Josh Hill (American football)
 Hill in 2019 | |||||||||
| No. 89 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | May 21, 1990 Blackfoot, Idaho | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Blackfoot High School (Blackfoot, Idaho) | ||||||||
| College: | Idaho State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||
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Josh Hill (born May 21, 1990) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Idaho State. He was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013.[1]
Professional career
Hill signed with the New Orleans Saints after not being selected in the 2013 NFL draft.[2]
After starting tight end, Jimmy Graham, was traded to the Seattle Seahawks in the 2015 offseason, the Saints offense relied heavily on both Hill and Benjamin Watson.[3]
Hill became a restricted free agent during the 2016 offseason. On March 22, 2016, he signed an offer sheet to join the Chicago Bears.[4] Three days later the Saints matched the Bears' offer sheet and re-signed Hill.[5]
In Week 13 of the 2016 season against the Detroit Lions, Hill broke his fibula and was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2016.[6] He played in nine games with eight starts finishing the season with 15 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown.
On December 31, 2018, Hill signed a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension with the Saints through the 2021 season.[7]
On December 16, 2019, against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football, Hill caught a 5-yard touchdown, which ended up being quarterback Drew Brees' 540th regular-season touchdown pass, breaking Peyton Manning's previous mark of 539 during the 34–7 win.[8]
NFL statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2013 | NO | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NO | 16 | 3 | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NO | 16 | 7 | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NO | 9 | 8 | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 11 | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | NO | 16 | 11 | 16 | 185 | 11.6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 16 | 11 | 25 | 226 | 9.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 103 | 54 | 108 | 1,025 | 9.5 | 37 | 14 | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2013 | NO | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 2 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 14 | 169 | 12.1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Former ISU TE Josh Hill makes New Orleans' Saints roster
- ^ "New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Rookie Free Agent Class". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Triplett, Mike (July 28, 2015). "Josh Hill will play bigger role in Saints offense -- just not a 'Jimmy Graham' role". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 22, 2016). "Chicago Bears sign Saints TE Josh Hill to offer sheet". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Dragon, Tyler (March 25, 2016). "Saints sign Craig Robertson, match offer to Josh Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (December 9, 2016). "New Orleans Saints place Josh Hill on injured reserve". NOLA.com.
- ^ Triplett, Mike (December 31, 2018). "Saints sign TE Josh Hill to three-year, $8.85M extension". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts 34-7". www.espn.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.