Back to looking back, this time at receivers. It would seem this was a great year for the WR, with Randy Moss’ incredible resurgence, big seasons from T.O., Housh and Braylon Edwards, and nice years from lower-tier receivers like Wes Welker and Kevin Curtis. But looking beyond the great performances that might have made 2007 the Year of the WR, there were some major busts at WR that may have been overshadowed by other receivers’ success and the bigger busts at running back.

Here’s my postseason top 15 — again, these aren’t ranking for 2008:

1. Randy Moss, Patriots
2. Terrell Owens, Cowboys
3. Braylon Edwards, Browns
4. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Bengals
5. Reggie Wayne, Colts
6. Plaxico Burress, Giants
7. Chad Johnson, Bengals
8. Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals
9, Marques Colston, Saints
10. Greg Jennings, Packers
11. Wes Welker, Patriots
12. Brandon Marshall, Broncos
13. Torry Holt, Rams
14. Anquan Boldin, Cardinals
15. Steve Smith, Panthers

It’s a pretty impressive top 15, but consider some of the names not here, or not as high. Comparing this to my preseason WR rankings, absentees include Marvin Harrison, Roy Williams, Javon Walker and Lee Evans. And Smith was lucky he sneaked in at No. 15, if Andre’ Johnson had been healthy for one more game, he might have usurped that spot. And though Chad Johnson finished with good numbers, he was putting up infuriating stats for most of the season.

As for next fall, Moss is a first-round pick — he might not break any records, but he’ll be the best receiver by a few TDs again. I’m wondering if fantasy owners will have the stomach to make Burress, Jennings or Welker their WR1. Provided the outlook for Harrison and Smith improves, 2008 could be the deepest batch of receivers ever. Whether the WRs live up to that expectation will be another story.