Started By
Message

re: Best “circus-catch” receivers in NFL history

Posted on 8/13/26 at 12:05 am to
Posted by wildtigercat93
Member since Jul 2011
116888 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 12:05 am to
Since we’ve named a few that are pretty much based off one play

Tyrone Protho

Posted by Da #1 Stunna
985
Member since Oct 2012
2181 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 12:19 am to
Lynn Swann
Randy Moss
Fred Billitnikoff
Ahmad Rashad
Justin Jefferson
Cris Carter
Jerry Rice
DeAndre Hopkins
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
19690 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 7:31 am to
This guy did it when it counted, over and over !






Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20638 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:00 am to
Just a few days ago I saw an NFL highlights film about Larry Fitzgerald and it included a lot of his "Circus" catches-----especially while in traffic.
Posted by Cregg
Orange Beach
Member since Jul 2017
2637 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:05 am to
Alshon Jefferey had a bunch of crazy catches at South Carolina
Posted by Gen Patton
Member since Dec 2009
2565 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:16 am to
John Jefferson
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
23111 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:17 am to
Lloyd is a great one. AJ Green was solid as well as others mentioned.

I think DHop is the greatest though.
Posted by Rockbrc
Attic
Member since Nov 2015
10033 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 8:40 am to
Biletnikoff
Posted by SenGooner
Member since Feb 2026
279 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:10 am to
Saints Minicamp Legend, Adrian Arrington

But on a more serious note, Justin Jefferson has had some insane catches
Posted by coolpapaboze
Parts Unknown
Member since Dec 2006
22442 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:37 am to
Came here to say Lynn Swann.
Posted by crownNbull
Gretna
Member since Jun 2010
3351 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:17 am to
Julian Edelman’s Super Bowl catch.
Posted by Glorious
Mobile
Member since Aug 2014
26471 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:19 am to
Julian Edleman against the Falcons is about as improbable of a catch you will ever see. Definitely involved some luck though
This post was edited on 8/13/26 at 10:22 am
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9787 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:22 am to
Lynn Swann had the most beautiful catches ever captured on film. How he got those two feet down on the sideline catch is the most acrobatic catch I’ve ever seen. NFL films helped with that too.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
83376 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 6:58 pm to
David Tyree
Posted by tigerlion
Member since Jul 2009
2495 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 9:16 pm to


Isaac TeSlaa - Good “circus-catch” receiver to keep an eye on.
Posted by AZBadgerFan
Scottsdale, AZ
Member since May 2013
1922 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:03 pm to
Cris Carter had some of the best hands I've ever seen.
Posted by VerlanderBEAST
Member since Dec 2011
19377 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:46 pm to
Puka
Posted by VOLhalla
Knoxville
Member since Feb 2011
5286 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 10:58 pm to
quote:

Cris Carter had some of the best hands I've ever seen.


Probably the most overlooked receiver of all time.

His tip-toe the edge of the field and catch the ball falling out of bounds route was kind of the Jordan turn around fadeaway of football in the late 90s

Pretty much unstoppable
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
79058 posts
Posted on 8/13/26 at 11:16 pm to
Hakeem Nicks
Posted by Rrrrroger
Member since Mar 2021
1534 posts
Posted on 8/14/26 at 12:39 am to
Feel like I saw Julio Jones make some ridiculous catch almost every week
first pageprev pagePage 2 of 3Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

Facebook•X•Instagram