B. J. Hill (American football)
| No. 95 – New York Giants | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 20, 1996 Oakboro, North Carolina | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 311 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | West Stanly (Oakboro, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | NC State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 69 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2018 | |||||||||
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B. J. Hill (born April 20, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at NC State. Hill was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft.[1]
High school career
Along with football, Hill participated in track and field and basketball at West Stanly High School.[2][3][4]
College recruitment and rankings
Hill was listed as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com.[5]
Professional career
On December 4, 2017, it was announced that Hill had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.[6] Hill was dominant during Senior Bowl practices and impressed scouts and team representatives.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]
| External videos | |
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 B.J. Hill's NFL Combine Workout | |
| B.J. Hill's NC State Pro Day Interview | |
| 2018 NFL Draft Profile: B.J. Hill |
| 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 3+1⁄4 in (1.91 m) |
311 lb (141 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) |
4.99 s | 1.73 s | 2.88 s | 4.53 s | 7.28 s | 26+1⁄2 in (0.67 m) |
8 ft 5 in (2.57 m) |
35 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[12][13] | ||||||||||||
The New York Giants selected Hill in the third round (69th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Hill was the fifth defensive tackle drafted in 2018.[14]
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| New York Giants draft B.J. Hill 69th overall |
On June 7, 2018, the New York Giants signed Hill to a four-year, $4.04 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.02 million.[15] In Week 3, against the Houston Texans, he recorded his first career sack.[16]
References
- ^ "Giants 2018 draft: DT B.J. Hill is selected 69th overall by New York Giants". Big Blue View. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ "All-Time Roster - West Stanly Colts Football (Oakboro, NC)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "BJ Hill". Athletic.net. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "All-Time Roster - West Stanly Colts Basketball (Oakboro, NC)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "B.J. Hill, West Stanly , Strong-Side Defensive End". 247Sports. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
- ^ "NC State DT BJ Hill Accepts Invitation to Play In Senior Bowl". packinsider.com. December 4, 2018. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "7 Round Mock Draft: Senior Bowl Roster Edition". boltsfromtheblue.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers: 40-yard dash (defensive lineman)". NFL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Rutter, Joe (April 16, 2018). "Steelers host defensive line draft prospects Gilmore, Nichols". triblive.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "B.J. Hill, DS #7 DT, North Carolina State". DraftScout.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "NFL B.J. Hill -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - B.J. Hill". nfl.com. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "North Carolina State DT B.J. Hill : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (April 27, 2018). "Giants draft NC State DT B.J. Hill at No. 69". Giants.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Spotrac.com: B.J. Hill contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
- ^ "Giants' defense pulls the plug on Texans". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
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