Tom Brady and Peyton Manning Reveal Surprising Choices for Their Ultimate Mt. Rushmore of Receivers—Can You Guess Who Made the Cut?

When two legends like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning lock horns over the greatest NFL receivers of all time, you know it’s gonna spark some epic conversations. Recently, on the TBD Tribute podcast, these quarterback titans weighed in with their all-time top four — three wideouts and one tight end each — and the debates that followed are pure gold. Manning leaned on his connections, picking Marvin Harrison alongside legends Jerry Rice, Raymond Berry, and Tony Gonzalez. Brady? He wasn’t shy about backing his former playmakers Randy Moss and Rob Gronkowski, plus Rice and Larry Fitzgerald. It’s no surprise both settled on Jerry Rice as the undisputed king of receivers — a choice so obvious that the real head-scratcher becomes, who even deserves the runner-up spot? Curious about their full picks and the fiery debate that ensued? LEARN MORE

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have made their lists of the greatest receivers in NFL history.

In a recent episode of the TBD Tribute podcast, Brady and Manning discussed and debated their choices for the faces that should appear on the Mt. Rushmore of receivers. Both chose three wide receivers and a tight end.

Manning picked Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Raymond Berry and Tony Gonzalez.

Brady picked Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, Larry Fitzgerald and Rob Gronkowski.

Manning picked one of his former teammates, Harrison, while Brady chose two of his, Moss and Gronkowski.

That Rice was the first choice of both Manning and Brady shows the extent to which he is viewed as the greatest receiver in NFL history, with no real debate. The debate, whether among sports fans or Hall of Fame quarterbacks, is usually the same: Not who’s the best wide receiver in NFL history, but who’s the second-best, after Rice.