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.
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
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
Kevin Curtis mid 2000s
What about White Tight Ends?
Great point. They’re receivers too. May limit studies to wide outs first.
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
Dane Looker http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/2417/dane-looker
Lance Moore
http://www.nfl.com/player/lancemoore/2506287/careerstats
Chad Hall
Lance Moore is technically not white