The NFC North is chock full of talented wide receivers. A division being graced by Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and DJ Moore is simply unbelievable, but that's the reality for the 2025 season. The Detroit Lions have a ton of faith in St. Brown and Williams, specifically, to continue their strong play from 2024.
Another person with major faith in that duo is Allen Robinson, the former receiver for the Lions and Chicago Bears, amongst other teams. Robinson is now a contributing talking head on NFL topics for ESPN, and he just turned heads for comments on who he feels is the best wide receiving duo in the NFL.
.@AllenRobinson has Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams as his number one best wide receiver duo in the NFL next season 👀 pic.twitter.com/po8RpOi6cx
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 9, 2025
"The only group on this list to have two 1,000 yard receivers last season. We know what Amon-Ra St. Brown can do. He's been prolific his entire career. But also, Jameson Williams: 58 catches for over 1,000 yards last year. There's not too many people who are doing that in this league," said Robinson.
The list prior to St. Brown and Williams includes no other duo in the NFC North - not even Addison and Jefferson, who could certaintly get a mention on a top 5 list at the very least. Maybe this was Robinson being loyal to the last team to give him run, but it has to be turning the heads of NFC North teams specifically who feel like they're being disrespected on this list.
Allen Robinson infuriates NFC North with wide receiver ranking
The list offered by Robinson has CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens at fifth, Davante Adams and Puka Nacua at fourth, AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith at third, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee HIggins at second, and then finally St. Brown and Wiliams in the top spot. It's an interesting ranking, to say the least. One could argue Smith and Brown, by virtue of being Super Bowl champions last year, should be first.
Regardless, it should be fun to see just how flustered Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and Chicago Bears fans get about this list. St. Brown and Williams were electric in 2024, but can they maintain that same level of production with a new offensive coordinator and a potentially weaker offensive line protecting Jared Goff?
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Still, Robinson makes a good point - it's so hard to find a duo like St. Brown and Williams that can produce at as high of a level as they've been individually.
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