It is officially 89 days until the official kickoff of the 2024 NFL season! As our official countdown here on FlurrySports, we will be releasing the best players to ever wear the jersey number of the number of days remaining. Follow along to keep track of how many days until the NFL season, and share who YOU think the best player to ever wear that jersey number is! Click here to see the best NFL players from yesterday.
With 89 days until the 2024 NFL season, we give you the best NFL players to wear #89. Of course, some of the all-time greats at this number will still be playing this season. They have the ability to continue rising up the list! The official ranking of these players is based on the Approximate Value (AV) from Pro Football Reference.
Without further ado, here are the all-time best players to wear #89 in NFL history.
Best Players to Wear 89 in NFL History
1) Steve Smith Sr., WR (2001-16)
NFL Draft: 2001, Round 3, Pick 74 to the Carolina Panthers
5x Pro Bowl | 2x All-Pro
1,031 Receptions, 14,731 Receiving Yards, 81 Rec TD, 6 Return TD
2) Dave Robinson, LB (1963-74)
NFL Draft: 1963, Round 1, Pick 14 to the Green Bay Packers
Hall of Fame
3x Pro Bowl | 2x All-Pro
Super Bowl Champion (I, II)
28.5 Sacks, 27 Interceptions
3) Fred Dryer, DE (1969-81)
NFL Draft: 1969, Round 1, Pick 13 to the New York Giants
1x Pro Bowl
103 Sacks, 20 Fumble Recoveries
NFL Records for most safeties in a game (2) and most safeties in a season (2).
4) Nat Moore, WR/RB (1974-86)
NFL Draft: 1974, Round 3, Pick 78 to the Miami Dolphins
1x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
510 Receptions, 7,546 Rec Yards, 74 Rec TDs, 249 Rush Yards
5) Wes Chandler, WR (1978-87)
NFL Draft: 1978, Round 1, Pick 3 to the New Orleans Saints
4x Pro Bowl | 1x All-Pro
559 Receptions, 8,966 Receiving Yards, 56 Rec TDs
