Our best and second best of All Time other than Mr Rice.

Questionable thread title! (insert Denzel Washington relief gif here) Happy to see this news, though!

Congratulations to Mike Evans, American professional football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League(NFL). He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, earning consensus All-American honors after recording a school record of 1,394 receiving yards on 69 receptions in 2013. Evans was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round with the seventh overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. On March 9, 2026, Mike Evans signed with the 49ers.
Evans has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times and was a second-team All-Pro in 2016 and 2023. He holds nearly every major Buccaneers franchise receiving record, including career receptions, yards, and touchdowns. Evans was also a member of the team that won Super Bowl LV. He has a record 11 1,000-yard receiving seasons to start a career, and his 11 consecutive 1,000-yard seasons are tied with Jerry Rice for most by a receiver in NFL history.

ThunderFighter06 said:

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Questionable thread title! (insert Denzel Washington relief gif here) Happy to see this news, though!

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Did you think he died?

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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ThunderFighter06 said:

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Questionable thread title! (insert Denzel Washington relief gif here) Happy to see this news, though!

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Did you think he died?

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Haha no I just thought it was funny that the thread title was ambiguous! That being said, I noticed the article after the thread!

As a 49ers fan, I love this move. Mike Evans is one of the greatest wide receivers of all time and still has some talent in him. I hope he stays healthy all season.

Evans' 11 consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards is tied with Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice for most consecutive 1,000-yard seasons in NFL history. It was a record he set out to gain full possession of in the 2025 season -- and had Rice's blessing to do so -- before a broken collarbone in Week 7 landed him on injured reserve. He made it back for Week 15, however, delivering a 132-yard receiving performance in a 28-19 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Evans, 32, was disappointed in the Bucs failing to make the postseason for the first time since the 2019 season. Once he made the decision not to retire this offseason, it was important for him to determine where he felt he had his best chance to compete for another Super Bowl, carefully evaluating the quarterback position, the offensive coordinator and what his role would be.

Evans is one of just 10 players in league history with at least 13,000 receiving yards and 100 receiving touchdowns, along with Pro Football Hall of Famers Rice, Tim Brown, Cris Carter, Tony Gonzalez, Marvin Harrison Sr., Steve Largent, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Larry Fitzgerald.

Star WR Mike Evans leaving Buccaneers to sign with 49ers - ESPN

Mike Evans’ hamstring after one practice near the 49ers electrical substation pic.twitter.com/iSxoQQHsXD

— GhettoGronk (@ghetto_gronk) March 9, 2026

OldShadeOfBlue said:

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ThunderFighter06 said:

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Questionable thread title! (insert Denzel Washington relief gif here) Happy to see this news, though!

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Did you think he died?

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When I read it, I thought he'd left and gone off somewhere.

Randy Moss
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Antonio Brown
Terrell Owens
Torry Holt
Steve Smith
Julio Jones
Isaac Bruce
Marvin Harrison

Off the top of my head all of these are better than Mike, and probably not close except a few. After that Mike has a legit argument, but top 2 of all time is just homer-speak. No disrespect to Mike Evans, he's the greatest Aggie WR and deserves to be in the HoF, but I don't even think he's top 10 all time in the NFL. There are also at least 2 more guys playing right now that will go down as being better than him.

Evans actually has a much better chance to keep his stats flowing now with the Niners than if he stayed with the Bucs IMO.

It's going to be so weird to see him not in that uniform but Todd Bowles is effectively brain dead and that team has been circling the toilet for last couple of years now.

Shanahan on the other hand is an actual offensive guru who knows how to operate an offense and game plan for his weapons. Now that he has a legit jump/red zone ball specialist in Evans, he can set him up and feed him accordingly instead of relying on hero ball antics from Baker as the team scrambles to not lose from Bowles ineptitude. And the Niners are always playoff ready while it seems the Bucs just fluke into it from time to time.

IOW: His shot at an early entry to the HOF just went up with the Niners.

Aston 91 said:

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I'll root for Mike, but I'll never be able to root for the '49ers. When my wife asked me why I hate the '49ers, I told her 44 years ago some loser '49er was throwing the ball out of the end zone on 3rd down and a bigger loser decided to actually catch it. 12 year old me was crushed, and 56 year old me hasn't forgotten.

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Cowboys have been irrelevant for so long I don't even hate San Fran or Green Bay anymore. Those teams stole championships from us, but we haven't been in contention for 30+ years now.

Like I said, no disrespect to Mike, he's objectively great. I was just pushing back on the statement that he's the second greatest of all time behind Jerry Rice. As a fan of the sport I can't let that statement stand, even though I love Mike

Give me another 44 years and I'll no longer hate SF or GB (or Pittsburgh). Of course I'll almost certainly be dead, but I'll also be over my hate.

Really? You can't think of 1 reason?

BoykinAg2017 said:

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Randy Moss
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Antonio Brown
Terrell Owens
Torry Holt
Steve Smith
Julio Jones
Isaac Bruce
Marvin Harrison

Off the top of my head all of these are better than Mike, and probably not close except a few. After that Mike has a legit argument, but top 2 of all time is just homer-speak. No disrespect to Mike Evans, he's the greatest Aggie WR and deserves to be in the HoF, but I don't even think he's top 10 all time in the NFL. There are also at least 2 more guys playing right now that will go down as being better than him.

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At this point you just want to argue, so here goes. All great players, but not as good as Mike Evans. None of them can hold a candle to Evan's productivity and talent level. Your statement was typical BAS, it's like you think we don't deserve to have one of the best all time players. You can't accept greatness; you wallow in mediocrity and throw stones at success.

And if you are listing great receivers, where are Lynn Swann, Steve Largent, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth?

You are looking through a mighty restricted lens.

goosespn said:

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BoykinAg2017 said:

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Randy Moss
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Antonio Brown
Terrell Owens
Torry Holt
Steve Smith
Julio Jones
Isaac Bruce
Marvin Harrison

Off the top of my head all of these are better than Mike, and probably not close except a few. After that Mike has a legit argument, but top 2 of all time is just homer-speak. No disrespect to Mike Evans, he's the greatest Aggie WR and deserves to be in the HoF, but I don't even think he's top 10 all time in the NFL. There are also at least 2 more guys playing right now that will go down as being better than him.

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At this point you just want to argue, so here goes. All great players, but not as good as Mike Evans. None of them can hold a candle to Evan's productivity and talent level. Your statement was typical BAS, it's like you think we don't deserve to have one of the best all time players. You can't accept greatness; you wallow in mediocrity and throw stones at success.

And if you are listing great receivers, where are Lynn Swann, Steve Largent, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth?

You are looking through a mighty restricted lens.

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HUH? I mean Randy, Calvin, AB, TO, and Fitz are better than Mike. Maybe closest out of that group is Fitz, but Fitz has more TACKLES than DROPS... Julio is great but personally just had a few boom seasons then faded fast. Steve Smith is good but not great. Holt, Bruce and Harrison all great but benefitted from consistent stellar QB play while Evans had OK/Questionable to then the GOAT then to Decent QB play throughout his entire career in Tampa.

We can argue where Evans should be placed and why he should be in Top 10/15/20 but there is a consensus Top 2 of Rice and Moss then everyone after that can be shuffled to a certain extent on personal preference.

Chris Knight said:

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Really? You can't think of 1 reason?

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Nope...place is terrible!

This is not a crazy opinion. Obviously, Rice is #1 all time. I'd put Fitzgerald or Moss as #2. A couple of things tho:

You have to consider the eras that WRs played in (which makes Rice's career even more impressive). 1,000 yards for a WR today is not the same as it was 30 or 40 years ago. What kind of numbers would Steve Largent and Art Monk put up today? Or Michael Irvin?

Again, I also love Mike, but has he ever been the best WR in the league? Even diehard Aggies would say no. Maybe top 5 some years. Probably never top 3. Almost like Emmitt was for RBs. Long, consistent career, but prime Emmitt < prime Barry, Payton, Brown.

I do give Mike credit for putting up consistent numbers while not having the best QBs throwing to him (other than a really old Brady).

Mike is great. A future HOFer.

HowdyGetRowdy409 said:

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goosespn said:

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BoykinAg2017 said:

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Randy Moss
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Antonio Brown
Terrell Owens
Torry Holt
Steve Smith
Julio Jones
Isaac Bruce
Marvin Harrison

Off the top of my head all of these are better than Mike, and probably not close except a few. After that Mike has a legit argument, but top 2 of all time is just homer-speak. No disrespect to Mike Evans, he's the greatest Aggie WR and deserves to be in the HoF, but I don't even think he's top 10 all time in the NFL. There are also at least 2 more guys playing right now that will go down as being better than him.

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At this point you just want to argue, so here goes. All great players, but not as good as Mike Evans. None of them can hold a candle to Evan's productivity and talent level. Your statement was typical BAS, it's like you think we don't deserve to have one of the best all time players. You can't accept greatness; you wallow in mediocrity and throw stones at success.

And if you are listing great receivers, where are Lynn Swann, Steve Largent, Harold Jackson, Fred Biletnikoff, Lance Alworth?

You are looking through a mighty restricted lens.

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HUH? I mean Randy, Calvin, AB, TO, and Fitz are better than Mike. Maybe closest out of that group is Fitz, but Fitz has more TACKLES than DROPS... Julio is great but personally just had a few boom seasons then faded fast. Steve Smith is good but not great. Holt, Bruce and Harrison all great but benefitted from consistent stellar QB play while Evans had OK/Questionable to then the GOAT then to Decent QB play throughout his entire career in Tampa.

We can argue where Evans should be placed and why he should be in Top 10/15/20 but there is a consensus Top 2 of Rice and Moss then everyone after that can be shuffled to a certain extent on personal preference.

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Moss? Please.....stop.

Wait, you don't think Moss was a better WR than Evans??

Randy Moss Averaged the following over his 17-year career:

58 rec/yr
900 yds/yr
9 TD/yr
15.6 yd per rec

Mike Evans in 12 years has averaged the following:

72 rec/yr
1088 yds/yr
9 TD/yr
15.1 yds per rec

So....no, I don't think Randy Moss was better than Mike Evans is. I think his longevity was good, but Evans playing at the level he has for 12 years is quite a good sample size.

If Evans just plays at 80% of his output for 5 more years, he will exceed Moss by over 2000 yds of receiving about 175 receptions and Moss would have about 10 more touchdowns. If Evans is better than 80% for another 5 years he will blow all of Moss's stats away.

Your last line is a HUGE if. Again, I love Mike and his longevity and stats are impressive. Isn't he 32 years old? Expecting him to play five more years at a high level is a lot to ask. He is more likely to retire in the next couple of years than to put up numbers for five more.

Is not a hill that I will die on. Maybe it comes down to what you value more: Moss being clearl, the best wide receiver for several years, or Evans being really good for a dozen years? I don't think anyone would argue that Evans had a season as good as Moss was at his best.

BoykinAg2017 said:

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Randy Moss
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Antonio Brown
Terrell Owens
Torry Holt
Steve Smith
Julio Jones
Isaac Bruce
Marvin Harrison

Off the top of my head all of these are better than Mike, and probably not close except a few. After that Mike has a legit argument, but top 2 of all time is just homer-speak. No disrespect to Mike Evans, he's the greatest Aggie WR and deserves to be in the HoF, but I don't even think he's top 10 all time in the NFL. There are also at least 2 more guys playing right now that will go down as being better than him.

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Julio Jones? This has to be a troll post.

Only guy on your list i would entertain is Mr Moss.

No, not really. He said something that 99.999% of people who know anything about football would disagree heavily with. It's a ridiculous, maroon-colored glasses statement.

Talent-wise, all of those guys mentioned are better than Mike Evans. Yes it's an opinion, technically, but it's an opinion based on more than just where I got my degree from. I have no problem admitting when A&M players fall short (as if Mike Evans being a future HoFer is even considered falling short) and I can stomach the fact that Aggies aren't the absolute best at everything.

In terms of raw WR talent, Julio is top 5 to ever do it lol. What do you mean?

I agree that Mike is great, but not top all time. He's borderline top 10/15 in league history based on longevity and consistent production. He's nowhere near top 5, and wouldn't feel comfortable putting him in the top 10. It's not a slight against him, it's just he's not top 2. I'd say where most of those guys get Mike is pure talent at the position. At least AB, TO, Randy Moss, Julio, Fitz, and Megatron. Steve Smith and Mike are close, and I think I'd be comfortable having Mike ahead of him, but I just like Steve Smith because the dude was just pure grit, and he absolutely hated whoever lined up across from him. It was awesome to watch

goosespn said:

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Randy Moss Averaged the following over his 17-year career:

58 rec/yr
900 yds/yr
9 TD/yr
15.6 yd per rec

Mike Evans in 12 years has averaged the following:

72 rec/yr
1088 yds/yr
9 TD/yr
15.1 yds per rec

So....no, I don't think Randy Moss was better than Mike Evans is. I think his longevity was good, but Evans playing at the level he has for 12 years is quite a good sample size.

If Evans just plays at 80% of his output for 5 more years, he will exceed Moss by over 2000 yds of receiving about 175 receptions and Moss would have about 10 more touchdowns. If Evans is better than 80% for another 5 years he will blow all of Moss's stats away.

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Randy Moss also played in a pretty different league in terms of run/pass, so that's not exactly apples to apples. You have to watch product on the field to make that determination, and if you watch Moss and watch Mike, you're impressed by both, but any conclusion that Mike is better is either disingenuous or foolish

If you asked every starting QB since 1998 (Moss's rookie year), 90% would pick Moss. Not a slight against Mike, but Moss was just that good. Mike didn't come close to what Moss did his first 6 seasons, not to mention is 2007 season.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MossRa00.htm