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College player’s top 5 NFL WRs of all-time was a total joke

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Dan Benton | Last updated Oct 4, 2025 9:13 AM ET

Western Michigan University freshman cornerback John Peters, donning his No. 24 Broncos jersey at Waldo Stadium, unleashed a top-5 all-time NFL wide receivers list that’s equal parts bold and baffling.

It begs the question: Do modern college athletes educate themselves on NFL history? The answer, it seems, is no. At least in the case of Peters.

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Peters views the all-time top-5 as:

Justin Jefferson
Ja’Marr Chase
Randy Moss
Odell Beckham Jr.
Zay Flowers

Moss at No. 3? Sure — the Vikings legend’s 15,292 yards and freakish athleticism cement his Hall of Fame status. But the rest? Pure recency bias from a 19-year-old who’s likely inhaled more TikTok highlights than VHS tapes.

When healthy, Jefferson and Chase dominate today’s game, leading 2025 fantasy drafts, yet they’re lightyears from all-time greats like Jerry Rice (22,895 career yards) or Terrell Owens (15,934 yards). OBJ, once a spectacle with one-handed grabs, languishes unsigned in 2025, chasing another Super Bowl ring amid injury woes.

And Zay Flowers at No. 5? The Ravens’ speedster ranks a respectable No. 9 in PFF grades and WR16 in fantasy points per game — not even sniffing current top-5 status, let alone eternal glory.

Do college football players like Peters ever crack a history book, or is NFL lore just ancient scrolls in the TikTok era? This list screams “study up, kid.”

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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