Sep 29, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill (10) reacts after a play against the New York Jets during the first half at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-Imagn Images

Tyreek Hill's night is over after a little more than two quarters on Monday night. If the immediate air cast put on his leg before he was carted to the locker room is any indication, the 31-year-old five-time All-Pro won't be back on the field for the Miami Dolphins for a while.

That's another brutal result in a season already filled with them in south Florida. Miami started its season with a one-sided drubbing at the hands of Daniel Jones and the Indianapolis Colts. While the Dolphins have been more competitive in two losses since and raced out to an early lead against the similarly winless New York Jets, it hasn't been enough to keep concerns from growing about head coach Mike McDaniel's job status.

McDaniel crafted one of the league's most explosive offenses with Hill in the lineup. If he can manage to do the same without him in 2025, it could keep him on the sideline in 2026. But it will not be easy.

Hill's injury shifts Jaylen Waddle over to WR1 duty. That would have been a reasonable promotion in 2022 when he broke free for a career-high 1,356 receiving yards. However, his yards per game and yards per target have decreased each season since that remarkable sophomore campaign. His yards per route run are down from 2.70 -- fourth-best in the NFL in 2022 -- to 1.56 (44th).

The most recognizable name on the depth chart after Waddle belongs to Darren Waller, who was retired from football at this time last year. He made his season debut Monday night, just in time for a pair of touchdown catches. That included this expert toe-tap in the back of the end zone.

Only one other wide receiver besides Hill and Waddle had more than five targets over the first three weeks of the season. That's Malik Washington, who turned his 12 targets into 34 receiving yards. Further down the depth chart you'll find a familiar fantasy plug-and-play option (Nick Westbrook-Ikhine), a Seattle Seahawks washout (Dee Eskridge) and, once healthy, 2024 seventh-round draft pick Tahj Washington -- a player who has yet to make a regular season appearance.

Options on the practice squad are limited to Theo Wease and AJ Henning, either of whom could make the most of their opportunity but currently remain a long shot as full time contributors.

Which free agent wide receivers could the Dolphins add in Tyreek Hill's place?

Well, it's not a rosy scene out there. Miami could dry to lure Amari Cooper out of retirement after showing him how Waller's return to the turf has gone. Gabe Davis can be plucked from the Buffalo Bills' practice squad if reports surrounding his recovery from a meniscus tear are positive. Nelson Agholor, Tyler Boyd and Allen Robinson bring some name value and veteran gravitas, even though each is on the wrong side of 30 and weren't especially productive last year.

Other potential practice squad call-ups from around the league include Terrace Marshall and Quez Watkins (Philadelphia Eagles), Lil'Jordan Humphrey (New York Giants), Malachi Corley (Cleveland Browns), A.T. Perry (Denver Broncos), or Nick Nash (Atlanta Falcons). So, as previously mentioned, rough scene.

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Reporting by Christian D'Andrea, For The Win / For The Win

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