Miami Dolphins star receiver Tyreek Hill enters the 2025 season under a cloud of uncertainty, both physically and professionally. After a tumultuous offseason marked by public frustration with the organization and trade speculation, Hill now faces additional concerns with an oblique strain that has kept him sidelined during crucial practice sessions.
What’s the latest on Hill’s injury, and will he play in Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season?
What Is Tyreek Hill’s Injury?
It’s been a rough offseason for Hill as he tries to repair his relationship with the Dolphins after his meltdown at the end of last season.
On top of this drama, Hill has been dealing with an oblique strain of as late.
While the team has been cautious with the 31-year-old wide receiver, Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters on Monday that Hill participated in practice and “looked great,” adding that he should be ready to play in Week 1.
The bigger concern with fantasy managers is Hill’s strained relationship with Tua Tagovailoa and the fact that Jaylen Waddle could end up being the Dolphins’ WR1 (plus Malik Washington may demand targets as an electrifying WR3 with a ton of upside).
Hill’s Fantasy Football Outlook
Fantasy managers have difficult decisions to make regarding Hill after a terrible 2024. Hill played in all 17 games but had his lowest number of targets (123), receptions (81), receiving yards (959), and touchdowns (six) since an injury-shortened 2019 season.
Hill finished as the WR30 in PPR scoring and handed him the fewest PPR points per game since his rookie season (12.8).
3. Tyreek Hill
Tyreek didn’t have a single reception over 30 yards after week 1 last year.
Now he’s 31 and in a weird media war with his own team and teammates.
If the Dolphins are bad again, will we really be surprised if he quits on the team?pic.twitter.com/EOQAS6KBZ0
— All Goats FF 🏈 (@AllGoatsFF) August 20, 2025
It is easy to explain Hill’s struggles due to a wrist injury and another injury-plagued season from Tagovailoa that stunted the whole offense (outside of running back De’Von Achane). However, his dip in advanced metrics is also impossible to ignore.
Hill had a career-low mark in yards after the catch per reception (3.6) and the third-lowest average target depth (11.4). Hill also lost out on much of his work in the screen game to Achane, which hurt his weekly floor in fantasy.
We know Hill still has his explosive speed after he ran a 10.15 100-meter dash at a track meet this summer. However, he has gotten far less attention during training camp this summer than Waddle and Achane.
Hill’s days as a locked-in top-five receiver may be behind him, but his boom-or-bust ability in the passing attack should sustain a high-end WR2 season with weekly WR1 upside.
