2012 Finalists comparative stats: Wide Receivers 01/13/2012 See All News The three wide receivers under consideration for the Class of 2012 all have been Hall of Fame finalists multiple times. This year marks the sixth straight year that Andre Reed has been a finalist while Cris Carter is among the group of 17 finalists for the fifth consecutive year. Tim Brown, who also excelled as a kick return man, has been a finalist three straight times. All three players still rank among the top 10 career leaders in receptions. Stats | Honors Wide Receiver Finalists for 2012 Election Receiving Rushing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Scoring Player Yrs. No. Yds TD No. Yds TD No. Yds. TD No. Yds. TD TD PAT FG TOT Tim Brown 17 1,094 14,934 100 50 190 1 326 3,320 1 49 1235 1 103 0 0 620 Cris Carter 16 1,101 13,899 130 13 41 0 - - - 13 244 0 131 0 0 796 Andre Reed 16 951 13,198 87 75 500 1 5 12 0 - - - 88 0 0 528 Wide Receivers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Receiving Rushing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Scoring Player Yrs. No. Yds TD No. Yds TD No. Yds. TD No. Yds. TD TD PAT FG TOT Lance Alworth 11 542 10,266 85 24 129 2 29 309 0 10 216 0 87 0 0 524 Raymond Berry 13 631 9,275 68 - - - - - - 2 27 0 68 0 0 408 Fred Biletnikoff 14 589 8,974 76 - - - - - - - - - 77 0 0 462 Tom Fears 9 400 5,397 38 5 15 0 - - - - - - 39 12 1 249 Bob Hayes 11 371 7,414 71 24 68 2 104 1,158 3 23 581 0 76 - - 456 Elroy Hirsch* 12 387 7,029 60 207 687 4 21 286 1 21 566 1 67 5 4 419 Michael Irvin 12 750 11,904 65 6 6 0 - - - - - - 65 2 0 392 Charlie Joiner 18 750 12,146 65 8 22 0 - - - 10 194 0 65 0 0 390 Steve Largent 14 819 13,089 100 17 83 1 8 68 0 8 156 0 101 2 0 608 Dante Lavelli* 11 386 6,488 62 2 23 0 - - - 2 10 0 62 0 0 372 James Lofton 16 764 14,004 75 32 246 1 - - - 1 0 0 76 0 0 456 Don Maynard 15 633 11,834 88 24 70 - 26 132 0 14 343 0 88 0 0 532 Tommy McDonald 12 495 8,410 84 17 22 0 73 404 1 51 1,055 0 85 0 0 510 Bobby Mitchell 11 521 7,954 65 513 2,735 18 69 699 3 102 2,690 5 91 0 0 546 Art Monk 16 940 12,721 68 63 332 0 - - - 1 10 0 68 0 0 408 Pete Pihos 9 373 5619 61 9 -4 0 1 26 1 6 66 0 63 0 0 378 Jerry Rice 20 1,549 22,895 194 87 645 10 - - - 1 6 0 204 0 0 1,232 John Stallworth 14 537 8,723 63 9 111 1 - - - - - - 64 0 0 384 Lynn Swann 9 336 5,462 51 11 72 1 61 739 1 3 11 0 53 0 0 318 Charley Taylor 13 649 9,110 79 442 1,488 11 5 63 0 5 133 0 90 0 0 540 Paul Warfield 13 427 8,565 85 22 204 0 - - - 1 4 0 86 0 0 516 *Includes statistics from the All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Back to news