Call me a prisoner of the moment, call me biased, but I believe that Antonio Brown is the greatest wide receiver in the National Football League since Randy Moss. Brown has gone from being a sixth-round draft choice to being voted as the second-best player in the league by his peers. Since Moss began to noticeably regress, there have been future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees that have through the league.

When you compare Brown’s statistics to some of the other great receivers to play in the post-Moss era, it is clear that Brown not only belongs in the talks but has an argument to be the best of the best. I looked at the best five-year spans of four other receivers who are household names in the NFL and compared to the 2013-2017 run Brown put together:

Calvin Johnson- Detroit Lions (2011-2015): 461 receptions, 7,428 yards, 50 touchdowns

Larry Fitzgerald- Arizona Cardinals (2007-2011): 463 receptions, 6,480 yards, 49 touchdowns

Julio Jones- Atlanta Falcons (2013-2017): 453 receptions, 6,897 yards, 25 touchdowns

Andre Johnson- Houston Texans (2008-2012): 447 receptions, 6,450 yards, 31 touchdowns

Antonio Brown- Pittsburgh Steelers (2013-2017): 582 receptions, 7,848 yards, 52 touchdowns

(all stats via profootballreference.com)

Every receiver listed above was an All-Pro at least one time during their respective five-year spans, and all played in at least 68 games. With all of the numbers together it becomes clear that Brown’s play has forced himself into the conversation with these greats.

Not only does Brown have the numbers necessary to be included in the discussion with the greats, but he is also putting his name in the record books. The end of the 2017 season marked the fifth consecutive season that Brown eclipsed 100 receptions or more. This is an unprecedented feat that not even the likes of Jerry Rice, Moss or Terrell Owens were ever been able to accomplish in their careers.

While not everyone will agree with what the numbers have to say, it is undeniable that Antonio Brown is beginning to separate himself from being considered the best receiver in the league currently to possibly being discussed as the best of the generation while not showing any signs of slowing down.