I still remember that forced fumble off that interception

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

And he hit Mike Harden, the player who laid Largent out with a dirty hit. Revenge!

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

Largent, and Ken Easley as all-time Seahawks. Both awesome.

[@sirhodor5655]

Always coming up with cool video ideas, love your content dude!

[@akoozab7122]

Not even mentioning Adam Thielen is crazy

[@JacaboBlanco]

Boldin is so underrated and appreciated.

[@Schmoopies]

Anquan ‘SO STRONG’ Boldin

[@RJ_Horning]

Lions legend

[@unadvanced3910]

Objective best WR list by draft round: 1st Round: Randy Moss 2nd Round: Sammy White 3rd Round: Jake Reed 4th Round: Jarius Wright 5th Round: Stefon Diggs 6th Round: Antonio Brown (I guess) 7th Round: Nobody Undrafted: Adam Thielen

[@payableondeath7]

Listening to you talk about Jerry Rice had me feeling nostalgic for a legendary contemporary of his, and my fav RB of all time, Emmitt Smith. I looked up his records to see if anyone currently playing is even close, and the only one is Derrick Henry being about 90 TD away from Smith's 164. I'm sure you've got all kinds of projects lined up but it would be cool to see your take on Smith and how special he is.

[@nedisahonkey]

Emmitt smith wasn't even the best RB in his era though. Put Barry Sanders on those cowboys team and he could have the all time record. Not that Emmitt Smith wasn't great, but only Cowboys fans would call him a GOAT.

[@SodaWasDeleted]

“Rams” 🥴 *Purple and Gold*

[@connorrivers995]

Out of all the cowboys that wore the number 88, Drew Pearson was the best. He may not have the numbers that Irvin had, but at least he never slashed his teammate across the throat with a pair of scissors.

[@willscastleofcards2456]

Shoutout to Slater, consistent leader in NE for YEARS at this point lol

[@007Zachman]

Ahhhh yes the Minnesota Rams😂

[@bryantsteury8910]

Rice was one of those guys who was absurdly ABSURDLY consistent and technical. Moss and TO were fucking filthy on some weeks and just fine on others (6-66 type lines). Rice was just on another plane and smooth like floyd Mayweather. You don't need to moss someone or Tyson knockout someone if you get 100-1000-10 year in and out. Which is an understatement for rice

[@chasehansen5397]

AB 1000% should be in the hall of fame. In his prime he was one of the 2 or 3 best ever

[@ethandixon0812]

Great vid! I’m curious what the round by round numbers would look like if TEs were included.

[@bvogs58schannel90]

AB was pretty much the only guy who had a chance to get close to Rice’s records at the pace he was going but unfortunately he threw it all away. That being said I do think that he should be a hall of famer despite all of his controversies

[@marknielsbeats]

I say julio did too but the fallout with the falcons and injuries ruined it

[@why-km6lo]

@@marknielsbeats Julio was great but he wasn't really on pace to break any of Rice's records

[@joalvarado8506]

@@why-km6lo You’re a tool. Jones reached 7k, 9k, 10k, 11k, 12k, and 13k career receiving yards in fewer games than anyone else in NFL history. Jones still averages the most yards per game of any WR who’s played more than 5 seasons. Julio Jones quite literally was on pace to be the greatest ever, but the media focused on AB because AB couldn’t keep his mouth shut.

[@bulldog3_42]

When people talk ST and the HOF they always bring up Hester who should make it But it would be criminal to leave Slater out

[@SirDupree]

I know this would have made this video longer, but at least give honorable mention to the players selected in the 8th round or higher pre-1994 change. Players such as Mark Clayton of the Miami Dolphins

[@brettrossi034]

Also, it's cool seeing Drew Pearson get some love too at the end of your video! It's cool seeing a HOF caliber WR who broke through the NFL living one town over from me in NJ.

[@omcurry3213]

i love when KTO posts while i’m watching ice spice twerking compilation

[@nedisahonkey]

Is this a meme? Or are we all just horny for ice spice?

[@Solznmid]

What??😭

[@xdfaceondabeat]

same

[@BroadswordMedia]

I love how two of the best of them all and are the goats of two different rounds both were drafted by the 49ers. And even crazier they both were from the south before they got drafted by the 49ers. Even crazier than that there was a point in time when they were both teammates. Awesome!

[@Dollarstorenationalist]

Fitzgerald should be higher

[@OldManLuffy]

No

[@Dollarstorenationalist]

@@OldManLuffy yes he was way better than Calvin Johnson, he had more yards, and receptions, and was on moss's level, he had less tds then miss but had more yards and receptions

[@ILLUSI_O_N-V1]

@@Dollarstorenationalist LMFAO WTF ARE YOU A CHILD? 😂 Calvin Johnson is a top 5 wr all time not cuz of numbers, just in general, personally he’s the greatest wr talent of all time, he just retired early. You saying Fitzgerald was on Moss’s level tells me how much of a kid you are cuz that’s the stupidest take I’ve ever heard, Fits never had a 1.5k+ season and never had a dominant memorable season like everyone above him, he only has numbers cuz of playing for a while, he got top 10 numbers but he is not even a top 10 wr of all time, argue with a wall, your arguments are dumb

[@lucassprague5292]

18:35 that was a push-off

[@BofaDee33]

The HoF isn't a popularity contest. A lot of people got screwed over because they had off field issues. Owens and Moss come to mind. No reason they shouldn't have been 1st ballot. If his stats are HoF worthy then Brown should get in. Personally feel like he needed 1 or 2 more great seasons to be inducted. Maybe one day he gets in hell Eli Manning will get in and he isn't HoF worthy to me if they put that guy in they might as well put Brown in on the 5th go.

[@mitchellbrock2944]

Moss was first ballot

[@Erauck]

Davante Adams, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Greg Jennings…. Packers always find great WRs in the 2nd round.

[@Dollarstorenationalist]

Fitzgerald is better then Calvin Johnson

[@trey.b.17]

great video as always, KTO. but that beat in the beginning was crazy!

[@joeyochoa7484]

Drew woke up that morning and chose VIOLENCE

[@JLBribiesca]

18:14 What a SICK burn 🔥 🔥 this dude makes me hate the Cowboys a whole lot less

[@BlueHawk350]

As a patriots fan, Edelman deserves the goat of 7th rounder receivers. He’s up there with jerry rice as one the most clutch WRs in history.

[@owensouthworth7793]

Love you legend 💯

[@jdwest34]

Thanks. Your endings crush.

[@bryangonzalez1446]

Your content is always dope! As far as Antonio Brown…he’s a hall of famer if you blur out his name and look at his stats. He’s not first ballot though because of antics and how his career rapidly declined after his last pro bowl season. Keep up the great work as always KTO!

[@snowless456]

Most underrated 3rd round WR gotta be Tyler Lockett

[@xfran1065]

Bro this video should get ATLEAST 2mil views man the amount of work put into this is surreal

[@aVerveQuest]

Reed played in a pass heavy team with Jim Kelly. Largent retured as the all time yards leader, the goat at the time, while playing for Chuck Knox a notorious run first coach and having Jim Zorn and Dave Krieg as his QBs. Largent rivals Moss For 2nd best all time when you apply Context

[@wizardspacecow8365]

edleman not making an all pro is insane

[@STZ3E]

If you can murder someone and be in the HOF, yes AB should be in the HOF. One of the best route runners and RAC guys we've ever seen on the field. Undoubtedly would be a SB champion with the Steelers if he didn't have to face Brady every postseason

[@TheLinnux1]

Shit AB had like the greatest 8 year stretch/peak of any WR ever.. he was true greatness before his craziness.

[@therealmcromano319]

Drew Pearson was so cold in the clutch, he ripped the hearts out of 4 or 5 fanbases

[@footballislife1430]

This is what I was waiting for 💪

[@sebastiandiego5905]

AB does belong in the PRO FOOTBALL Hall of Fame. His off the field antics shouldn’t weigh in on it at all because when he was playing, he was one of, if not, the best receivers in the game

[@shake6321]

thank you for this. i am a draft geek and i love debating / discussing with people what round is the best to draft certain positions. i used chat gpt to analyze the last 20 Super bowls and AFC/NFC championship games. you will realize what positions you have to draft high and which ones you can draft lower. you’re not gonna find WR later in the draft but you will find interior oline.

[@earlridleniv5110]

had to look up if diggs was actually on the rams lmao u tripped me out

[@cheeseier]

I really love these videos I'd love to see them for every position

[@shades9723]

Great format! Loved it 🔥

[@nielsenb22]

Man I feel like Cooper Kupp deserved more of a shout out in the 3rd round section. I know he doesn't quite stack up with the TO his 2021 season is top 5 easily for a receiver and still has time to rack up stats.

[@kevinkarsnia109]

Imagine if Moss had Montana and Young his whole career, we see what he did with Brady.

[@sunshizzleyou]

That’s actually a great question who’s the most “critical player on the field” when the game is on the line. I’d vote QB and why they traditionally win MVPs but it’s an interesting debate.