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Help please: white receivers in the NFL

By Dr. Ed Feng 11 Comments

With the help we received from this post, we studied whether white receivers are undervalued in the NFL.

Are white receivers an undervalued asset in the NFL? Do smart teams build a better pass offense on the cheap with these players?

I’ve been thinking about this since watching undrafted Cole Beasley help Dallas make the playoffs last season.

With Rob Warendorf, I’m looking into this. But to do it properly, we need a list of all white receivers to play in the NFL over the past decade.

Here’s what we have so far:

  • Jordy Nelson
  • Julian Edelman
  • Eric Decker
  • Wes Welker
  • Brian Hartline
  • Riley Cooper
  • Cole Beasley
  • Danny Amendola
  • Dane Sanzenbacher
  • Griff Whalen
  • Brandon Stokely
  • Kevin Walter
  • Austin Colley
  • Greg Camarillo
  • Matt Jones
  • Mike Furrey

If we’re missing any white NFL receivers, please let us know (along with a link to a picture) in the comments.

And don’t worry about the definition of “white.” If you think we’re missing a player, let us know.

Thanks for helping with this crowd sourcing project.

Filed Under: National Football League

Comments

  1. Isaic says

    November 13, 2015 at 9:17 am

    Joe Jurevicius, Ricky Proehl (05 and 06), Wayne Chrebet (05)

    link to him and others w/Pics
    http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/05/25-best-white-wide-receivers-nfl-history/don-hutson

    Reply
  2. Graham says

    November 13, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Kevin Walter – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Walter
    Joe Jurevicius – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Jurevicius
    Brian Finneran – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Finneran
    Anthony Gonzalez – http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/10476/anthony-gonzalez
    Jordan Shipley – http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12594/jordan-shipley
    Dane Looker – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dane_Looker
    Blair White – http://www.mlive.com/sports/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/04/blair_white_faces_possibility.html
    Bryan Walters – http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Bryan+Walters/Seattle+Seahawks+Practice/lBJbbA0pQiv
    Ricky Proehl – http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2012/02/dalessandro_new_england_patrio.html
    Wayne Chrebet – http://www.northjersey.com/polopoly_fs/1.1143915.1417357554!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/box_650/chrebet.jpg
    Michael Campanaro – http://www.trbimg.com/img-54a34746/turbine/bal-ravens-wide-receiver-michael-campanaro-eager-to-contribute-more-after-making-his-return-against-brow-20141230
    Ryan Whalen – http://cdn1.sbnation.com/assets/3909427/USATSI_6864546.jpg
    Adam Humphries – http://www.tampabay.com/resources/images/dti/rendered/2015/06/c6s_receiver061215_15374208_8col.jpg
    Jeff Maehl – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Jeff_Maehl.JPG/220px-Jeff_Maehl.JPG
    Brett Swain – http://fastplayathletics.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Brett-Swain.jpg
    Jeff Janis – https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Jeff_Janis_in_2014.jpg
    Jeremy Ebert – http://prod.static.patriots.clubs.nfl.com//assets/images/2012/headshots/390×540-jeremy-ebert-headshot.jpg
    Danny Coale – http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Danny+Coale+Dallas+Cowboys+Minicamp+7ELZUoQkTiAl.jpg

    Reply
  3. Michael says

    November 13, 2015 at 10:40 am

    Kevin Curtis mid 2000s

    Reply
  4. Rick Knoechel says

    November 13, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    What about White Tight Ends?

    Reply
    • Ed Feng says

      November 13, 2015 at 2:23 pm

      Great point. They’re receivers too. May limit studies to wide outs first.

      Reply
  5. Dylan says

    November 13, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    Nick Williams- http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/Nick-Williams/953892ec-5c60-4da0-8245-73967ad050cc
    Tim Dwight- http://www.nfladvisor.com/bl_portfolio/tim-dwight/
    Kris Durham- http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2013/09/29/jim-schwartz-kris-durham-speared-onside-kick-jon-bostic/2892919/
    Chris Hogan- http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14402/chris-hogan
    Brenton Bersin- http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/Brenton-Bersin/BER717297
    Jared Abbrederis – http://www.packers.com/team/roster/jared-abbrederis/75e3475e-489f-4aae-be53-7f3612c4a08a/
    Adam Thielen- http://www.vikings.com/team/roster/Adam-Thielen/THI510348
    Greg Salas – http://www.nfl.com/player/gregsalas/2495223/profile
    Drew Bennett- http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2898/drew-bennett
    Kevin Curtis – http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/4532/kevin-curtis
    Jerheme Urban- http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/5286/jerheme-urban
    John Standeford http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/9457/john-standeford
    Lance Long http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/11644/lance-long
    Blair White http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/13776/blair-white

    Reply
  6. Dylan says

    November 13, 2015 at 1:39 pm

    Dane Looker http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2417/dane-looker

    Reply
  7. Joe says

    February 23, 2016 at 8:34 pm

    Lance Moore
    http://www.nfl.com/player/lancemoore/2506287/careerstats

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    May 28, 2016 at 11:16 am

    Chad Hall

    Reply
  9. Jon Hicks says

    November 17, 2016 at 6:56 pm

    Lance Moore is technically not white

    Reply

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