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Wes Chandler
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Receiver, Florida, 1974–⁠77

Wes Chandler

Born
Aug 22, 1956, in New Smyrna Beach, Florida

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Wes Chandler played receiver at Florida (1974–⁠77). He finished 10th in the 1977 Heisman vote. The New Orleans Saints took Chandler in the first round, No. 3 overall in the 1978 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.

Best season
1977
First-team All-SEC
Heisman vote
10th
In the 1977 vote
Drafted
No. 3
Overall, 1978 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Honors

All-America: UPI first team 1977; AP second team 1977; AP third team 1976; NEA first team 1976 and 1977; Football News 1976 and 1977; Sporting News 1977

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

In the NFL

Pro Bowls: 4 (1979, 1982–⁠83, 1985) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 1982

All-Pro teams: AP first team 1982; Pro Football Writers first team 1982; NEA first team 1982; Pro Football Weekly first team 1982; NEA second team 1979.

Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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