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Tyreek Hill, not Patrick Mahomes, is the best player in the league this season.
While that may seem like a ridiculous take, considering the remarkable dynasty-building run Mahomes has been on with the Kansas City Chiefs in recent years, blame NFL players.
The league released the rest of its annual top 100 players list on social media on Friday night, which is a list it produces in the lead-up to each season after players across the NFL vote. For the first time in the list’s history, a wide receiver took the top spot.
My comments and DMs about to be on fire now 😂
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) August 3, 2024
In his defense, Hill absolutely deserved to be in the mix for this honor. He racked up a ridiculous 1,799 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns last season, both of which were the most in the league. He also had an NFL-best 112.4 receiving yards per game. The Dolphins made their second straight playoff appearance with Hill last season, too, but they were knocked out in the opening round by those same Chiefs.
But Mahomes wasn’t right behind him. The NFL list has him as the fourth-best player in the league despite the fact that he and the Chiefs are fresh off their second straight Super Bowl win earlier this year. Mahomes threw for 4,183 yards, which was the sixth-best in the league, and 27 touchdowns last season while getting the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Chiefs have lost just 20 regular-season games over that span, too, thanks largely to Mahomes.
While Hill’s season was great, it’s not hard to argue that Mahomes had a much greater impact on the field than Hill did last season. You don’t have to look much further than the second consecutive championship ring, and third in the last five years, he received to back that up, either.
The NFL has Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is coming off an MVP campaign, as the No. 2 best player in the league. Jackson jumped up 70 spots on the list year-over-year, too….
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-08-03 01:39:17
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