In 2015, the Miami Dolphins traded linebacker Dannell Ellerbe along with a third-round pick for wide receiver Kenny Stills. In his first year with the Dolphins, Stills wasn’t a huge contributor in the team’s offense.

That season, Stills caught 27 receptions for 440 yards and three touchdowns. But last year was a breakout year for the fifth-year veteran.

Stills recorded 42 catches for 726 yards and nine touchdowns for the Dolphins in 2016. Despite leading the team in receiving touchdowns a season ago, Stills said a few weeks ago that he isn’t focusing on that this year.

“You’ll never hear me talk about stats,” Stills said. “That’s not really a question I feel like answering.”

Although Stills doesn’t like talking about stats, his numbers are part of the reason the Dolphins decided to keep him during the offseason. Before the start of the new league year, the Dolphins and Stills agreed to a four-year, $32 million contract, which included $20 million guaranteed.

Now that Stills will be in a Dolphins uniform for a few more seasons, he has begun to take on more of a leadership role.

“This offseason, I kind of took it under … on my shoulders to kind of take the younger guys and say ‘Hey, this is what you can do,” Stills said. “This is what I did. Here’s kind of the recipe for what I think has worked for me.’ And so a couple of guys followed and a couple of guys did their own thing and so it just was up to those guys if they wanted to be a part of the routine that I had kind of put together.”

While the Dolphins are hoping third-year receiver DeVante Parker will finally break out in 2017, the team is glad to have Stills back on its roster. Stills is a game-breaking receiver and at age 25, his skills are still evolving.