Found this really interesting. They have many WR's listed ahead of Warfield. https://dolphinswire.usatoday.com/lists/dolphins-career-receiving-leaders/
That's all ranked based on yardage. It was interesting enough, but it looked like somebody had to submit something so he added photos to a list that anybody could have Googled. Writer's block is a **tch.
16: Randy McMichael 10.9 yards per catch TD every 15.7 receptions 15: Tony Martin 15.6 yards per catch TD every 14.2 receptions 14: Irving Fryar 16 yards per catch TD every 9.95 receptions 13: Oronde Gadsden 14.3 yards per catch TD every 10.3 receptions 12: Paul Warfield 21.5 yards per catch TD every 4.7 receptions 11: Davone Bess 10.7 yards per catch TD every 21.75 receptions 10: Tony Nathan 9.37 yards per catch TD every 23.9 receptions 9: Jarvis Landry 10 yards per catch TD every 18.2 receptions 8: Brian Hartline 14.2 yards per catch TD every 24.8 receptions 7: Duriel Harris 16.8 yards per catch TD every 14.9 receptions 6: DeVante Parker 13.9 yards per catch TD every 14.1 receptions 5: OJ McDuffie 12.2 yards per catch TD every 14.3 receptions 4: Chris Chambers 14 yards per catch TD every 9.4 receptions 3: Nat Moore 14.79 yards per catch TD every 6.9 receptions 2: Mark Clayton 15.7 yards per catch TD every 6.79 receptions 1: Mark Duper 17.35 yards per catch TD every 8.6 receptions Now, taking the pain staking time to break down each and every receiver on this list, if you look at yards per receptions, your top 5 would be: Warfield Duper Harris Fryar Clayton If you look at the TD to reception ratio ie; all he does is catch touchdowns, your top 5 would be Warfield Clayton Moore Duper Chambers Bottom line, the best receiver in Dolphins history is without a doubt was Paul Warfield. 2nd and 3rd is a toss up between Clayton and Duper
Crazy that Landry made #9 after just playing a few seasons. He caught like a million passes that final year though.
Thats a weak list honestly.. the fact that hartline and bess are there just shows you how pathetic we are… ill take Brandon Marshall and Mike Wallace over both of them, any sunday.
A guy that was better of performing at the Arnold Classic for bodybuilding than play in the nfl.. i was actually excited about that signing when we got him.. lol guy was useless
This post is 10x better than the article. I don't mind blogs, but I really prefer the ones that make me glad I read them. After reading the article, all I could thinks was "okay". Paul Warfield is probably my first favorite player. My dad was a Buckeye and I'm from Central Ohio, but even as a kid who was unaware of his local connections, I loved that dude. He clearly would lead my list of favorite Dolphins WRs, but I'd have to put a lot of thought into who's next.
Not a great list imo... Marino never had a great tight end, never even a real good running back, and always a average defense really, his whole stinkin career
Best WR Warfield first and daylight second. Best receiving 1-2 combo Clayton and Duper. Best 1-2-3 Clayton, Duper and Moore. Best TE. Wake me when we get one lif someone put a gun against my head maybe Randy McMichael.
It just goes to show the utter absurdity of sportswriters. I don’t have the time nor inclination to do so, but I’d be curious to see how Warfield’s stats as I laid out above compare to every “great” wide receiver in NFL history. I think it would be quite difficult to find another receiver with that many yards per reception or who caught touchdowns so frequently.
It is hard to appreciate Paul Warfield as a fan who didn't watch him play. Growing up learning about the Dolphins he was almost always shown as a footnote to the no-name defense and the 3 headed running game.
iirc Don Hutson of the 1940s Packers is the only other WR in NFL history with 20+ ypc and a TD better than every 5 receptions.