.JPG) Hill with theCincinnati Bengals in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1995-11-09)November 9, 1995 (age 30) East St. Louis, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Belleville West (IL) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Wyoming (2014–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: 5th round, 156th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Brian Hill (born November 9, 1995) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back. Hill playedcollege football for theWyoming Cowboys, and he was selected by theAtlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the2017 NFL draft. He has also played for theCincinnati Bengals.
Hill attended and playedhigh school football atBelleville High School-West.[1]
Hill attended and playedcollege football at Wyoming from 2014 to 2016.[2]
As a freshman in 2014, he rushed for 796 yards and seventouchdowns.[3] On November 1, 2014, againstFresno State, he had 23carries for 281 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with threereceptions for 106 yards.[4] As a sophomore, he had four games (Eastern Michigan,Appalachian State,Utah State, andUNLV) in which he rushed for over 200 yards.[5][6][7][8] During the 2015 regular season, Hill had 1,631 rushing yards (seventh amongFootball Bowl Subdivision players) on 281 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry to go along with six rushing touchdowns.[9][10] On November 18, 2015, Hill was named a finalist for theDoak Walker Award.[11] He is Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008.[12] He brokeRyan Christopherson's single-season Wyoming record of 1,455 yards set in 1994.[13]On Saturday, October 22, 2016, atNevada, Hill rushed for a career-high 289 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns.[14] Overall, he finished the 2016 season with 1,860 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns.[15]
| Season | Team | GP | GS | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | ||||
| 2014 | Wyoming | 11 | 0 | 145 | 796 | 5.5 | 89 | 7 | 13 | 204 | 0 |
| 2015 | Wyoming | 12 | 12 | 281 | 1,631 | 5.8 | 72 | 6 | 20 | 132 | 0 |
| 2016 | Wyoming | 14 | 13 | 349 | 1,860 | 5.3 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 775 | 4,287 | 5.5 | 89 | 35 | 41 | 403 | 0 | |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.54 s | 1.62 s | 2.65 s | 4.32 s | 7.03 s | 34 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) | 15 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine[16] | ||||||||||||
Hill was drafted by theAtlanta Falcons in the fifth round, 156th overall, in the2017 NFL draft.[17] He was the 16th running back selected in that year's draft, as well as one of 2 Wyoming players selected (the other beingChase Roullier).[18] He was waived by the Falcons on October 14, 2017, and was re-signed to thepractice squad.[19][20]
On November 14, 2017, Hill was signed by theCincinnati Bengals off the Falcons' practice squad.[21] He finished his rookie season with 11 carries for 37 yards to go along with two receptions for 36 yards.[22]
On September 1, 2018, Hill was waived by the Bengals.[23]
On September 3, 2018, Hill was signed to the Falcons' practice squad.[24] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2018.[25] In Week 16, against theCarolina Panthers, he had eight carries for 115 rushing yards.[26] Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 20 carries for 157 rushing yards.[27]
In the 2019 season, Hill appeared in 12 games and finished with 323 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 69 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[28]
On March 16, 2020, the Falcons placed an original-round restricted free agent tender on Hill. He signed the one-year contract on April 18, 2020.[29] In Week 17 against theTampa Bay Buccaneers, Hill recorded 136 yards from scrimmage during the 44–27 loss.[30] In the 2020 season, Hill appeared in 16 games and started one. He finished with 100 carries for 465 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown to go along with 25 receptions for 199 receiving yards.[31]
On May 6, 2021, Hill signed with theTennessee Titans.[32] He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2021.[33] He was released on September 2.
Hill was signed to theCleveland Browns' practice squad on November 9, 2021.[34] Hill was elevated to the Browns' active roster on November 13, 2021.[35] He was released on November 30.[36]
On December 8, 2021, Hill was signed to theSan Francisco 49ers practice squad.[37] He was promoted to the active roster on December 23.[38] He was waived on January 1, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad.[39] He played in three games for the 49ers in the 2021 season.[40] His contract expired when the team's season ended on January 30, 2022.
On June 20, 2022, Hill signed with theBC Lions of theCanadian Football League (CFL).[41] He made the practice roster, but was eventually released on September 22, 2022.[42]
Hill was selected by theSt. Louis BattleHawks of theXFL in the sixth round of the2023 XFL Skill Players Draft.[43] He was released from his contract on August 21, 2023.[44]
On August 21, 2023, Hill signed with theSan Francisco 49ers.[45] He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. Hill was released five days later.[46][47][48]
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