A.J. Green and Julio Jones have started off their careers nicely. The initial numbers they've put up have been about as good as anything we've ever seen out of young wide receivers.
This chart shows the most productive receivers in their first two seasons, using the scoring system of 6 points for touchdowns and 1 point for every 10 receiving yards. Randy Moss and Jerry Rice, no surprise, fill the top two spots. But Green and Jones are right there - in the top 7 overall.
And lots of legendary-type receivers on this list.
MOST PRODUCTIVE FIRST TWO SEASONS (RECEIVERS)
No Yds Avg TD Pts Year
148 2726 18.4 29 446.6 1998 Randy Moss
135 2497 18.5 20 369.7 1985 Jerry Rice
104 1994 19.2 26 355.4 1984 Louis Lipps
162 2407 14.9 18 348.7 2011 A.J. Green
117 2091 17.9 23 347.1 1978 John Jefferson
161 2189 13.6 18 326.9 2004 Larry Fitzgerald
133 2157 16.2 18 323.7 2011 Julio Jones
134 2423 18.1 12 314.3 1999 Torry Holt
126 2087 16.6 17 310.7 2007 Calvin Johnson
145 2214 15.3 14 305.4 1988 Sterling Sharpe
124 2026 16.3 17 304.6 1995 Joey Galloway
140 2053 14.7 16 301.3 1994 Isaac Bruce
99 2013 20.3 16 297.3 2009 Mike Wallace
134 2028 15.1 14 286.8 1989 Andre Rison
126 1842 14.6 17 286.2 2009 Hakeem Nicks
124 2068 16.7 13 284.8 2008 DeSean Jackson
92 1666 18.1 19 280.6 1976 Sammy White
69 1385 20.1 23 276.5 1984 Daryl Turner
156 2017 12.9 12 273.7 2007 Dwayne Bowe
145 2118 14.6 10 271.8 2003 Andre Johnson
^aEUR"Ian Allan
March 17, 2013