Best WR's at UT since 1980

#76
#76
hillsborovol said:
I liked Willie Gault and even had a class with him when I was a student at UT, but he was no CP. IMO, CP was the best combination of size, speed and elusive moves that has ever walked played on a college field. Heck, it took 4 or 5 defenders to corral him in open field.

Gault did have better all out speed and was a superb WR and kickoff returner.

Carl Pickens was the best WR that ever played for the Vols, though.
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Willie Gault was a beast, not denying that in the least. Like you mentioned though, i have yet to see ANYBODY have the size, speed and elusiveness that CP has all in one. It was an incredible thing to watch last year.
 
#79
#79
The best in my opinion is Pickens. The most fun to watch with the ball in his hands is Patterson. I know Gault was the fastest but Patterson was simply electric.
 
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#83
MrBiggles said:
Wasn't Willie Gault on an Olympic team or something for track?
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We boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow where the relay team he was on would have won Gold without a doubt. I think he went as a bobsledder later.
 
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Clemvolsince54 said:
FYI

Here are the facts. Tennessee’s Top Ten Wide Receivers from a career reception standpoint are:
1. Joey Kent 183 (1993-1996)
2.Marcus Nash 177 (1994-1997)
3.Cedrick Wilson 159 (1997-2000)
4.Peerless Price 147 (1995-1998)
5.Gerald Jones 142 (2007-2010)
6.Jayson Swain 126 (2003-2006)
7.Robert Meachem 125 (2004-2006)
8.Thomas Woods 124 (1986-1989)
9.Tim McGee 123 (1982-1986)
10.Larry Seivers 117 (1973-1976)

Outside of these ten guys you could list anyone:

Alvin Harper. Carl Pickens, Vince Moore, Terence Cleveland, Anthony Miller. Anthony Morgan, Joey Clickscales, Craig Faulkner, Vince Moore, Brett Smith Donte Stallworth, Denarius Moore, Kelley Washington, Anthony Hancock, Willie Gault, Richmond Flowers, Cory Fleming, Jermaine Copeland and the list goes on and on and on

I will go with Kent,Pickens Harper and Nash
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I definitely remember watchng Richmond Flowers. He was even recruited by Bama. He gave them fits. Flowers played for the Cowboys in the NFL.
 
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#86
#86
Kent, Harper, Pickens, Price, McGee.

Patterson? That's funny. Gault was never a great receiver--didn't have great hands but did have world-class sprinter's speed. He was much like Patterson---more raw athlete than polished receiver.
 
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#88
#88
Price, Witten, Nash, and Patterson.

Honorable mention: Denarius Moore. Dude was solid at UT and has been pretty good on an otherwise terrible Oakland team.
 
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#90
checkerboards09 said:
Im sorry, i thought we were talking football. Nobody's denying Willie's speed, so need to get offensive because a better overall football player came along.
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He was a great receiver as well and they used to throw the bomb to him to use that speed. He played for the 85 Bears too.
 
#91
#91
Cedrick Wilson deserves a mention. He was the "clutch receiver" in 98 playing alongside Peerless Price and Jermaine Copeland. In 99 he ended up being the only dependable receiver option we had- one of the reasons we didn't repeat as NCs. I'm not saying he was the best receiver we ever had, but he deserves mention on this thread as he was a big part of that 98 team.
 
#93
#93
Patterson may deserve a separate category unto himself, perhaps “Best All-Purpose Offensive Playmaker,” but he never came close to mastering his craft as a wide receiver at Tennessee and he has not done so thus far in the NFL. Playing only one year at Tennessee also works against him in my mind. For the sake of argument, however, let’s compare Patterson’s numbers, strictly as a receiver, with those of Robert Meachem, who also was a starter for only one year. Patterson compiled 46 receptions for 778 yards and five touchdowns. If you want to throw in his runs from scrimmage, that adds 308 yards on 25 carries for three more touchdowns. Meachem, by contrast, set “a school record for receiving yards in a season and [earned] All-America honors from three different publications. He caught 71 passes for 1,298 yards in 2006 and finished the season leading the SEC in receiving yards per game with 99.8" (UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics - Football). Advantage goes to Meachem, purely as a wide receiver and in terms of national recognition.

I would also have to second the nomination of Carl Pickens, who may well have been the most complete receiver in Tennessee history, factoring in size, speed, and pure athletic ability. He also won All-American honors in 1991.

Tim McGee always struck me as the Tennessee equivalent of Lynn Swann, a precise route runner who moved with great fluidity and grace. "McGee caught 50 passes for 947 yards and seven touchdowns while leading the Vols to the 1985 SEC title. His 18.9-yard average that year stands as the peak and wasn't touched in more than 20 years.” He also earned All-American honors as a senior in 1985 (UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics - Football).

Although he technically predated the parameters of this thread, Larry Sievers has been cited previously for his extraordinary hands and leaping ability. More importantly, Larry was a two-time All-American (1975, 1976).

I give priority to these four, based in no small part on the fact that they achieved All-American status. It should be noted, however, that Willie Gault was also so honored in 1982.
 
#95
#95
Carl Pickens would make CP his b!@#$ and that is nothing against CP he is very elite. I honestly believe EB couldn't hang with Carl Pickens
 
#99
#99
Faulkner. I always love the guy that has little chance to go to the next level and kicks azz....
 
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