Hines Ward
Playoff Stats: 217 games played (190 starts), 1,000 receptions, 12,083 yards, 85 TD
Hines Ward wasn’t much more than a productive football player. The Steelers made the playoffs eight times during his productive career, winning two Super Bowls along the way. In every element of the game, he played exceptionally well. Ward lacks some of his colleagues’ stunning physiques. The majority of that is attributable to the fact that he was a member of a Pittsburgh team that prioritized defense and aggressively utilized the run game. Ward consequently consistently had an impact as a run blocker. Perhaps most crucially, Ward always kept his greatest performance for the most critical circumstances. Ward has accumulated 10 postseason touchdowns in his career, including two in the Super Bowl, and is eighth all-time in playoffs receiving yards.
Hines Ward
DeAndre Hopkins
Playoff Stats: 136 games played (136 starts), 789 receptions, 10,581 yards, 68 TD
Even though he is only 30 years old, DeAndre Hopkins has already made a name for himself in the Hall of Fame. The Houston draft pick topped 10,000 receiving yards in 2020, just eight seasons into his career. Only Julio Jones has more career receiving yards (10,581) than Hopkins, who is currently an active member of the NFL. He ranks sixth all-time in yards gained per game with 77.8. Think about the quarterbacks Hopkins faced prior to playing alongside Kyler Murray and Deshaun Watson. Tom Savage and T.J. Yates started 10 of Houston’s 16 games that year, and Hopkins came in fourth in the voting for offensive player of the year.
DeAndre Hopkins
