Las Vegas Raiders: The franchise’s all-time team
By John Buhler
Las Vegas Raiders all-time team: Wide receivers
. Wide Receiver. 1965-78. Fred Biletnikoff. 25. player. 28
Eventually the modern passing game was going to make it into the NFL. One of the most accomplished flankers of his time was the legendary Fred Biletnikoff. The best receiving talent in the college game receives a prestigious award named after him. He tore it up in Tallahassee for the Florida State Seminoles, but is best known for his time with the Silver and Black.
Biletnikoff played his entire pro career with the Raiders from 1965 to 1978. He was a six-time Pro Bowler, a two-time All-Pro, a Super Bowl champion in 1976 and enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988. Biletnikoff retired from football with 589 receptions for 8,974 yards for 76 touchdowns.
. Wide Receiver. 1988-03. Tim Brown. 81. player. 28
Of the many skill positions in play on a football field, the Raiders have historically been one of the better receiving teams in NFL history. One cannot tell the story of the NFL without a pair of Raiders wideouts. The first receiver we touched on was Biletnikoff. Now we will talk about 1987 Heisman Trophy winner at Notre Dame and 2015 Pro Football Hall of Famer Tim Brown.
Brown his first 16 NFL seasons in the Silver and Black, making nine Pro Bowls and recording nine-straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons. From 1988 to 2003, nobody rocked the Silver and Black as majestically as Brown. He finished his NFL career after one season with the 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers with 1,094 receptions for 14,934 yards and a cool 100 touchdown catches.
Honorable mentions: Cliff Branch (1972-85), Amari Cooper (2015-present), Art Powell (1963-66)