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Reed looks to have HOF credentials

I suppose the one saving grace in Andre Reed’s omission from this year’s Hall of Fame induction class is that Cris Carter did not gain entry either. But if you match Reed’s numbers up to the 19 post-World War II wide receivers currently enshrined in Canton, he looks like a Hall of Famer to me.

Career receptions
1. Andre Reed   951
2. Ark Monk   940
3. Steve Largent  819
4. James Lofton  764
4. Charlie Joiner  750
5. Michael Irvin  750
6. Charley Taylor  649
7. Don Maynard  633
8. Raymond Berry  631
9. Fred Biletnikoff  589
10. Lance Alworth  542
11. John Stallworth  537
12. Bobby Mitchell  521
13. Tommy McDonald  495
14. Paul Warfield  427
15. Tom Fears   400
16. Elroy Hirsch  387
17. Dante Lavelli  386
18. Pete Pihos   373
19. Lynn Swann  336

Career receiving yardage
1. James Lofton  14,004
2. Andre Reed   13,198
3. Steve Largent  13,089
4. Art Monk   12,721
5. Charlie Joiner  12,146
6. Don Maynard  11,834
7. Lance Alworth  10,268
8. Raymond Berry  9,275
9. Charley Taylor  9,140
10. Fred Biletnikoff  8,974
11. John Stallworth  8,723
12. Paul Warfield  8,565
13. Tommy McDonald 8,410
14. Bobby Mitchell  7,954
15. Elroy Hirsch  7,029
16. Dante Lavelli  6,488
17. Pete Pihos   5,619
18. Lynn Swann  5,462
19. Tom Fears   5,397