2014 Finalists vs. HOF receivers

First-year eligible nominee Marvin Harrison joins Tim Brown, and Andre Reed as finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Their career statistics rank among the best receivers in history. Here is how their receiving numbers contrast to the 22 modern era wide receivers enshrined in Canton.

		RECEIVING				HONORS
Player	Yrs.	No.	Yds.	Avg.	TD		All-Pro	Pro Bowls
TIM BROWN	17	1,094	14,934	13.7	100		2**	9
MARVIN HARRISON	13	1,102	14,580	13.2	128		6	8
ANDRE REED	16	951	13,198	13.9	87		0	7
HOF WRs
Lance Alworth	11	542	10,266	18.9	85		7	7
Raymond Berry	13	631	9,275	14.7	68		3	5
Fred Biletnikoff	14	589	8,974	15.2	76		2	6
Cris Carter	16	1,101	13,899	12.6	130		2	8
Tom Fears	9	400	5,397	13.5	38		2	1
Bob Hayes	11	371	7,414	20.0	71		3	3
Elroy Hirsch*	12	387	7,029	18.2	60		2	3
Michael Irvin	12	750	11,904	15.9	65		1	5
Charlie Joiner	18	750	12,146	16.2	65		1	3
Steve Largent	14	819	13,089	16.0	100		3	7
Dante Lavelli*	11	386	6,488	16.8	62		4	3
James Lofton	16	764	14,004	18.3	75		4	8
Don Maynard	15	633	11,834	18.7	88		2	4
Tommy McDonald	12	495	8,410	17.0	84		1	6
Bobby Mitchell	11	521	7,954	15.3	65		3	4
Art Monk	16	940	12,721	13.5	68		2	3
Pete Pihos	9	373	5,619	15.1	61		6	6
Jerry Rice	20	1,549	22,895	14.8	194		11	13
John Stallworth	14	537	8,723	16.2	63		1	4
Lynn Swann	9	336	5,462	16.3	51		3	3
Charley Taylor	13	649	9,110	14.0	79		1	8
Paul Warfield	13	427	8,565	20.1	85		6	8
*Includes statistics from the All-America Football Conference (1946-49)
** Earned one All-Pro as a Kick Returner
^^ Earned two All-Conference honors as Kick Returner
^ Earned honors as a special teams player
% Named All-NFC once as a Kick Returner
# Named All-NFL once as defensive end

Brown also has considerable return yards on his football resume. His 3,320 punt return yards are more than any receiver in the Hall. Only one Hall of Fame receiver has more kickoff return yards than Brown’s 1,235 yards. Bobby Mitchell, who also spent time as a halfback, had 2,690 yards on kickoffs in his career.