Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill opened the season of a great day, made a statement that he is serious about getting an unprecedented 2,000 receiving yards this year. But right now, Hill isn’t the NFL’s leader in receiving yards.
That distinction goes to Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who has 309 yards in two games after Thursday night.
Hill, who had 215 yards in Week One, now needs 95 yards Sunday night against the Patriots to overtake Jefferson and regain the NFL receiving yardage lead.
Jefferson and Hill, who finished 1-2 in the NFL in receiving yards last season, seem poised to have a good race for the receiving yardage title this season. And they both could threaten Calvin Johnson’s record of 1,964 yards, which he set in a 16-game season in 2012. In a 17-game season, a player must average 115.6 receiving yards in one game to break Johnson’s record. That seems likely for either Jefferson or Hill, and the receiving yardage record will be closely watched this season.