Top 10 wide receivers in Chicago Bears history

Just how high does D.J. Moore already rank on our all-time wide receiver list?
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5. Willie Gault

If we were basing these rankings off of one trait and one trait only -- speed -- then Willie Gault could be no. 2 right behind Devin Hester. Gault was an absolute burner; a track star type of talent on the football field. Believe it or not, Gault actually qualified for the 1980 Olympics and would have been present for the action had it not been boycotted. He was, in fact, a track star.

Gault sits no. 16 all-time on the Bears' receiving list with 3,650 yards on 184 receptions. He added 27 receiving touchdowns to go along with that.

Fun fact: Gault is tied for the seventh-longest reception in Bears franchise history with an 87-yarder he caught as a rookie back in 1983. Gault was a first-round pick out of Tennessee that year and went on to spend his first five seasons in Chicago.

In the Bears' lone Super Bowl victory, Gault hauled in four receptions for a game-high 129 yards. He would go on to be part of the infamous "Super Bowl Shuffle" after Chicago took home the Lombardi Trophy.

Gault's best season came in 1986 when he caught 42 passes for 818 yards and five touchdowns. Funny enough, his career-high in touchdown receptions was set as a rookie when he had eight.