Just how good is Driver?

[Zombieslayer]

How does Donald Driver compare to the top 50 receivers all-time in Receptions, Receiving Yards, and Receiving TDs? Well, let's take a look...

He's not in any of the top 50 in any of those categories, but he's closing in.

Receptions:
48. H Carmichael 590
49. F Biletnikoff 589
50. M Allen 587
Driver 421

So at the rate he's going, with 2 seasons, he'll easily be in the top 50 in Receptions.

Receiving yards:
46. T Mathis 8809
47. M Carrier 8763
48. J Stallworth 8723
49. J Morton 8719
50. *T Gonzalez 8710
Driver 5929

(that asterisk means still active)

At the rate he's going, he'll need three more seasons to get into the top 50.

Receiving TDs:
30. *R Smith 68
31. A Monk 68
32. R Berry 68
33. C Branch 67
34. J Smith 67
35. J Orr 66
36. R Green 66
37. C Joiner 65
38. G Clark 65
39. S Randle 65
40. S Sharpe 65
41. H Ellard 65
42. B Mitchell 65
43. M Irvin 65
44. *K Johnson 64
45. *T Holt 64
46. C Pickens 63
47. A Miller 63
48. J Stallworth 63
49. T Mathis 63
50. S Sharpe 62
51. *K McCardell 62
52. H Moore 62
Driver 36

For TDs, it looks like there are a lot of players huddled in the 60s.
So in receiving TDs, if he plays four more years and catches 8 TDs a year, he'll be tied at #30, which would be awesome.

I'm really hoping Driver retires high up on these lists. who knows? If he plays four more years at this level, he has a shot at the Hall of Fame.

 

[Yared-Yam]

If he puts up a few more 90/1200/8ish seasons I'd consider him top 50 material maybe.

It took a long time for his career to take off so that hurts his stock.

I'd say he's definately better than McCardell

 

[Danreb]

The thing with McCardell is that for some reason he got better with age.

 

[net]

Lest all you PACKERS FANS forget...perhaps you should measure Donald Driver against another Packer, who revolutionized the game and whose records stood until Jerry Rice(playing a 16 game season) beat them:

http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=104

 

[spardo62]

Tough to beat Don Hutson, who put up gaudy numbers during a time when less games were played, the pass game was almost an afterthought and players also played both ways.

 

[fvre4mvp]

If you consider when they were drafted and how far they have come the 7th rnd pick DD is way up there.

 

[mi_keys]

Don Hutson was one of the greatest to ever play the game at any position so it's always hard for someone to reach his level. I just noticed, Hutson passed away in June of '97, when the Green Bay Packers were reigning world champions. I thought that was kinda interesting.

 

[Zombieslayer]

Don Hutson was one of the greatest to ever play the game at any position so it's always hard for someone to reach his level. I just noticed, Hutson passed away in June of '97, when the Green Bay Packers were reigning world champions. I thought that was kinda interesting.

I find it cool that we had 2 of the best receivers who ever played the game in Don Hutson and James Lofton. Although Driver could never measure up to either of them, I'd love to at least see Driver make the top 50 in all 3 of those categories I mentioned. If he does, and we win a Super Bowl sometime during his career, he has a shot at making the Hall of Fame.