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Decker great get by Jets

The Jets have signed former Broncos wideout Eric Decker, and rarely has a team more in need of a player at a position been able to secure a better one. The 5-year, $36.25 million contract gives the Jets a chance at having something they haven't had in any of the four years Decker has been in the league -- a 1,000-yard wideout.

Decker was of course catching passes from Peyton Manning the last two seasons, and now he'll be working with Geno Smith. But even Decker's season working with Tim Tebow was better than all but four seasons by a Jets wideout since 2010. Only once in those four years did a Jets wideout catch as many touchdowns (8) as Decker caught in any of the last three seasons, one with Tebow and two with Manning.

Best receiving seasons by Decker and every Jets receiver (including running backs and tight ends) from 2010 through 2013 are presented below.

TOP RECEIVING SEASONS, JETS AND DECKER, 2010-2013
YearPlayerNoYardsTD
2013Eric Decker87128811
2012Eric Decker85106413
2010Braylon Edwards 539047
2012Jeremy Kerley 568272
2011Dustin Keller 658155
2010Santonio Holmes 527466
2010Dustin Keller 556875
2011Santonio Holmes 516548
2011Eric Decker446128
2011Plaxico Burress 456128
2013Jeremy Kerley 435233
2013Santonio Holmes 234561
2011LaDainian Tomlinson 424492
2010Jerricho Cotchery 414332
2013David Nelson 364232
2013Jeff Cumberland 263984
2013Kellen Winslow 313882
2010LaDainian Tomlinson 523680
2012Jeff Cumberland 293593
2013Stephen Hill 243421
2012Dustin Keller 283172
2011Jeremy Kerley 293141

--Andy Richardson

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