Tyreek

Hill

The wrist issue is old news for Hill. He initially injured it during training camp and the injury flared up a few weeks ago. It has yet to cost him playing time and shouldn’t do so unless something changes. Hill appeared to be limping at multiple points during the Dolphins’ Week 11 win over the Raiders but isn’t listed with anything other than the wrist issue on the injury report. He is good to go for Week 12 versus the Patriots, though his WR1 status is in doubt after a string of quiet games.

It was another quiet outing for the superstar receiver, though he did find the end zone for the second week in a row. Still, Hill hasn’t topped 80 yards since Week 1. The emergence of De’Von Achane and Jonnu Smith as featured pass-catchers has also tanked Hill’s target totals. Hill is averaging a measly 6.5 targets per game since Tua Tagovailoa returned to the lineup. He gets a favorable matchup with the Patriots in Week 12 but has fallen out of the WR1 ranks until something changes in his usage.

Hill is dealing with a lingering wrist injury that he suffered all the way back in training camp. He stayed in LA for an extra day to meet with a specialist and, per Pelissero, surgery is still an option. Pelissero noted that it’s not clear if a potential procedure would fix the issue. Hill will continue to play through the injury for now with an offseason surgery all but certain to take place.

Hill was upgraded to a full practice on Friday after missing Wednesday’s session and being limited on Thursday. He told reporters that surgery has been discussed, but the hope is that he can put it off until after the season. For now, that appears to be the case. Still in search of his first 100-yard game since Week 1, Hill is just outside of the WR1 ranks versus Las Vegas.

Given what we know about Hill’s injury and his decision to play through it, there’s a good chance Wednesday’s DNP was more of a rest day than anything that would signal him missing Week 11’s game against the Raiders. When asked about the possibility of surgery on his wrist, Hill said that was something that’s been discussed but that he wants to play through the injury. If he does have surgery, Hill hopes he can put it off until the end of the season. Unless the team suggests otherwise, we’d expect Hill to be on the field this week, where he’ll profile as a solid WR1.

Hill caught three passes for 16 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins’ Week 10 win over the Rams but had totaled 10 catches for 152 yards in his previous two games. Welker attributed last week’s performance to the Rams’ coverage, noting that the offense is “starting to realize how perfect” it has to be to get its receivers opened against coverages. The Dolphins get a very generous Week 11 matchup at home against the Raiders. It’s a good bounce-back spot for Hill in what is a must-win game for the Fins.

Hill is the type of veteran player who does not need to practice in order to play, as shown last week. Fantasy managers should expect Hill to suit up in Week 11, though his productivity is clearly compromised. Hill is a WR2/3 with WR1 upside until the torn wrist ligament is behind him.

Hill detailed to Salter that the wrist had been bothering him since preseason, but it became aggravated when he was detained by police before Week 1 and an MRI revealed that he’d torn a ligament in it. When asked about the wrist injury by a Miami-area sportscaster, Hill’s agent Drew Rosenhaus said that surgery to repair the wrist was “not something I am prepared to discuss publicly” and added “that’s something that, really, will be internal between myself, Tyreek, his family, and the team.” What to take away from that for fantasy football? Hill rosterers need to hope the Dolphins keep winning, because there’s absolutely a chance that the Dolphins shut him down for the season if they are out of the playoff picture. For now, it appears likely he’ll keep playing through it.

Hill came into Monday listed as questionable and appeared to be a true game-time decision following consecutive missed practices with a wrist injury to end the practice week. He would ultimately suit up but finished sixth on the team in receiving, a fourth quarter touchdown salvaging an otherwise pedestrian fantasy performance. Fantasy managers will want to monitor his practice status closely in the coming short week leading up to a conference clash with the Raiders in Miami.

Hill was labeled a true game-time decision after missing practice Friday and Saturday with a wrist injury, ultimately proving enough in pre-game warmups to warrant active status for the team’s Week 10 contest against the Rams. Also active for the Dolphins is safety Jevon Holland, who came into Monday listed as questionable. Inactive for the Dolphins are FB Alec Ingold, RB Jeff Wilson, Jr., CB Ethan Bonner, CB Storm Duck, LB Mohamed Kamara, OL Andrew Meyer, and WR Dee Eskridge.