Tyreek Hill Voted The No. 1 Wide Receiver In AP’s NFL Top 5 Rankings – News18

Tyreek Hill hasn’t appeared again since leaving Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. He’s nonetheless leaving cornerbacks within the mud in Miami.

The 4-time All-Pro was voted No. 1 vast receiver on the midpoint of the season by The Associated Press.

A panel of 9 AP Pro Football Writers ranked the highest 5 gamers at vast receiver, making their alternatives primarily based on present standing by means of Week 8. First-place votes had been value 10 factors. Second by means of fifth-place votes had been value 5, 3, 2 and 1 factors.

Hill, who completed third behind Justin Jefferson and Davante Adams within the preseason ballot, acquired six first-place votes. Jefferson acquired two first-place votes and Cooper Kupp acquired one.

Twelve receivers acquired votes, together with rookie Puka Nacua, D.J. Moore, Ja’Marr Chase, CeeDee Lamb, Brandon Aiyuk, Mike Evans and Adams.

Hill has 1,014 yards receiving yards this season, changing into the primary participant in 62 years and fourth participant in NFL historical past with greater than 1,000 yards in his group’s first eight video games.

Hill’s 2,724 yards receiving since becoming a member of the Dolphins final season are essentially the most by any participant in his first 25 video games with a group.

1. TYREEK HILL, Miami Dolphins: After posting profession highs in receptions (119) and yards receiving (1,710) in his first season with Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins, Hill has 61 catches for 1,014 yards with eight TDs in solely eight video games. He’s now had six 1,000-yard receiving seasons in eight years, together with 4 in a row.

2. JUSTIN JEFFERSON, Minnesota Vikings: Jefferson, the youngest participant in NFL historical past to steer the league in yards and receptions final season, has missed the previous three video games with a hamstring harm. Still, he acquired two first-place votes. He has 36 catches for 571 yards and three TDs in 5 video games.

3. A.J. BROWN, Philadelphia Eagles: Brown breaks into the highest 5 after not making the preseason ballot. He has 60 catches and is second to Hill with 939 yards with 5 TDs. Brown is the primary participant in NFL historical past with at the least 125 yards receiving in six consecutive video games. Brown acquired 4 second-place votes and was solely chosen on 5 of 9 ballots.

4. STEFON DIGGS, Buffalo Bills: Diggs additionally breaks into the highest 5 after not making the preseason ballot. Diggs leads the NFL with 64 receptions and has 748 yards receiving and 6 TDs. He acquired two second-place votes.

5. COOPER KUPP, Los Angeles Rams: The 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year missed the primary 4 video games with a hamstring harm however earned the fifth spot by receiving one first-place vote. He has 21 catches for 316 yards and one TD in 4 video games since returning.

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