B. J. Hill (American football) explained

B. J. Hill
Current Team:Cincinnati Bengals
Number:92
Position:Defensive tackle
Birth Date:20 April 1995
Birth Place:Oakboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lb:311
High School:West Stanly (Oakboro)
College:NC State (2014–2017)
Draftyear:2018
Draftround:3
Draftpick:69
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:285
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:20.5
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:4
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:12
Statlabel6:Interceptions
Statvalue6:2
Statlabel7:Defensive touchdowns
Pfr:HillB.00

Bobby Gene Hill Jr. (born April 20, 1995) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.[1]

Early years

Along with football, Hill participated in track and field, baseball, and basketball at West Stanly High School.[2] [3] [4] He was listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com and committed to NC State on June 12, 2013, to play football, over offers from East Carolina and North Carolina[5] [6]

College career

Hill attended and played college football at NC State from 2014 to 2017.[7]

Collegiate statistics

YearSchoolConfClassPosGTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
SoloAstTotLossSkIntYdsAvgTDPDFRYdsTDFF
2014North Carolina StateACCFRDT111920396.51.5100.00100
2015North Carolina StateACCSODT1223275011.03.5000300
2016North Carolina StateACCJRDT121623392.51.0000221
2017North Carolina StateACCSRDT131837553.52.0000301
CareerNorth Carolina State7610718323.58.0100.00922

Professional career

Pre-draft

On December 4, 2017, it was announced that Hill had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[8] Hill was dominant during Senior Bowl practices and impressed scouts and team representatives.[9] On January 27, 2018, Hill played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost to the South 45–16. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed all of the combine and positional drills. Hill's overall performance helped raise his draft stock, as he finished third among all defensive linemen in the bench press, fifth in the three-cone drill, tied for 11th in the 20-yard shuttle, and finished 15th among his position group in the 40-yard dash.[10] On March 19, 2018, Hill participated at NC State's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. Hill also attended a pre-draft visits with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers.[11] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Hill was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the fifth best defensive tackle prospect in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the seventh best defensive tackle by DraftScout.com.[12] [13]

New York Giants

The New York Giants selected Hill in the third round with the 69th overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. Hill was the fifth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.[14] The pick used to select Hill was acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Jason Pierre-Paul.[15] On June 7, 2018, the Giants signed Hill to a four-year, $4.04 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.02 million.[16] In Week 3, against the Houston Texans, he recorded his first career sack.[17] In the next game, a loss to the New Orleans Saints, he recorded his second sack of the season.[18] Hill's statistics dropped in the 2019 season, only recording 36 tackles and one sack.[19] Hill recorded his first sack of the 2020 season on Mitchell Trubisky in a game against the Chicago Bears in Week 2.[20]

Cincinnati Bengals

On August 30, 2021, Hill was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals for center Billy Price.[21] [22] In the AFC Championship against the Kansas City Chiefs, he intercepted Patrick Mahomes when the Bengals were down 13–21 with 2:18 remaining in the third quarter, leading to the game-tying touchdown in the eventual 27–24 overtime victory.[23]

On March 15, 2022, Hill signed a three-year, $30 million contract extension with the Bengals.[24]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2018NYG16124832165.5000.00020000
2019NYG1653615211.0000.00000000
2020NYG1603215171.0000.00010000
2021CIN1625029215.5000.00000000
2022CIN16166830383.0000.00041300
2023CIN14143619174.0200.00050100
Career944927014013020.0200.000121400

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckIntYdsAvgLngTDPDFFFRYdsTD
2021CIN4313671.5133.03010000
2022CIN339451.0000.00020000
Career762210122.5131.53030000

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valentine . Ed . 2018-04-27 . Giants 2018 draft: DT B.J. Hill is selected 69th overall by New York Giants . 2022-02-06 . Big Blue View . en.
  2. Web site: All-Time Roster – West Stanly Colts Football (Oakboro, NC) . August 18, 2018 . www.maxpreps.com . en.
  3. Web site: BJ Hill . August 18, 2018 . Athletic.net . en.
  4. Web site: All-Time Roster – West Stanly Colts Basketball (Oakboro, NC) . August 18, 2018 . www.maxpreps.com . en.
  5. Web site: B.J. Hill, West Stanly, Strong-Side Defensive End . August 18, 2018 . 247Sports . en-US.
  6. Web site: Muma . Steven . June 12, 2013 . NCSU Picks Up Two Commitments . September 21, 2020 . Backing The Pack . en.
  7. Web site: B.J. Hill College Stats . October 18, 2018 . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . en.
  8. Web site: Bradham . Matthew . December 4, 2018 . NC State DT BJ Hill Accepts Invitation to Play In Senior Bowl . August 25, 2018 . packinsider.com.
  9. Web site: Peterson . Michael . February 2, 2018 . 7 Round Mock Draft: Senior Bowl Roster Edition . August 25, 2018 . boltsfromtheblue.com.
  10. Web site: 2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers: 40-yard dash (defensive lineman) . August 25, 2018 . NFL.com.
  11. Web site: Rutter, Joe . April 16, 2018 . Steelers host defensive line draft prospects Gilmore, Nichols . August 25, 2018 . triblive.com.
  12. Web site: B.J. Hill, DS #7 DT, North Carolina State . August 25, 2018 . DraftScout.com.
  13. Web site: NFL B.J. Hill -ESPN . August 25, 2018 . ESPN.com.
  14. Web site: 2018 NFL Draft Listing . 2023-05-17 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  15. Web site: Salomone . Dan . April 27, 2018 . Giants draft NC State DT B.J. Hill at No. 69 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180512043917/https://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-draft-NC-State-DT-BJ-Hill-at-No-69/d47e5532-fb15-41ed-ad6e-407ebb15e918 . May 12, 2018 . May 10, 2018 . Giants.com.
  16. Web site: Spotrac.com: B.J. Hill contract . August 24, 2018 . Spotrac.com.
  17. Web site: Rock . Tom . September 23, 2018 . Giants' defense pulls the plug on Texans . October 9, 2018 . Newsday . en.
  18. Web site: Trahan . Ken . September 30, 2018 . Saints run away from Giants for 33–18 win . October 18, 2018 . Crescent City Sports . en-US.
  19. Web site: January 7, 2020 . Giants' B.J. Hill: Stats take a hit in 2019 . January 8, 2020 . CBSSports.com . en.
  20. Web site: Eisen . Michael . September 20, 2020 . Notes & stats from Giants' 17–13 loss to Bears . September 21, 2020 . www.giants.com . en-US.
  21. Web site: Salomone . Dan . August 30, 2021 . Giants to trade DL B.J. Hill; details not finalized . Giants.com . August 30, 2021.
  22. Web site: Hobson . Geoff . August 30, 2021 . Price For Trade As Bengals Pick Up D-Tackle From Giants . Bengals.com . August 30, 2021.
  23. Web site: AFC Championship – Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – January 30th, 2022 . February 6, 2022 . Pro-Football-Reference.com . en.
  24. Web site: Bengals Re-Sign B.J. Hill. Bengals.com. March 15, 2022. March 16, 2022.