Pull up statistics for NFL-wide receiving yards, and many of the names appearing in the top 10 are no surprise. New Orleans’ Michael Thomas, Tampa Bay’s Mike Evans and Dallas’ Amari Cooper — just to name a few.
Had he played a whole season, Tyreek Hill might be there, but he missed a quarter of it — Weeks 2 to 5 — with a clavicle injury. And though unplanned, that time off meant early opportunity for rookie Mecole Hardman.
You won’t find Hardman among the top names in the NFL-wide receiving data.