NFL says Chiefs had the two fastest ball carriers in last week’s games
Anyone who watched the Chiefs’ 35-32 loss to the Titans shouldn’t be surprised to learn rookie receiver Mecole Hardman had the fastest speed among all ball carriers in last week’s NFL games.
After catching a pass from Patrick Mahomes, Hardman left a pair of Titans defenders in the dust even though at least one appeared to have the angle on him. In the end, it was a 68-yard touchdown reception.
The NFL shared a video that shows the fastest ball carriers from the Week 10 games and Hardman topped the list at 21.87 mph.
At No. 2 was Tyreek Hill, who caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Mahomes.
Despite being so close to the end zone, Hill created space by burning the defender. He reached a top speed of 21.33 mph.
Hardman’s top speed was the fastest by a Chiefs ball carrier this season, per the NFL’s NextGen Stats, and ranked sixth in the NFL. Hardman also has the eighth-fastest speed (21.74 mph in Week 3), while Hill’s run is tied for the 16th-fastest this season with teammate Sammy Watkins (Week 1) and the Bengals’ William Jackson (Week 2).
Of course, Hill reached a speed of 22.64 mph while accompanying Damien Williams to the end zone in a victory over the Vikings. That’s not on the NFL list because Hill wasn’t toting the rock, but it was faster than any ball carrier this season.
