Packers rookie tight end, Green Bay Luke Musgrave is on track to surpass the Sterling Sharpe franchise record set in 1988.
In all of professional sports, not many teams have as rich a past as the Green Bay Packers.Fans are proud of the Packers’ past and still hold many of the players from their youth in the highest respect.
The lengthy history of the Packers also adds significance to records achieved and broken by current players. Establishing a benchmark or record for a franchise that has been around for more than a century is truly quite an accomplishment.
Even while the 2023 squad might not be performing up to par, a number of its young players are quietly having seasons that will go down in the franchise’s history as standouts. One of these is Luke Musgrave, a rookie tight end who is expected to surpass the 35-year-old record set by legendary wide receiver Sterling Sharpe.
Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Luke Musgrave is on track to surpass a rookie record held by Sterling Sharpe.
There are actually three names that should be brought up when discussing the best wide receiver in Packers history: Don Hutson, Davante Adams, and Sterling Sharpe.
Naturally, Sharpe was a member of the Green Bay team for his entire seven-year career (which was cut short due to a neck injury), never missed a game, and still holds numerous receiving records. It’s very likely that he would have finished his career with every single club receiving record if he hadn’t been injured.
During his debut season in 1988, he set one record. With 55 receptions as a rookie, he shattered Billy Howton’s franchise record in that regard. Howton’s prior best was set in 1952 with a score of 53.
Musgrave has 27 receptions this season in eight games, or 3.4 receptions per game on average. By the end of the 2023 season, he is expected to have 57 receptions, breaking Sharpe’s record.
What About Other Records for Rookie Receiving by the Green Bay Packers?
Regarding the other significant rookie receiving records, such yards and touchdowns, they are both held by the legendary Billy Howton, who is arguably one of the greatest exclusions from the Pro Football Hall of Fame ever.
Howton has 53 receptions for 1,231 yards and 13 touchdowns in his rookie season of 1952. That season, he led the NFL in yards with 1,231.
Howton played for the Packers for the most of his 12-year career. Near the end of his career, he also played for the Cleveland Browns and Dallas Cowboys. His 8,459 receiving yards, which he had beaten Don Hutson’s record with, stood as the most in NFL history when he retired.
Sadly, it appears that the Hall of Fame’s veteran’s committee, which is in charge of ensuring that worthy veterans from earlier eras receive their rightful position in Canton, has forgotten his name.
