The Las Vegas Raiders will have a lot of things to address in the 2025 offseason, and one of those things will be the wide receiver position, where Las Vegas needs to add a true No. 1 target.
Las Vegas has free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft as potential avenues to do so, but there figures to be a very notable superstar wide receiver on the trade market the Raiders should have their eye on. That wide receiver is none other than Miami Dolphins wideout Tyreek Hill.
Following the Dolphins' final game of the season, Hill expressed his desire to be traded, and one would assume Miami will oblige that request.
“I don't even know, bro," Hill said on Sunday. "This is my first time I haven't been in the playoffs. I mean for me, like I said man, I just gotta do what's best for me and my family, dawg. If that's here, or wherever the case may be, man, I'm going to open the door for myself, dawg. I'm opening the door. Like, I'm out, bruh."
With Hill seemingly on his way out in Miami, USA TODAY's Jacob Camenker laid out some possible destinations, and he named the Raiders one of them.
Las Vegas is another team that figures to be building around a young quarterback, though their path to getting one is less clear than Tennessee's. Jakobi Meyers has performed admirably as the Raiders' No. 1 receiver since the Davante Adams trade, but adding Hill would give him and record-setting tight end Brock Bowers even more space in which to operate.
The Raiders may be reluctant to swing a deal for Hill after their acquisition of Adams didn't work out as planned. That said, general manager Tom Telesco watched Hill dominate his Chargers for years before taking the Raiders job. Las Vegas has the second-most cap space in the NFL this offseason (over $107 million), so Telesco might be able to convince the organization to take a chance on another veteran pass-catcher.
Set to turn 31, there are some concerns about Hill moving forward. On top of his age, Hill is coming off a down year, although a lot of that can be attributed to Tua Tagovailoa missing time and Hill battling a wrist injury.
At or near the top of his game, Hill can provide a massive upgrade for the Raiders, a team that lost its No. 1 wide receiver after trading Davante Adams to the New York Jets.
Hill would give Las Vegas an impressive trio of playmakers in the passing game for whoever is under center in 2025, with the the Raiders also sporting tight end Brock Bowers and wide receiver Jakobi Meyers.
While a rebuilding team like the Raiders can ill-afford to give up valuable draft capital, the bright side to that would be the fact that Hill still has two more years left on his $90 million contract.
The problem is that Hill is going to want to go to a contender, something the Raiders most certainly are not. If forced to go to Las Vegas, there could be problems from the jump.
But if Hill is open to playing for the Raiders, general manager Tom Telesco should definitely explore bringing in the eight-time Pro Bowler.
