Quiz- Best FL HS WR Ever?

[OldSchoolLion]

The best Florida player to play WR at a FL high school over the past 40 years has got to be Michael Irvin, right?  Well, there is a good argument that it could be somebody else.  

Michael Irvin played for great teams like St Thomas Aquinas, the Hurricanes, and the Dallas Cowboys.  His Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls.  

There is another wide receiver who played his hs years at a FL school not known for football.  His team only won 2 playoff games during his time there.  Even so, he earned All-American honors.  Like Irvin, he was a star WR in college, played for a top-ranked college team, skipped his final year of college eligibility, and was drafted by an NFL team in the first round.  During his NFL career, he played for teams that often lost more games than they won and rarely made the playoffs.  In his entire career, his teams won only 2 NFL playoff games.  Despite this, he put up some amazing numbers.  In fact, he accomplished a number of things in the NFL neither Michael Irvin nor any other wide receiver to play hs football in FL ever did.  

Who am I?  

 

[Cocoa2010]

Peter Warrick?

[OldSchoolLion]

19 minutes ago, Cocoa2010 said:

Peter Warrick?

Good guess, Cocoa, but keep trying!  Warrick had a fantastic hs and college career, but most would say his pro career was a big disappointment.

Unlike the person I had in mind, Warrick played on some fantastic teams in hs, ie back-to-back state titles at Bradenton Southeast. 

 

[nolebull813]

Being from Tampa TC's Darrell Jackson has always been considered the best ever for receivers. 

I know he played in a smaller class, but his numbers were Derrick Henry-esque 

 

[nolebull813]

Edit- I was just posting D Jack as an opinion as the best ever. I didn't read the whole thread 

[Bocefous70]

Andre Johnson

[OldSchoolLion]

It is Andre Johnson. See video highlights below from his days at Miami High, where he teamed up with future Cane Roscoe Parrish, who played qb on that Miami High team.  Johnson was an All-State selection and Parade All-American as a senior with 31 catches for 908 yards and 15 TDs.  Johnson was one of the most highly recruited players in the country.  Was timed at 4.4 in the 40 and had a 35-inch vertical leap.  Went on to play college ball at the University of Miami.

In Miami's 2001 Rose Bowl victory over Nebraska, which earned them a national title, he earned Co-MVP honors with quarterback Ken Dorsey. In that game, he caught seven passes for 199 yards, including two touchdown receptions.  In 2002, he became only the second player in Miami history to gain 1,000 or more yards receiving in a season...caught 52 passes for 1,092 yards (21.0 ypc) and nine touchdowns...led the nation in yards per catch at 21.0.  Johnson was also a Big East track sprinting champion.

The 6'3" Johnson was the #3 overall pick by the Houston Texans in the 2003 NFL draft.  He played with them most of his career.  During his NFL career of 193 games, he had 1062 receptions, 14,185 receiving yards, and 70 TD receptions.  He is currently #11 on the NFL's list for most career receiving yards.  Only one NFL player in history who played less than 200 games has more career receiving yards.  Johnson was a 7-time Pro Bowler and 5-time All Pro.  He led the NFL in receiving yards for two seasons.  Johnson set numerous NFL receiving records during his career.

One can argue who is better.  Let's just say both he and Michael Irvin are likely the best receivers of the modern era to come out of Florida based on the success they had throughout their high school, college and NFL careers.  

Good job Bocefous!