Most Dominant Fantasy Players Since 1970: Wide Receivers (Career)

by Chase Stuart on June 21, 2019

Over the last week, I’ve looked at the best fantasy players since 1970. Here are those links:

QB single-season
QB career
RB single-season
RB career
WR single-season

Today, the WR career list. It will come as no surprise that Jerry Rice is, by far, the greatest fantasy football wide receiver. His dominance is unmatched. After him comes three contemporaries in Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and Marvin Harrison. You might be surprised to see Steve Largent come in at #5, who had 7 different seasons where he was a top-5 fantasy wide receiver.

Rk	Wide Receiver	First Yr	Last Yr	VBD
1	Jerry Rice	1985	2004	1735
2	Randy Moss	1998	2012	1025
3	Terrell Owens	1996	2010	1002
4	Marvin Harrison	1996	2008	941
5	Antonio Brown	2010	2018	865
6	Steve Largent	1976	1989	810
7	Cris Carter	1987	2002	735
8	Larry Fitzgerald	2004	2018	688
9	Calvin Johnson	2007	2015	684
10	Torry Holt	1999	2009	635
11	James Lofton	1978	1993	605
12	Brandon Marshall	2006	2018	599
13	Tim Brown	1988	2004	597
14	Sterling Sharpe	1988	1994	574
15	Julio Jones	2011	2018	573
16	Andre Johnson	2003	2016	571
17	Michael Irvin	1988	1999	563
18	Isaac Bruce	1994	2009	561
19	Harold Carmichael	1971	1984	553
20	Steve Smith	2001	2016	535
21	Cliff Branch	1972	1985	527
22	Mark Clayton	1983	1993	518
23	Reggie Wayne	2001	2014	509
24	Herman Moore	1991	2002	499
25	Andre Rison	1989	2000	479
26	Jimmy Smith	1992	2005	475
27	Harold Jackson	1968	1983	475
28	Gary Clark	1985	1995	469
29	Chad Johnson	2001	2011	469
30	Wes Chandler	1978	1988	469
31	Rod Smith	1995	2006	462
32	Andre Reed	1985	2000	459
33	Anquan Boldin	2003	2016	458
34	Gene Washington	1969	1979	447
35	A.J. Green	2011	2018	426
36	Wes Welker	2004	2015	425
37	John Stallworth	1974	1987	422
38	Art Monk	1980	1995	422
39	Roddy White	2005	2015	421
40	Hines Ward	1998	2011	405
41	Charlie Joiner	1969	1986	400
42	John Gilliam	1967	1977	399
43	Odell Beckham	2014	2018	391
44	Mike Quick	1982	1990	389
45	Henry Ellard	1983	1998	386
46	Wesley Walker	1977	1989	382
47	Demaryius Thomas	2010	2018	373
48	Roy Green	1979	1992	373
49	Fred Biletnikoff	1965	1978	366
50	Jordy Nelson	2008	2018	363
51	DeAndre Hopkins	2013	2018	355
52	Joe Horn	1996	2007	354
53	Anthony Miller	1988	1997	353
54	Tony Hill	1977	1986	350
55	Stanley Morgan	1977	1990	346
56	Drew Hill	1979	1993	346
57	John Jefferson	1978	1985	346
58	Charley Taylor	1964	1977	339
59	Marques Colston	2006	2015	337
60	Dwight Clark	1979	1987	332
61	Drew Pearson	1973	1983	331
62	Sammy White	1976	1985	331
63	Mel Gray	1971	1982	330
64	Dez Bryant	2010	2017	328
65	Mark Duper	1982	1992	314
66	Carl Pickens	1992	2000	313
67	Antonio Freeman	1995	2003	312
68	Paul Warfield	1964	1977	308
69	Joey Galloway	1995	2010	307
70	Gary Garrison	1966	1977	297
71	Cris Collinsworth	1981	1988	296
72	Lynn Swann	1974	1982	295
73	Ken Burrough	1970	1981	293
74	Derrick Mason	1997	2011	292
75	Irving Fryar	1984	2000	287
76	Isaac Curtis	1973	1984	282
77	Nat Moore	1974	1986	280
78	Alfred Jenkins	1975	1983	270
79	Greg Jennings	2006	2015	266
80	Ernest Givins	1986	1995	264
81	Ahmad Rashad	1972	1982	260
82	Steve Watson	1979	1987	249
83	Eric Moulds	1996	2007	249
84	Donald Driver	1999	2012	247
85	Bob Chandler	1971	1982	245
86	Mike Evans	2014	2018	244
87	Reggie Rucker	1970	1981	244
88	Muhsin Muhammad	1996	2009	244
89	Terance Mathis	1990	2002	238
90	Vincent Jackson	2005	2016	229
91	Santana Moss	2001	2014	229
92	Keenan McCardell	1992	2007	229
93	Anthony Carter	1985	1995	228
94	Keyshawn Johnson	1996	2006	227
95	Charlie Brown	1982	1987	217
96	Otis Taylor	1965	1975	216
97	T.J. Houshmandzadeh	2001	2011	215
98	Al Toon	1985	1992	213
99	DeSean Jackson	2008	2018	211
100	Darrell Jackson	2000	2008	210

As always, please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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