NFL Wide Receivers Mount Rushmore of the Super Bowl Era

GLENDALE, AZ - DECEMBER 24: Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals breaks from the line during the first half of the NFL game against the New York Giants at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 24, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals defeated the Giants 23-0. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

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Cris Carter (Philadelphia Eagles/Minnesota Vikings)

This might surprise a lot of people, but it shouldn’t. Cris Carter may not have been the easiest person to love both as a player and a teammate, but his greatness should never be in question. One thing that he can say that the other receivers on this list can’t? He did most of his damage without the benefits of a Hall of Fame quarterback.

Moss had Tom Brady. Rice has Joe Montana and Steve Young. Fitzgerald had Kurt Warner. The closest Carter ever got was two and a half seasons with Warren Moon who was 38-years old when they first got together. His best days were already long behind him. Yet Carter still managed to put up 13,899 yards and score 130 touchdowns.

How can people not be impressed by that? The fact he overcame a drug problem that almost destroyed his career on top of it makes it all the more impressive. Carter wasn’t the biggest or the fastest but he was smart, quick and had arguably the best hands of any wide receiver in NFL history. Turns out that can get you far in pro football.

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