List Of Wisconsin Wide Receivers In The NFL

Kendric Pryor joined the Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2022. However, the speedy receiver was released by the team on August 30 of the same year.

The Bengals waived the rookie WR Kendric Pryor just after the tremendous preseason with 13 receptions, 182 yards, and a TD.

Pryor and Jaguars agreed to a 3-year contract with $2,563,000, a $3,000 signing bonus, and an average salary of $854,333 annually.

Pryor was enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison college football team from 2016 to 2021 recording 99 receptions for 1,265 yards and seven touchdowns.

The American WR Kendric was raised in Hazel Crest attending Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois.

The footballer ranked third in Wisconsin receiving yards leaders in 2021 with 416. In his career, he has caught 67 passes for 849 yards with 4 touchdowns averaging 12.7.

Alex Erickson played as a wide receiver and return specialist for the Jets. Previously, he was enrolled with four NFL Franchises.

Bengals undrafted free agent in 2016, he played five seasons with the team. Alex later joined NFL franchises Texans, Panthers, and Commanders before joining the Jets in 2023.

The 30-year-old young WR appeared in all 80 games with the Bengals and had 93 receptions for 1086 yards with one receiving TDs.

Erickson played seven seasons with National Football League franchises and recorded 96 receptions for 1,141 yards along with 78 rushing yards and 4,032 returned touchdowns.

Jets will pay him $1.08 million with a base salary of $1,080,000 per his one year contract.

The WR has gained 3,856 rushing yards and 57 touchdowns, as well as 3,648 passing yards and 37 touchdowns, while attending Darlington High School in Darlington, Wisconsin.

From 2013 to 2015, as a college football player at Wisconsin, he completed 141 passes for 1,877 receiving yards with six touchdowns. In 2015, he was named First-team All-Big Ten and Second-team All-Big Ten.

Best Wisconsin wide receivers of all time are

Lee Evans

Lee Evans is one of the best WR in Wisconsin history. He has been part of the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

42-year-old Evans was selected by the Bills in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft (overall 13th) as the highest-drafted receiver for the Bills since Eric Moulds.

Lee Evans received two First-team All-Big Ten honors in 2001 and 2003. He raced 381 receptions with 6,008 receiving yards and 43 touchdowns in his NFL career.

Wisconsin wide receiver in NFL Lee Evans played college football at Wisconsin from 2000 to 2003. The best season for Evans for the Badgers was in 2003, with 64 passes for 1,213 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Before his retirement in 2012, Evans was also traded in the 2012 NFL Draft as a 4th-round pick by Baltimore Ravens. He played 9 games with the team and contributed four receptions for 74 yards.

Jared Abbrederis

Jared Abbrederis spent four seasons in the National Football League for Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions. 

Abbrederis attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2009 to 2013; while in the college, he played college football for Wisconsin Badgers. In 2009 Jared joined the team as a walk-on spread quarterback.

As a college football player, Jared has recorded history with the career most receptions 202, career highest average per kickoff return 28.5, and season most receptions 78 in 2013.

Abbrederis was in the top five WR in Wisconsin with Burlsworth Trophy and two-time first-team ALL-Big Ten. In his career, he recorded 3,140 receiving yards.

He has 13 NFL career receptions and 163 receiving touchdowns. Abbrederis announced his retirement from football on January 5, 2018.

Al Toon

Al Toon played for eight seasons. He was part of the New York franchise Jets from 1985 to 1992.

In 1985, Toon was a first-round pick for New York Jets. He is often considered the Jets’ greatest all-time WR in franchise history.

The footballer set the record for the two-time First Team All-Big Ten pick at the University of Wisconsin in 1986 and 1988.

Toon had 517 receptions for 6,605 receiving yards, scored 31 touchdowns, and was also selected in Pro Bowl thrice in 1986,1987, and 1988.

With over 500 receptions in less than 110 games, the wide receiver Toon is one of the two retired NFL players to achieve this feat.

His best season in NFL was in 1988, when he led the NFL with 93 catches. Due to his injuries, he has to take earlier retirement from football at the age of 29.

Brandon Williams

Brandon Williams Played three seasons with three different NFL franchises, including the San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, and Pittsburgh Steelers.

The San Francisco 49ers drafted Williams in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft, and played only one season for the team.

Brandon played 23 games with 35 punt returns for 245 yards and 44 long Kickoff returns for 1133 all-purpose yards in his NFL career.

Before joining the NFL, Williams was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten senior in 2005 and recorded 59 passes for 1,095 yards with six touchdowns.

Chris Chambers

Chris Chambers was a wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dolphins (2001 to 2007).

Chris had 540 receptions throughout his career with 7,648 yards and 58 touchdowns. The WR was awarded second-team All-Big Ten in 2000, and Pro Bowl in 2005.

David Gilreath

Gilreath played for the Seahawks of the National Football League. David joined Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

In 2012, Gilreath signed a 3-year contract with the Steelers worth $1,440,000 with an average salary of $480,000 annually.

Before starting an NFL career, Gilreath completed his college football career in Wisconsin with 1,077 receiving yards including 442 rushing yards and 721 return yards with a total of 5 TDs.

In Wisconsin history, he also became the only player to earn receiving, rushing, punt return, and kick return touchdowns.