Tyreek Hill

He was the first player from West Alabama to be drafted since 1974, when Ken Hutcherson was drafted 97th overall by the Dallas Cowboys.

The Chiefs were criticized by fans for the selection due to his past issues with domestic violence and the Chiefs' history with former linebacker Jovan Belcher.

His time in the 200 m missed Roy Martin's 1985 national high school record by only one hundredth of a second.

Tyreek Hill (born March 1, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).

He has been selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his eight seasons in the league, won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs, and was named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team as a punt returner.

He was ranked 11th nationally in all-purpose yards.

A native of Douglas, Georgia, Hill attended Coffee High School, where he won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2012 Georgia 5A state meet.

On May 26, 2012, at the 36th Golden South Classic in Orlando, Florida, Hill ran a new season-best in the 100 m (10.19 s) and a personal record in the 200 m (20.14 s).

Hill's mark was the fastest time by a junior athlete in the 2012 season and the fastest by a junior athlete since Ramil Guliyev's 20.04 s in 2009.

His time in the 100 m ties Abraham Hall for second fastest by a junior in the 2012 season, behind only Adam Gemili.

He was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2012.

Hill was a USA Today All-American track and field selection in 2012.

At Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas, Hill ran track and played football.

Hill ran a wind-assisted (+5.0 m/s) 9.98 s in the 100-meter dash at the 2013 Hutchinson NJCCA Championships.

As a sophomore in 2013, Hill ran for 659 rushing yards and five touchdowns while catching 67 passes for 532 receiving yards for the Broncbusters football team.

Coming out of Garden City Community College, Hill was a highly sought-after junior college recruit and chose to attend Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

On August 30, 2014, Hill made his debut for the Cowboys and caught a season-high six passes for 62 receiving yards in a loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

On September 25, 2014, he caught his first career touchdown against the Texas Tech Red Raiders and finished the victory with three receptions for 50 yards, six rushing attempts for 39-yards, and three kick returns for a total of 62 yards.

In the following game against the Iowa State Cyclones, Hill finished with a season-high 148 kick return yards on five attempts and returned his first kick return for a touchdown of the season.

On November 1, 2014, he gained a season-high 102 rushing yards on 18 attempts and scored his first rushing touchdown of the season against the Kansas State Wildcats.

On December 6, 2014, he appeared in his last game as a part of Oklahoma State's football team and helped them win a comeback victory over their rival Oklahoma Sooners after he returned a punt for a 92-yard touchdown.

On December 11, 2014, Oklahoma State dismissed Hill from their football and track teams following his arrest and guilty plea for domestic violence.

In his only season at Oklahoma State, Hill had a total of 102 rushing attempts for 534 rushing yards and one touchdown, 31 receptions for 381 receiving yards and a touchdown, 30 kick returns for 740 return yards and two touchdowns, and 27 punt returns for 256 punt return yards and a touchdown.

As a running back, wide receiver, and returner, he accounted for 1,811 all-purpose yards and six touchdowns.

His 996 combined return yards ranked second in the nation.

On September 1, 2015, the University of West Alabama in Livingston, Alabama, announced that Hill enrolled and would play football for the Tigers.

West Alabama head coach Brett Gilliland said he initially turned down Hill after he read the police report, alleging how Hill choked and hit his girlfriend.

But after getting to know Hill personally, he spoke to people at Oklahoma State, Hill's former coaches at Garden City Community College, and a high school mentor, and was swayed to accept him after reading his plea agreement, which required that Hill either attend school full-time or be employed.

On the field, Hill was utilized widely as a running back (25 carries for 237 yards and one touchdown), wide receiver (27 receptions for 444 yards and a touchdown), punt returner (20 returns averaging 10.7 yards with two touchdowns), and kick returner (also 20 returns averaging 23.0 yards with two touchdowns).

In his 11 games for the team, he never exceeded 100 yards rushing or receiving and averaged 135 all-purpose yards until a 307-all-purpose-yard game against Delta State in Game 8.

After this, his production tapered off quickly to a season-ending −3 all-purpose-yards against the North Alabama Lions.

Hill was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL draft.

He played college football at Garden City, Oklahoma State, and West Alabama.

A former track and field star, Hill played primarily as a return specialist as a rookie but has transitioned to strictly playing wide receiver.

Following his rookie year, he received the nickname "Cheetah" in reference to his speed.

Hill was projected to go undrafted during the 2016 NFL draft, predominantly due to his domestic violence arrest.

He was not invited to the NFL Combine, but was able to showcase his abilities at West Alabama's Pro Day.

Scouts were impressed with his speed and his Pro Day workout.

His head coach at West Alabama said that at least 20 NFL teams were interested in Hill.

In the 2016 NFL Draft, Hill was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (165th overall).