After establishing that Paul Warfield, Dante Lavelli, Gary Collins and Mac Speedie, in that order, are the four best wide receivers in Browns history, who fills out the rest of my list of the top 10?

Let’s take a look:

*5. Ray Renfro (played with the Browns from 1952-63) – He never gets the credit he deserves. In fact, a lot of Browns fans – even longtime and ardent ones – know nothing about him. But he is more than deserving of this lofty ranking. His 19.6 yards-per catch average s first all-time in club history, and his 50 touchdown receptions are third. That goes along nicely with his 281 catches (ninth).

*6. Reggie Rucker (1975-81) – His 310 receptions are No. 6, as are his 32 TD catches. So putting him sixth makes a lot of sense. Brian Sipe sure would vote for him.

*7. Webster Slaughter (1986-91) – They called him Webstar for a reason. He was exactly that in giving Bernie Kosar a legitimate deep threat. He had 305 receptions, 27 of which went for TDs.

*8. Brian Brennan (1984-91) – Another key target for Kosar, he had 315 receptions, tying him for fourth place. No one in Browns history has had surer hands than him. He just didn’t drop passes.

*9. Dave Logan (1976-83) – He was drafted as a tight end and played there unspectacularly for his first two seasons before being moved to wide receiver by Sam Rutigliano when he was named head coach. He used his size (he was 6-foot-4), long arms, athleticism (he was also drafted in baseball and basketball) and great hands to catch 262 passes.

*10. Kevin Johnson (1999-2003) – Ah, finally, someone from the expansion era. He deserves his place in the top 10. He is tied with Brennan for fourth, and his 84 receptions in 2001 are fifth-best. And did I mention that his catch of Tim Couch’s 56-yard Hail Mary pass for a touchdown as time expired provided the new Browns with their first win halfway through the 1999 season?

I’ll finish my list of the best Browns wide receivers in my next post.