2012 Finalists comparative stats: Wide Receivers
Enshrinement
Published on : 1/13/2012
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) | |||||||||||||||||
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