Fantasy Football: The 100 highest scoring Fantasy seasons by a wide receiver

One of the fun things about doing an exercise like our Fantasy Football Yesterday week, where we're looking back on the best players of the CBS Fantasy era (dating back to 1997), is remembering great Fantasy seasons or players you forgot about.

For instance: Did you know Torry Holt has the ninth-most Fantasy points in a season over the past 23 seasons? Holt was an absolute Fantasy stud as part of the 2000s Rams, one of the great Fantasy teams of the modern era. He topped 1,600 receiving yards twice, something only Marvin Harrison, Julio Jones, Calvin Johnson and Antonio Brown have done multiple times; his six seasons of 1,300 yards have only been matched by Jones and Randy Moss.

Some of the other semi-forgotten great seasons by wide receivers I was happy to see come up in this exercise were Muhsin Muhammad's 1,400-yard, 16-touchdown season catching passes from Jake Delhomme, and Jimmy Smith's 116-catch, 1,600-plus yard season in 1999, which represented 44% of the Jaguars total passing yards that season. 

Here are the top 100 Fantasy seasons by a wide receiver since 1997:

1. Randy Moss (2007) NE -- 385.3 PPR FPTs, 287.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 24.08 PPR FPTs/gm
98 rec, 1,493 yards, 23 total TD

2. Marvin Harrison (2002) IND -- 382.2 PPR FPTs, 239.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 23.89 PPR FPTs/gm
143 rec, 1,722 yards, 11 total TD

3. Antonio Brown (2014) PIT -- 380.9 PPR FPTs, 251.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 23.81 PPR FPTs/gm
129 rec, 1,698 yards, 14 total TD

4. Antonio Brown (2015) PIT -- 376.2 PPR FPTs, 240.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 23.51 PPR FPTs/gm
136 rec, 1,834 yards, 10 total TD

5. Randy Moss (2003) MIN -- 376 PPR FPTs, 265 Non-PPR FPTs, 23.50 PPR FPTs/gm
111 rec, 1,632 yards, 17 total TD

6. Michael Thomas (2019) NO -- 372.6 PPR FPTs, 223.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 23.29 PPR FPTs/gm
149 rec, 1,725 yards, 9 total TD

7. Julio Jones (2015) ATL -- 365.1 PPR FPTs, 229.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.82 PPR FPTs/gm
136 rec, 1,871 yards, 8 total TD

8. Calvin Johnson (2011) DET -- 359.2 PPR FPTs, 263.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.45 PPR FPTs/gm
96 rec, 1,681 yards, 16 total TD

9. Torry Holt (2003) STL -- 357.1 PPR FPTs, 240.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.32 PPR FPTs/gm
117 rec, 1,696 yards, 12 total TD

10. Marvin Harrison (2001) IND -- 351.7 PPR FPTs, 242.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.98 PPR FPTs/gm
109 rec, 1,524 yards, 15 total TD

11. Marvin Harrison (1999) IND -- 349.7 PPR FPTs, 234.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.86 PPR FPTs/gm
115 rec, 1,663 yards, 12 total TD

12. Calvin Johnson (2012) DET -- 342.4 PPR FPTs, 220.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.40 PPR FPTs/gm
122 rec, 1,964 yards, 5 total TD

13. Demaryius Thomas (2014) DEN -- 338.9 PPR FPTs, 227.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.18 PPR FPTs/gm
111 rec, 1,619 yards, 11 total TD

14. Brandon Marshall (2015) NYJ -- 337.2 PPR FPTs, 228.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.08 PPR FPTs/gm
109 rec, 1,502 yards, 14 total TD

15. Steve Smith (2005) CAR -- 335.8 PPR FPTs, 232.8 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.99 PPR FPTs/gm
103 rec, 1,563 yards, 13 total TD

16. Wes Welker (2011) NE -- 333.9 PPR FPTs, 211.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.87 PPR FPTs/gm
122 rec, 1,569 yards, 9 total TD

17. DeAndre Hopkins (2018) HOU -- 333.5 PPR FPTs, 218.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.84 PPR FPTs/gm
115 rec, 1,572 yards, 11 total TD

18. Terrell Owens (2001) SF -- 332.3 PPR FPTs, 239.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.77 PPR FPTs/gm
93 rec, 1,412 yards, 16 total TD

19. Brandon Marshall (2012) CHI -- 330.6 PPR FPTs, 212.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.66 PPR FPTs/gm
118 rec, 1,508 yards, 11 total TD

20. Hines Ward (2002) PIT -- 329.1 PPR FPTs, 217.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.57 PPR FPTs/gm
112 rec, 1,329 yards, 12 total TD

21. Tyreek Hill (2018) KC -- 328 PPR FPTs, 241 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.50 PPR FPTs/gm
87 rec, 1,479 yards, 13 total TD

22. Jordy Nelson (2014) GB -- 327.9 PPR FPTs, 229.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.49 PPR FPTs/gm
98 rec, 1,519 yards, 13 total TD

23. Davante Adams (2018) GB -- 327.6 PPR FPTs, 216.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.84 PPR FPTs/gm
111 rec, 1,386 yards, 13 total TD

24. DeAndre Hopkins (2015) HOU -- 327.1 PPR FPTs, 216.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.44 PPR FPTs/gm
111 rec, 1,521 yards, 11 total TD

25. Julio Jones (2018) ATL -- 325.9 PPR FPTs, 212.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.37 PPR FPTs/gm
113 rec, 1,677 yards, 8 total TD

26. Muhsin Muhammad (2004) CAR -- 325 PPR FPTs, 232 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.31 PPR FPTs/gm
93 rec, 1405 yards, 16 total TD

27. Antonio Brown (2018) PIT -- 323.7 PPR FPTs, 219.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.58 PPR FPTs/gm
104 rec, 1,297 yards, 15 total TD

28. Marvin Harrison (2000) IND -- 323.3 PPR FPTs, 221.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.21 PPR FPTs/gm
102 rec, 1,413 yards, 14 total TD

29. Rod Smith (2000) DEN -- 322.1 PPR FPTs, 222.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.13 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,602 yards, 9 total TD

30. Terrell Owens (2002) SF -- 321.9 PPR FPTs, 221.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.99 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,300 yards, 14 total TD

31. Andre Johnson (2008) HOU -- 318.5 PPR FPTs, 203.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.91 PPR FPTs/gm
115 rec, 1,575 yards, 8 total TD

32. Michael Thomas (2018) NO -- 315.5 PPR FPTs, 190.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.72 PPR FPTs/gm
125 rec, 1,405 yards, 9 total TD

33. Odell Beckham (2015) NYG -- 315.3 PPR FPTs, 219.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.02 PPR FPTs/gm
96 rec, 1,450 yards, 13 total TD

34. Terrell Owens (2000) SFO -- 315.2 PPR FPTs, 218.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.51 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,451 yards, 13 total TD

35. Demaryius Thomas (2013) DEN -- 315 PPR FPTs, 223 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.69 PPR FPTs/gm
92 rec, 1,430 yards, 14 total TD

36. Josh Gordon (2013) CLE -- 314.4 PPR FPTs, 227.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 22.46 PPR FPTs/gm
87 rec, 1,646 yards, 9 total TD

37. Rod Smith (2001) DEN -- 314 PPR FPTs, 201 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.93 PPR FPTs/gm
113 rec, 1,343 yards, 11 total TD

38. Dez Bryant (2014) DAL -- 314 PPR FPTs, 226 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.63 PPR FPTs/gm
88 rec, 1,320 yards, 16 total TD

39. Jimmy Smith (1999) JAX -- 313.6 PPR FPTs, 197.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.60 PPR FPTs/gm
116 rec, 1,636 yards, 6 total TD

40. Roddy White (2010) ATL -- 312.2 PPR FPTs, 197.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.51 PPR FPTs/gm
115 rec, 1,389 yards, 10 total TD

41. Antonio Freeman (1998) GB -- 310.9 PPR FPTs, 226.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.73 PPR FPTs/gm
84 rec, 1,424 yards, 14 total TD

42. Andre Johnson (2009) HOU -- 310.9 PPR FPTs, 209.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.43 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,569 yards, 9 total TD

43. DeAndre Hopkins (2017) HOU -- 309.8 PPR FPTs, 213.8 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.65 PPR FPTs/gm
96 rec, 1,378 yards, 13 total TD

44. Reggie Wayne (2007) IND -- 309.4 PPR FPTs, 205.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.34 PPR FPTs/gm
104 rec, 1,510 yards, 10 total TD

45. Larry Fitzgerald (2008) ARI -- 309.1 PPR FPTs, 213.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.32 PPR FPTs/gm
96 rec, 1,431 yards, 12 total TD

46. Larry Fitzgerald (2005) ARI -- 308 PPR FPTs, 205 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.25 PPR FPTs/gm
103 rec, 1,409 yards, 10 total TD

47. Antonio Brown (2016) PIT -- 307.3 PPR FPTs, 201.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.49 PPR FPTs/gm
106 rec, 1,284 yards, 12 total TD

48. David Boston (2001) ARI -- 307.3 PPR FPTs, 209.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.21 PPR FPTs/gm
98 rec, 1,598 yards, 8 total TD

49. Randy Moss (2000) MIN -- 307.2 PPR FPTs, 230.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.20 PPR FPTs/gm
77 rec, 1,437 yards, 15 total TD

50. Terrell Owens (2007) DAL -- 307 PPR FPTs, 226 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.47 PPR FPTs/gm
81 rec, 1,355 yards, 15 total TD

51. Antonio Brown (2013) PIT -- 306.9 PPR FPTs, 196.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.18 PPR FPTs/gm
110 rec, 1,499 yards, 8 total TD

52. Adam Thielen (2018) MIN -- 305.3 PPR FPTs, 192.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.08 PPR FPTs/gm
113 rec, 1373 yards, 9 total TD

53. Jordy Nelson (2016) GB -- 304.7 PPR FPTs, 207.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.04 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,257 yards, 14 total TD

54. A.J. Green (2013) CIN -- 304.6 PPR FPTs, 206.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.04 PPR FPTs/gm
98 rec, 1,426 yards, 11 total TD

55. Allen Robinson (2015) JAX -- 304 PPR FPTs, 224 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.00 PPR FPTs/gm
80 rec, 1,400 yards, 14 total TD

56. Rob Moore (1997) ARI -- 303.4 PPR FPTs, 206.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.96 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,584 yards, 8 total TD

57. Calvin Johnson (2013) DET -- 303.2 PPR FPTs, 219.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.66 PPR FPTs/gm
84 rec, 1,492 yards, 12 total TD

58. Marvin Harrison (2006) IND -- 301.6 PPR FPTs, 206.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.85 PPR FPTs/gm
95 rec, 1,366 yards, 12 total TD

59. Brandon Marshall (2013) CHI -- 301.5 PPR FPTs, 201.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.84 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,295 yards, 12 total TD

60. Antonio Brown (2017) PIT -- 300.3 PPR FPTs, 199.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 21.45 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,533 yards, 9 total TD

61. Mike Evans (2016) TB -- 300.1 PPR FPTs, 204.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.76 PPR FPTs/gm
96 rec, 1,321 yards, 12 total TD

62. Joe Horn (2004) NO -- 299.9 PPR FPTs, 205.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.74 PPR FPTs/gm
94 rec, 1,399 yards, 11 total TD

63. Braylon Edwards (2007) CLE -- 298.9 PPR FPTs, 218.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.68 PPR FPTs/gm
80 rec, 1,289 yards, 16 total TD

64. Randy Moss (1998) MIN -- 298.7 PPR FPTs, 229.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.67 PPR FPTs/gm
69 rec, 1,313 yards, 17 total TD

65. Emmanuel Sanders (2014) DEN -- 297.8 PPR FPTs, 196.8 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.61 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,404 yards, 9 total TD

66. A.J. Green (2012) CIN -- 297.8 PPR FPTs, 200.8 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.61 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,350 yards, 11 total TD

67. Andre Johnson (2012) HOU -- 295.8 PPR FPTs, 183.8 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.49 PPR FPTs/gm
112 rec, 1,598 yards, 4 total TD

68. T.J. Houshmandzadeh (2007) CIN - 295.7 PPR FPTs, 183.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.48 PPR FPTs/gm
112 rec, 1,143 yards, 12 total TD

69. Chad Johnson (2005) CIN - 295.5 PPR FPTs, 198.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.47 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,432 yards, 9 total TD

70. Julio Jones (2014) ATL -- 295.4 PPR FPTs, 191.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.69 PPR FPTs/gm
104 rec, 1593 yards, 6 total TD

71. Javon Walker (2004) GNB -- 295.2 PPR FPTs, 206.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.45 PPR FPTs/gm
89 rec, 1,382 yards, 12 total TD

72. Odell Beckham (2014) NYG -- 295 PPR FPTs, 204 Non-PPR FPTs, 24.58 PPR FPTs/gm
91 rec, 1,305 yards, 12 total TD

73. Jimmy Smith (2001) JAX -- 295 PPR FPTs, 183 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.44 PPR FPTs/gm
112 rec, 1,373 yards, 8 total TD

74. Larry Fitzgerald (2007) ARI -- 294.9 PPR FPTs, 194.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 19.66 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,409 yards, 10 total TD

75. JuJu Smith-Schuster (2018) PIT -- 294.9 PPR FPTs, 183.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.43 PPR FPTs/gm
111 rec, 1426 yards, 7 total TD

76. Randy Moss (1999) MIN - 292.68 PPR FPTs, 212.68 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.29 PPR FPTs/gm
80 rec, 1,413 yards, 12 total TD

77. Odell Beckham (2016) NYG -- 292.6 PPR FPTs, 191.6 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.29 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,367 yards, 10 total TD

78. Randy Moss (2002) MIN -- 292.32 PPR FPTs, 186.32 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.27 PPR FPTs/gm
106 rec, 1,347 yards, 8 total TD

79. Cris Carter (1999) MIN -- 292.1 PPR FPTs, 202.1 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.26 PPR FPTs/gm
90 rec, 1,241 yards, 13 total TD

80. Dez Bryant (2012) DAL - 291.7 PPR FPTs, 199.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.23 PPR FPTs/gm
92 rec, 1,382 yards, 12 total TD

81. Demaryius Thomas (2012) DEN -- 291.4 PPR FPTs, 197.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.21 PPR FPTs/gm
94 rec, 1,434 yards, 10 total TD

82. Dez Bryant (2013) DAL -- 288.4 PPR FPTs, 195.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 18.03 PPR FPTs/gm
93 rec, 1,233 yards, 13 total TD

83. Victor Cruz (2011) NYG -- 287.9 PPR FPTs, 205.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.99 PPR FPTs/gm
82 rec, 1,536 yards, 9 total TD

84. Eric Moulds (2002) BUF -- 287.9 PPR FPTs, 187.9 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.99 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,292 yards, 10 total TD

85. Randall Cobb (2014) GB -- 287.4 PPR FPTs, 196.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.96 PPR FPTs/gm
91 rec, 1,287 yards, 12 total TD

86. Isaac Bruce (2000) STL -- 287.2 PPR FPTs, 200.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.95 PPR FPTs/gm
87 rec, 1,471 yards, 9 total TD

87. Ed McCaffrey (2000) DEN -- 286.7 PPR FPTs, 185.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.92 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,317 yards, 9 total TD

88. Brandon Lloyd (2010) DEN -- 286 PPR FPTs, 209 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.88 PPR FPTs/gm
77 rec, 1,448 yards, 11 total TD

89. Chad Johnson (2007) CIN -- 285.7 PPR FPTs, 192.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.86 PPR FPTs/gm
93 rec, 1,440 yards, 8 total TD

90. Chad Johnson (2003) CIN - 285.5 PPR FPTs, 195.5 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.84 PPR FPTs/gm
90 rec, 1,355 yards, 10 total TD

91. Wes Welker (2012) NE -- 285.4 PPR FPTs, 167.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.84 PPR FPTs/gm
118 rec, 1,354 yards, 6 total TD

92. Marvin Harrison (2004) IND -- 285.3 PPR FPTs, 199.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.83 PPR FPTs/gm
86 rec, 1,113 yards, 15 total TD

93. Torry Holt (2005) STL -- 285.3 PPR FPTs, 183.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.38 PPR FPTs/gm
102 rec, 1,331 yards, 9 total TD

94. Torry Holt (2004) STL -- 285.2 PPR FPTs, 191.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.83 PPR FPTs/gm
94 rec, 1,372 yards, 10 total TD

95. Anquan Boldin (2005) ARI -- 284.7 PPR FPTs, 182.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 20.34 PPR FPTs/gm
102 rec, 1,402 yards, 7 total TD

96. Reggie Wayne (2009) IND -- 284.4 PPR FPTs, 184.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.78 PPR FPTs/gm
100 rec, 1,264 yards, 10 total TD

97. Jordy Nelson (2011) GB -- 284.3 PPR FPTs, 216.3 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.77 PPR FPTs/gm
68 rec, 1,263 yards, 15 total TD

98. Larry Fitzgerald (2009) ARI -- 284.2 PPR FPTs, 187.2 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.76 PPR FPTs/gm
97 rec, 1,092 yards, 13 total TD

99. Randy Moss (2009) NE -- 283.4 PPR FPTs, 200.4 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.71 PPR FPTs/gm
83 rec, 1,264 yards, 13 total TD

100. Anquan Boldin (2003) ARI -- 282.7 PPR FPTs, 181.7 Non-PPR FPTs, 17.67 PPR FPTs/gm
101 rec, 1,377 yards, 8 total TD