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FILE - Oakland Raiders pass receiver Fred Biletnikoff (25) keeps up a pass he caught against the Minnesota Vikings during NFL football's Super Bowl XI in Pasadena, Calif., Jan. 9, 1977. Assembled by Hall of Famer Al Davis, the Raiders included a Hall of Fame coach in John Madden and eight gamers inducted in Canton: Ken Stabler, Gene Upshaw, Art Shell, Willie Brown, Fred Biletnikoff, Dave Casper, Ted Hendricks and Ray Guy. (AP Photo/Jim Palmer, File)
NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown throughout an NFL football video game against the Miami Dolphins and Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2012, file picture previous Oakland Raiders wide receiver Cliff Branch lights a ceremonial torch for former Raiders owner Al Davis prior to an NFL football video game between the Oakland Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Oakland, Calif. Branch, among the Raiders & #x 2019; career-leading receivers who won 3 Super Bowls, has actually passed away. He was 71. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File).
The Raiders have produced a number of excellent wide receivers, including 3 who have actually been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Another future Hall of Famer put the jersey on late in his career and produced three outstanding seasons.
Going all the method back to famous owner Al Davis, whose vision and preference for an aggressive, quick-strike offense, the pass receiver position has played an integral role in the Raiders' success.
Here are the 5 finest pass receivers in group history.
5. Jerry Rice, 2001-2004.
We tend to forget about Rice in a Raiders uniform, but it's difficult to think what he did while using the Silver and Black and, honestly, how astounding it was offered he played with them from age 39 to 42.
Even at that innovative age, he captured 243 passes for 3,286 backyards and 18 goals.
4. Art Powell, 1963-1966.
Powell didn't have the longest of Raiders careers, however he sure did a lot while creating chaos in the mid-1960s and ultimately making All-Time AFL honors.
For his profession, he wound up with 254 catches, 4,491 lawns and 5o goals, a ridiculously high number.
3. Tim Brown, 1988-2003.
There is a statistical argument to be made that Brown is the very best wide receiver in franchise history. And we would not argue one bit. On the other hand, his numbers were built up during a period when the game was changing and more video games were being played, so we will provide his predecessors the small edge based upon that.
Nonetheless, Brown was downright controling throughout a career that started a bit slowly but then took off as he built up 9 straight seasons of 1,000+ getting yards.
By the time it was all done, he was the Raiders' career leader with 1,070 catches, 14,734 yards and 99 goals.
2. Cliff Branch, 1972-1986.
There were Raiders wide receivers who wound up with more catches and more backyards than Branch, but in terms of sheer significance and trend-setting, Branch's contributions can't be overemphasized.
He presented the component of speed, a dynamic that would concern specify the organization, and his 501 catches for 8,685 lawns and 67 touchdowns inform just part of the story about how he literally changed the video game of football with his capability to extend the field and assist the Raiders win multiple Super Bowl championships.
1. Fred Biletnikoff 1965-1978.
The name of the award symbolizing the very best pass receiver in college football each year, Biletnikoff concerned signify the best Raiders wide receiver, setting the requirement for all who came to wear the Silver and Black.
In an era when passing the ball wasn't as in style as it would ultimately become, Biletnikoff stays the second-leading receiver in club history with 589 catches, 8,974 backyards, 76 goals and was a key figure in the Raiders' very first Super Bowl champion.
Contact Vincent Bonsignore atvbonsignore@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VinnyBonsignore on Twitter.
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