Top 10 NFL Receiving Corps

By: Jake

1. Arizona Cardinals- No doubt here, Larry Fitzgerald has established himself as the best WR in the game, and then you add in Anquan Boldin AND Seteve Breaston, (all 3 were 1,000 yd receivers) and you have a truly complete WR corps that strikes fear into every teams defense.

2. New England Patriots- Again, the easy pick is the Patriots. Randy Moss is likely a future HOFer and Wes Welker is a constant 1,000 yard receiver. These two make this choice a no brainer especially with Brady coming back. We all know his accord with Moss. 

3. Carolina Panthers- When you think Carolina Panthers, you think of Steve Smith, but not many people realize how well Muhsin Muhammad  succeeded with Delhomme at the helms. The 2 time pro bowl WR had a astounding 923 yards and 5 TDs last year. He did all this with Steve Smith ahead of him taking most of the receptions and a very strong running game. 

4. Denver Broncos- The Broncos come in 4th just behind the Panthers with the pairing of Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal. Marshall was dominating at times and invisible at others. This combined with his tendency to fumble dropped the Broncos to 4th even with Rookie Eddie Royal being 20 yards away from a 1,000 yard season. Add in Scheffler at TE and you have #4 in the rankings.

5. Green Bay Packers- This underrated group comes in at #5 with two 1,000 yard receivers in Jennings and Driver. Aaron Rodgers was wildly successful last year thanks to the development of Jennings and the reliability of Driver, not to mention the emergence of Jordy Nelson, as a surprise receiver who chipped in 400 yards and 2 TDs

6. Buffalo Bills- The Bills surprised everyone by signing T.O. to a contract in the off-season, and it lands them in #6. The combination of Lee Evans, T.O. and Josh Reed asa  slot receiver is hard to deny a place in the top 5, but they just missed it. If Trent Edwards becomes a legitimate QB, this group could definitely rise by the end of next year.

7.Houston Texans- They do have a dynamic duo of WR and TE in the Andre Johnson and TE Owen Daniels who shockingly had 862 yards and 2 TDs. However, Kevin Walter is what puts this team so high on the list as he had 900 yards and 8 TDs last year on a team with a disfunctional QB rotating door between Sage Rosenfels and Matt Schaub.

8. Atlanta Falcons- Once again, an off-season addition vaults a team into the top ten. Tony Gonzalez is a key receiver that Matt Ryan will know he can throw to on 3rd down if he gets in trouble. Add him to Roddy White, who has put up back to back very impressive seasons, and you have a very dangerous pairing who will definitely wreak havoc on opposing defenses. Last but not least, Mike Jenkins is not a bad 2nd receiver to compliment Gonzalez and White.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers- The reigning Champs have reason to be excited again next year as they fall into the rankings at #9. When you have both Santonio Holmes, who makes catch after catch and gets a lot of YAC, and the timeless Hines Ward, the top 10 is no stretch for you. When you throw in TE Heath Miller too, this teams corps gets even scarier.

10. San Diego Chargers- The Chargers have a very well balanced receiving corps led by Vincent Jackson and Antonio Gates. These players give Phillip Rivers many options on each play, and if some how they're both covered, Chris Chambers and Malcom Floyd probably aren't. Even though Chambers hasn't performed to the expectations of when they traded him, he's a good 3rd WR.