Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are quite a one-two punch. They’re both really fast, and the Dolphins have been effective getting the ball in their hands – Mike McDaniel knows how to draw up pass plays.
They combined for 3,066 receiving yards last year, the 3rd-highest total by a pair of pass catchers in the Super Bowl era. Having a 17th game helped their cause, but only five other pairs of wide receivers have combined to average more yards per game.
RECEIVING DUOS WITH 2600 RECEIVING YARDS | |||||||
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Year | Tm | Player1 | Player2 | No | Yards | Avg | TD |
1995 | Det. | Herman Moore | Brett Perriman | 231 | 3,174 | 13.7 | 23 |
2000 | St.L. | Torry Holt | Isaac Bruce | 169 | 3,106 | 18.4 | 15 |
2022 | Mia. | Tyreek Hill | Jaylen Waddle | 194 | 3,066 | 15.8 | 15 |
2014 | Den. | Demaryius Thomas | Emmanuel Sanders | 212 | 3,023 | 14.3 | 20 |
2000 | Den. | Rod Smith | Ed McCaffrey | 201 | 2,919 | 14.5 | 17 |
1961 | Hou. | Charley Hennigan | Bill Groman | 132 | 2,922 | 22.1 | 29 |
2011 | N.E. | Wes Welker | Rob Gronkowski | 212 | 2,896 | 13.7 | 26 |
2018 | K.C. | Tyreek Hill | Travis Kelce | 190 | 2,815 | 14.8 | 22 |
2005 | Ariz. | Larry Fitzgerald | Anquan Boldin | 205 | 2,811 | 13.7 | 17 |
2014 | G.B. | Jordy Nelson | Randall Cobb | 189 | 2,806 | 14.8 | 25 |
2021 | LAR | Cooper Kupp | Van Jefferson | 195 | 2,749 | 14.1 | 22 |
2011 | NYG | Victor Cruz | Hakeem Nicks | 158 | 2,728 | 17.3 | 16 |
2018 | Pitt. | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Antonio Brown | 215 | 2,723 | 12.7 | 22 |
2013 | Den. | Demaryius Thomas | Eric Decker | 179 | 2,718 | 15.2 | 25 |
2013 | Chi. | Alshon Jeffery | Brandon Marshall | 189 | 2,716 | 14.4 | 19 |
2000 | Min. | Randy Moss | Cris Carter | 173 | 2,711 | 15.7 | 24 |
1984 | Mia. | Mark Clayton | Mark Duper | 144 | 2,695 | 18.7 | 26 |
2022 | Phil. | A.J. Brown | DeVonta Smith | 183 | 2,692 | 14.7 | 18 |
2020 | K.C. | Travis Kelce | Tyreek Hill | 192 | 2,692 | 14.0 | 26 |
2003 | St.L. | Torry Holt | Isaac Bruce | 186 | 2,677 | 14.4 | 17 |
2006 | Ind. | Marvin Harrison | Reggie Wayne | 181 | 2,676 | 14.8 | 21 |
2007 | N.E. | Randy Moss | Wes Welker | 210 | 2,668 | 12.7 | 31 |
2004 | St.L. | Torry Holt | Isaac Bruce | 183 | 2,664 | 14.6 | 16 |
1999 | Min. | Randy Moss | Cris Carter | 170 | 2,654 | 15.6 | 24 |
2002 | Pitt. | Hines Ward | Plaxico Burress | 190 | 2,654 | 14.0 | 19 |
1980 | S.D. | John Jefferson | Kellen Winslow | 171 | 2,630 | 15.4 | 22 |
2009 | N.E. | Wes Welker | Randy Moss | 206 | 2,612 | 12.7 | 17 |
1997 | Ariz. | Rob Moore | Frank Sanders | 172 | 2,601 | 15.1 | 12 |
The most productive duo in league history continues to be Herman Moore and Brett Perriman from the 1995 Lions. Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce from the 2000 Greatest Show on Turf is the only other pair that finished with more yards than Hill-Waddle. If you look instead at per-game production, Charley Hennigan and Bill Groman from the 1961 Houston Oilers ranks No. 1, with 2,922 yards in only 14 games.
All pairs of pass catchers with at least 2,600 yards are listed below. Interesting, Hill-Waddle averaged 15.8 yards per catch, 5th-highest among these pairs. Also note that Hill-Waddle averaged a touchdown per 204 yards, the 3rd-worst among these duos (and well ahead of No. 4 – Rod Smith and Ed McCaffrey averaged a touchdown per every 172 yards).
—Ian Allan