Top 5 Jump Ball Receivers

I'm going to start at number five a guy that we sometimes forget about we've talked a lot about him this week. But this guy could possibly be number one when he signs on a team. I'm going with DeAndre Hopkins. He has made this thing so much fun. Yes five because the other guys have done it more recently. We showed this one a few weeks ago. This is him against Joe Hayden reaching up with one hand and grabbing it with the other. I want to show these highlights of DeAndre Hopkins because sometimes like Roy Jones said y'all must have forgot. You forget about how good this guy was when the ball was up in the air. Prince of Mookamore right there for the Giants. Retired guys doing well. But DeAndre Hopkins the left hand right hand it doesn't matter with the fingertips pulls it in and snags it. And of course this is the most infamous one. The Hail Mary over the Bill's best three defenders out there. Trey White Poyer and Micah High goes up top and snags it. This is Moss at its finest. And the worst thing you know when you're when I'm making this playlist my son who's seven a lot of times he sits down next to me like Dad what do you got going on for the show. I'm like jump balls. He's like so that's like when you got Moss. He's like did you ever get Moss by any of these guys. I'm like son don't don't don't don't ask me those questions. I don't want to answer. But coming in at number four I'm going with a guy Davante and I don't mean Adams and I don't mean Smith. I am going with Davante Parker. Jump ball. This guy goes up and gets it. This list isn't the best receivers in the league. It's guys that when the ball is in the air they are able to snag it. This is all from last year. Davante Parker against the Browns going up contorting his body and coming down with the ball the concentration to be able to pull it out of the air. Davante Parker comes over from Miami goes to New England stays in the division. And look at this. This thing is a beauty going up and over the top of whoever is in front of him. Davante Parker the defenders know this guy is a jump ball specialist. He does it and he gets it done. May not be the best receiver but he knows how to go up and get the ball. Next up we're coming in at number three. I'm going with Justin Jefferson. Give me this guy catches the football no matter where it is goes up. This is him right here going up and getting it against the Arizona Cardinals on the sideline against Antonio Hamilton. And it looks like he's blanketed as a DB. You hate this when you have great coverage. And somehow this guy still is able to go up and high point and snag the ball out of the air. And then yeah. Then he does the Grady and you feel even worse after it. And so it is a play. Give me that make a play like this and not get this shot off Kirk Cousins back there in the pocket. Like what the hell. Justin's down there somewhere just chucks the ball up. Jefferson with one hand on Cam Lewis is able to snap. Look at that thing snag the ball and come down with it. Justin Jefferson. Yes. At number three and at number two I'm going with a physical specimen. I could have just put up the thing that went viral on social media with this guy jumping up and catching it with one hand. But I went straight to NFL plays D.K. Metcalf a physical specimen out there on the football field. This is him last year against the Jaguars. He makes it look so easy. Just goes up rips it out of the air two feet in the ground and snags that thing over Shaquille Griffin. D.K. Metcalf right here for the touchdown back to back against the Atlanta Falcons going up top. This dude I remember playing against him for the first time and Stephon Gilmore was guarding him. I didn't have to guard him at all. And you walk out of the tunnel you're just like damn I didn't realize he was that big. Looking on film it was like when you watch Calvin Johnson you couldn't see if that was a tight end lined up like Brandon Pettigrew or D.K. Metcalf. That catch didn't even count a double pass. He's able to come away with it. But at number one I was going through plays yesterday and this guy had so many jump balls that me and Rich our producer had to come down and narrow it down to three. I'm going with Mike Williams. Mike Williams this guy he has made it a true art form of just running down the field. Justin Herbert throws it up and he snags the ball out of there. This is him against Xavier Howard goes up and over moves him out of the way. He had one to win the game against the Titans late in the game. So many different ones against the Chiefs. There's him. He bought this is a box out and basketball and goes up and rips the ball out of the sky on Michael. You know number one for me is Mike Williams on the list from the L.A. Chargers. These are my top five current. When it comes to the jump ball going up and grabbing it guys I want to know what you all think. Did I get it right. I leave someone off the list. Please tell me what do you think. You know what's the what's the Charles Barkley meme. I wasn't familiar with your game. I don't think of Davante as a true elite red zone and big you know Lawson guy. You played against him a name that I don't see here might not even be currently I'm not sure. To me it's Moss all time. And Julio Jones is that other name all time. Now does Julio still have that fear in the defenders if he's going up there for a jump ball. I got to think yes still have that fear. Yes. I could D-Hop higher too. I just I just think the degree of difficulty on those catches that you see of him when I knew you were doing this list yesterday and I'm like oh D-Hop is going to be on that without a doubt.