Who is the best wide receiver in the NFL in 2022?

The wide receiver that we are going to talk about today is not only the best but also the most expensive one in the NFL. He recently switched teams in the off-season and is having one most successful seasons of his career. He is none other than Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill.

Tyreek Hill's career took off once star quarterback Patrick Mahomes took over the Kansas City Chiefs. They worked together to help their team win the Super Bowl in February 2020.

Hill left the Chiefs after six seasons to join the Miami Dolphins. The wide receiver joins two other outstanding Miami offensive players in WR Jaylen Waddle and TE Mike Gesicki.

Questions were raised about his decision to join the Miami Dolphins. Analysts made comparisons on whether his partnership would be as efficient with QB Tua Tagovailoa as it was with Patrick Mahomes. Well, his stats are speaking for him.

The wide receiver has started in all nine games so far and is currently leading the receiving stats list for the 2022 season. He has recorded 76 receptions on 100 targets for 1,104 yards and has scored three receiving touchdowns so far.

If we compare last year's performance while he was playing with the Kansas City Chiefs, his game performance has significantly improved. Last year, he started in 16 of the 17 games he played and recorded 111 receptions on 159 targets for 1,239 yards and touched the end zone nine times. His receiving yards per game have increased from 72.9 in the last year to 122.7 this season.

In fantasy football, Hill has scored 130 fantasy points so far in nine games, averaging 14.5 points per game. In the last season, he earned 184 points while playing 17 games, which means on an average he was scoring 10.8 fantasy points per game.

Tyreek Hill has proven that he can be just as productive with whichever team he chooses to play on. He might be earning a whooping $30 million a year, but he is delivering good results for the team. The Dolphins are currently 6-3. Despite having a good record, they are placed third in the AFC East behind the Buffalo Bills and New York Jets.

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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill's timeline

Miami Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill

The Kansas City Chiefs selected Tyreek Hill in the fifth round (156th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft. He is playing his seventh season in the NFL and the first with the Miami Dolphins. So far, the wide receiver has 555 receptions from 808 targets for 7,734 yards and 59 touchdowns.

He played six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and helped them win the 2020 Super Bowl against San Francisco. He has made it to the Pro Bowl six times and the NFL All-Pros three times.

In 2022, the wide receiver signed a four-year, $120 million deal with the Miami Dolphins that made him the most expensive WR in NFL history.