5 WRs who were the biggest one-season wonders in NFL history
There are more players that are wide receivers than any other position in NFL history. Teams carry a ton of wide receivers on their rosters, which creates opportunities for breakout stars each season. Some of the players who break out have long and successful careers, while others sometimes disappear after one great season. Here are five one-season wonder wide receivers from NFL history.
NFL wide receivers who were one-season wonders
#5 - Marcus Robinson, Chicago Bears
Marcus Robinson was irrelevant in his rookie season with the Chicago Bears, appearing in just three games while recording four receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown. This adds to his incredible breakout campaign in the 2000 NFL season, his second with the Bears.
Robinson exploded with 84 receptions for 1,400 receiving yards and nine touchdowns while appearing in all 16 games and starting in 11 of them. It looked like the Bears found themselves an unlikely star at wide receiver, but Robinson's production quickly fell off. He failed ever to surpass 55 receptions or 750 receiving yards in any other career season.
#4 - Laurent Robinson, Dallas Cowboys
Laurent Robinson spent his first four years in the NFL with two different teams, including two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and two more with the St. Louis Rams. He averaged 250 receiving yards and one touchdown per season across those four years combined.
Laurent Robinson on his instant rapport with Tony Romo: “It’s hard to find. You can’t force it. It’s just there. Either you have it, or you don’t. We had it. I don’t really know how it happened or why it happened, but I know it happened for us.” https://t.co/LsfVzpMQSd
In the 2011 NFL season, Robinson's fifth, he joined the Dallas Cowboys for a year. That season, he recorded 858 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns, nearly doubling his career yardage total and tripling his touchdown total. After that, he played just one more season with the Jacksonville Jaguars before retiring, recording just 252 yards and zero touchdowns.