Each Hill and Waddle are listed at 5-foot-10 (effectively beneath the common top for an NFL receiver) however have not let their measurement restrict them of their careers.
The “Cheetah” has posted a minimum of 1,000 receiving yards in six of his first eight seasons, reached double-digit landing catches thrice and gone over 100 receptions in three straight years. Hill was at his greatest in 2023, main the league along with his career-high 1,799 receiving yards and landing catches (13), whereas matching his excessive mark of 119 receptions from 2022 and ending because the AP Offensive Participant of the 12 months runner-up.
He is made the Professional Bowl in all eight of his NFL seasons and has been a primary staff All-Professional 5 instances, together with throughout his first two years in South Seashore.
Though Waddle hasn’t but made a Professional Bowl or been named an All-Professional, he is met the lofty expectations he arrived to the Dolphins with after they chosen him sixth total in 2021.
He grew to become the primary participant in franchise historical past final season to document three straight 1,000-yard receiving campaigns. Waddle additionally holds the staff mark for many receiving yards within the first three years of a profession.
The Alabama product set Miami rookie information in receptions (104) and receiving yards (1,015) and has registered 251 profession catches for 3,385 yards and 18 touchdowns.
Waddle had solely missed one contest over his first two seasons within the league earlier than sitting out three video games in 2023, first as a consequence of a concussion and later due to an ankle damage.
He is been quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s second-favorite goal behind Hill for the reason that latter arrived in Miami and no different participant has been shut. Waddle completed final yr ranked solely behind Hill by way of Dolphins targets (104), receptions (72), receiving yards (1,014) and receiving touchdowns (4).
Waddle was rewarded with a three-year, $84.75M contract extension in late Could whereas Hill agreed to a restructured deal that features $65M assured.
The latter contract will increase the totally assured cash on Hill’s contract to $106.5M, which is the largest for a large receiver in NFL historical past.
Each speedsters are predicted to have one other monster season with the Dolphins in 2024.
