Chiefs or Dolphins? Picking the better Tyreek Hill - ESPN

FRANKFURT, Germany — When Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill lines up Sunday (9:30 a.m. ET, NFL Network) to face the Chiefs for the first time since Kansas City traded him on March 23, 2022, it will raise an interesting question: Is the Dolphins' version of Hill better than the Chiefs' version?

As far as individual milestones, no stat speaks louder than Hill's current pace of reception yards per game, which is a league-best 126.8. If he continues at that pace, he would finish with 2,154, which would break Calvin Johnson's single-season receiving record (1,964) set in 2012 when the regular season was 16 games.

Hill was a key member of two Super Bowl teams in Kansas City, including Super Bowl LIV in Miami where he had nine catches for 105 yards in a 31-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers.

Hill benefited from elite quarterback play with both teams, catching passes from two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City and from current MVP favorite Tua Tagovailoa in Miami. And the Chiefs' Andy Reid and Dolphins' Mike McDaniel are considered two of the top playcallers in the NFL.

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Hill's nickname is Cheetah, but Reid isn't sure that's entirely accurate.

«He's really not a cheetah, because a cheetah goes with a burst and then rests for eight hours,» Reid said. «That's not [Hill]. He can keep going over and over again.

»It's pretty amazing.''

So which version is better? Here, with help from ESPN Stats & Info, is a comparison of Hill circa 2016-21 in Kansas City and Hill from the beginning of the 2022 season in Miami.