From Wes Welker to supersized: Inside the NFL's slot receiver

FiveFive years ago, if you were a slot receiver, you were a niche player Sure, Wes Welker caught 80 more passes than anyone else in the NFL

Height: 5-foot-10 There are surprisingly few pure slot receivers on this list (Julian Edelman, where art thou? Also, did anyone else know

nfl slot receivers A slot receiver lines up close to the offensive line, and usually slightly behind the line of scrimmage The area known as the slot is most

nfl best slot receivers If it feels like the Pittsburgh Steelers haven't gotten much slot production from their wide receivers the last two years, you'd be right