Nebraska Football: 10 Best Wide Receivers of All-Time
1. Johnny Rodgers
As if there could be any other guy at the top.
Rodgers wasn’t the Cornhusker to simply catch a football, he had to make it count. In fact, he was one of the most dynamic athletes to ever come around. It’s safe to say that many programs would kill for Rodgers 2.0 — Nebraska included. He did win the Heisman Trophy, after all.
His name litters the record books which is probably what you’d expect from Nebraska football’s first winner of the coveted bronze statue.
Rodgers accumulated 2,479 receiving yards in three seasons at Nebraska and not only set the standard for all future Husker wideouts to beat as of this writing (942 yards in 1972 alone) but shows up on that board again at No. 4 with 872 yards in 1971.
His yardage most certainly bore fruit as he ranks No. 1 overall in receiving touchdowns with 25 and ranks No. 2 for most touchdown receptions in a single season with 11 in 1971.
He also clocks in tied for fifth thanks to his eight touchdown output in 1972 and tied for tenth with seven scores in 1970.
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His three touchdowns scored against Minnesota in 1971 shouldn’t be forgotten, either.
Rodgers would go on to play for the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes from 1973-1976, then spend two years with the San Diego Chargers in 1977 and 1978.
These days, you can find Rodgers signing autographs just about wherever he goes, at Husker events across the country, walking the sidelines, sitting in the press box or just being ol’ Johnny wherever that might take him.