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Rating the NFL's Top 10 WRs
"Jordan"
49ers Paradise Fan Press
09.12.2001

1. Terrell Owens, SF-He's got the kind of field presence teams crave with his size, strength, speed, and deadly run-after-catch abilities. The best that can be said about his hands are that they're big. He'll have his drops, but there isn't a receiver in the game who doesn't. What this guy does with the ball in his hands is better than anyone else in football. He's like Barry Sanders after the catch. He's always a threat to take it the distance, or at least take it a VERY long way. There is absolutely no way in hell you can be assured of wrapping up on this guy! He catches the ball in traffic and then could make 10 people miss if he had to, then bust out of the pack and take it the distance. I saw him do that his rookie year, although it was called back on a penalty.

2. Randy Moss, MIN-The new-era football superstar. Everyone pays to see this guy dominate. He's got a ton of big play ability. He's the best deep ball receiver in the game, but if he can separate, he can take anything to the house with his outstanding speed. If he's got any room at all, he's gone. That said, he should probably open things up for other guys underneath. But he doesn't. He's a ball hog, he gets mad when the ball's not going his way. He's a poor team player, unlike Owens, which keeps him lower.

3. Keyshawn Johnson, TB-Even with Shaun King as the starting QB, he still produced. He doesn't get a lot of separation on his routes, but he doesn't have to. He's so strong, he's such a great leaper, and he's got such incredible ball skills, he's almost always going to come up with the pass. He's a big, strong, physical possession receiver. But he can also get deep, and he'll fight for extra yardage, something other possession guys don't always do. He can break a tackle or two, take it up field for more yards.

4. Eric Moulds, BUF-Great playing speed, dynamic runner after the catch and deep receiver. He goes one speed, everyone else goes another. He plays even faster with his football pads on. He's quick to change gears, he's got great ball adjustment skills. He's a big-play guy, not a separation or possession guy.

5. Marvin Harrison, IND-His hands look like they have some glue made from the Colts' factory. Everything sticks to his hands. He's really undersized, he's looks very petite on the football field. But he catches everything underneath the big safeties with his outstanding leaping ability and ball skills, beats corners with his speed, change-of-direction-ability, and routes.

6. Chris Carter, MIN-He still knows how to push off and separate on his routes, he snatches the ball better than anyone in the game today. Everything catchable he catches. He's the game's best possession receiver of all time, but the problem has always been, he's not much of a threat after that, especially not anymore. They've got Moss there to make the big plays. In the old days, he could get by the DB fot the deep ball, or shake a tackler and take it up field for RAC yards.

7. Isaac Bruce, STL-He's an excellent possession receiver. He's an outstanding route runner, he gets great separation, he's got tremendous ball skills. He knows how to avoid the big initial hit. He's elusive, he's just not a big threat after he catches the ball. He whimps out when it comes to taking risks. He's going to slide or step out of bounds almost every time. However, he's a damn good deep receiver. He gets good separation from the corner on the deep ball, he's got outstanding ball adjustment ability.

8. Torry Holt, STL-He can catch the short and deep balls, he's up there with Moss on the deep ball skills. He's got great speed, good leaping ability, good hands. Now, he loses focus an awful lot at this stage, he drops a ton of balls that he should catch to look like a professional, but he's a big-time threat in the horizonal passing game. He's great at bumping and getting off the corner, finding the seem, getting separation. He's a big play guy, he's extremely productive, but his hands and the fact that he plays in a system like the one he's in holds him down.

9. Ed McCaffrey, DEN-Big, strong, tough, fearless. Catches pretty much EVERYTHING, even balls not even thrown his way! He's a big, physical blocker, he's a blue-collar, hard working individual. His ball skills and size advantage put him up there at the top of the possession receivers list with Carter. He may even be better at this stage. After the catch, he's strong, he's physical, he's tough as hell to bring down. The thing that'll surprise you is that he's a very nimble route runner. He looks like he's 6'7" or 6'8", a basketball player, but he knows how to separate.

10. Jimmy Smith, JAX-He's an outstanding deep receiver, up there with Moss and Holt. He's got great hands, among the best pair in the league. His concentration is exceptional. After the catch, he's tough, he's looking for a seem, and he can take off for extra yardage. But by no means does he have big speed, nor is he that tough catching over the middle.

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