Ranking the top 5 wide receivers in Texas Tech Red Raiders history

Texas Tech is known for producing fantastic wide receivers and these five stand out from all the rest who have ever worn the Double T.

Texas Tech Red Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (5) celebrates his fourth quarter touchdown reception with teammate Eric Morris (12) against the Texas Longhorns at Jones AT&T Stadium. Texas Tech beat Texas 39-33. / Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports

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3. 468. Tech. . player. . 2000-03. . Wes Welker. Wes Welker

Another undersized slot receiver, Wes Welker, comes in at No. 3 on our list. From 2000-03, the Oklahoma native who had only one scholarship offer out of high school, caught 259 passes for 3,069 yards and 21 touchdowns.

In both 2002 and 2003, he posted 1,000-yard receiving seasons. And like Grant, Welker was also a dominant kick returner.

However, it was in the punt return game where Welker excelled. For his career, he returned 152 punts for 1,761 yards and a then NCAA record eight touchdowns.

Of course, Welker is also a legend for the Red Raiders because he had a tendency for coming up huge against opponents that mattered most to Red Raider fans. In 2002, he had an 88-yard fourth-quarter punt return against Texas A&M in Tech's dramatic 48-47 double-overtime win in College Station. Later that season, he would catch 14 passes for 169 yards and two TDs while hauling in the game-sealing pass against No. 4 Texas in Lubbock.

Welker went on to play 12 seasons in the NFL catching over 900 passes for nearly 10,000 yards and 50 touchdowns. However, for Red Raider fans, his legacy will always be about what he did in Lubbock as one of the best and most clutch playmakers to ever don the Double T.

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