Top 5 WR route runners

[49erurtaza]

My buddy keeps arguing that Amari Cooper is better or close to a Odell Beckham as the best route runner in the league. So who is your guys top 5 route runners in the NFL?

Edited July 25, 2019 by 49erurtaza

[game3525]

AB and Keenan are the two best IMO.

[Blackstar12]

Hilton should be in the conversation.

[RaidersAreOne]

Cooper is a very good route runner so it's not insane to say he has elite route running.  As far as the best, it's gotta be AB.

[SBLIII]

Amari

AB

Keenan

Julian

Hilton

[Nex_Gen]

1. AB

2. Diggs

3. Cooks

4. Allen

5. OBJ

 

Neither of them are the best...

Edited July 26, 2019 by Nex_Gen

[vikesfan89]

There is a lack of Thielen

[Cadmus]

2 hours ago, vikesfan89 said:

There is a lack of Thielen

He's not even the best route runner on his own team. 

[vikesfan89]

8 hours ago, Cadmus said:

He's not even the best route runner on his own team. 

Maybe not but I did see Diggs

[Forge]

2 hours ago, vikesfan89 said:

Maybe not but I did see Diggs

But that's because Diggs is the best route runner on the Vikings. 

[vikesfan89]

48 minutes ago, Forge said:

But that's because Diggs is the best route runner on the Vikings. 

Not by much

[Forge]

1 minute ago, vikesfan89 said:

Not by much

Do you see the inherent flaw with this retort given the conversation as a whole?  

[minutemancl]

"Route running" is such a broad concept that I think it is more interesting to look at which receivers are the best at running which routes. For instance, overall, I think Cooper is right up there with OBJ. However, OBJ is probably the best in the NFL when it comes to running a breaking route and lacks (or slacks, as was exhibited last year on film) when running non-breaking routes. 

That Reception Perception series that that one guy does (Matt something?) is really interesting to look at for this. He charts how often a receiver wins on each route.

[Soko]

I can’t honestly say I know enough, see enough, or have paid attention to enough of most wide receivers to accurately say who’s the superior route runner. Most high end receivers are capable of great routes, but they get lackadaisical, which is what really separates some guys from others. I don’t know enough to comment. Hopkins, AB, and Allen are the standouts that I’ve seen. 

I know OBJ gets lazy with his routes, but is capable of elite route running when he wants to. Don’t watch enough of Cooper to comment on his consistency.

[Forge]

10 minutes ago, Yin-Yang said:

I can’t honestly say I know enough, see enough, or have paid attention to enough of most wide receivers to accurately say who’s the superior route runner. Most high end receivers are capable of great routes, but they get lackadaisical, which is what really separates some guys from others. I don’t know enough to comment. Hopkins, AB, and Allen are the standouts that I’ve seen. 

I know OBJ gets lazy with his routes, but is capable of elite route running when he wants to. Don’t watch enough of Cooper to comment on his consistency.

This would be the big thing for me as well. And its not like I watch every game, ever week, etc. More or less can comment on the ones who really stand out. First and foremost to me would probably be Keenan Allen. TY would definitely be up there, and Diggs as well.