Roddy White among the 10 best WR’s from 2005-2015

Where does Roddy rank among these greats? The honest answer is higher than you want to give him credit for. Here are Blogging Dirty’s rankings and the individual statistics that each achieved during the years Roddy White was playing for the Atlanta Falcons.

1. Andre Johnson – 908 catches, 11,982 yards, 6 thousand-yard seasons, 58 touchdowns, 5 Pro Bowls and 2 All Prosselections
2. Larry Fitzgerald – 960 catches, 12,586 yards, 7 thousand-yard seasons, 90 touchdowns, 9 Pro Bowls and 1 All Pro selection
3. Calvin Johnson – 731 catches, 11,619 yards, 7 thousand-yard seasons, 69 touchdowns, 6 Pro Bowls and 3 All Pro selections
4. Reggie Wayne – 849 catches, 11,236 yards, 8 thousand-yard seasons, 69 touchdowns, 6 Pro Bowls and 2 All Pro selections
5. Steve Smith – 803 catches, 11,736 yards, 7 thousand-yard seasons, 66 touchdowns, 4 Pro Bowls and 1 All Pro selection
6. Roddy White – 808 catches, 10,863 yards, 6 thousand-yard seasons, 63 touchdowns, 4 Pro Bowls and 1 All Pro selection
7. Wes Welker – 903 catches, 9.924 yards, 5 thousand-yard seasons, 50 touchdowns, 5 Pro Bowls and 2 All Pro selections
8. Randy Moss – 395 catches, 8,092 yards, 4 thousand-yard seasons, 64 touchdowns, 1 Pro Bowl and 1 All Pro selection
9. Julio Jones – 414 catches, 6,201 yards, 3 thousand-yard seasons,34 touchdowns, 3 Pro Bowls and 1 All Pro selection
10. Terrell Owens – 409 catches, 6,162 yards, 3 thousand-yard seasons, 58 touchdowns, 1 Pro Bowl and 1 All Pro selection
11. Hines Ward – 495 catches, 6,028 yards, 2 thousand-yard seasons, 44 touchdowns, 0 Pro Bowls and 0 All Pro selections

After researching all the wide receivers that played during Roddy’s tenure, it is hard to argue that he was not among the top 10 of his generation; we believe he is deserving of that sixth spot, just missing the top 5. Given those in the top 5, that is not a slight to Roddy at all. Let us know on twitter or Facebook where you think Roddy belongs.