Delano Hill (American football)

Delano Hill
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Delano in the 2018 NFL season.
No. 42 – Seattle Seahawks
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-26) November 26, 1995
Detroit, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school: Cass Technical
(Detroit, Michigan)
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018
Total tackles: 6
Sacks: 0.0
Forced fumbles: 0
Pass deflections: 0
Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Delano Kash-Pride Hill (born November 26, 1995) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.

High school

In high school Hill and Jourdan Lewis anchored the Cass Technical High School defensive backfield that won the 2011 and 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 championships for coach Thomas Wilcher.[1]

College career

During his senior year, Hill helped lead the defense by posting a career best of 52 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions and three pass breakups. In his four-year career at Michigan, Hill contributed 119 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and eight pass breakups. Following the 2016 season, Hill was named to the All-Big Ten defensive second-team, by the coaches.[2]

Professional career

External video
Delano Hill NFL combine workout
Delano Hill's 40-yard dash
Delano Hill's bench press
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 1 in
(1.85 m)		 216 lb
(98 kg)		 32 1⁄8 in
(0.82 m)		 9 3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.47 s 1.58 s 2.62 s 4.27 s 6.96 s 33 1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9 ft 6 in
(2.90 m)		 17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[3]

The Seattle Seahawks selected Hill in the third round (95th overall) of the 2017 NFL Draft.[4][5] He was the 11th safety selected in 2017.

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Seahawks select Delano Hill 95th overall

On June 15, 2017, the Seattle Seahawks signed him to a four-year, $3.2 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $727,476.[6]

On December 12, 2017, Hill was ejected after hitting Mike Thomas and Kevin Peterson after participating on punt recovery plays during a 42-7 loss.[7] On December 22, 2017, the NFL fined him $12,154 for his fight with multiple Rams players.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Snyder, Mark (April 26, 2017). "Jourdan Lewis, Delano Hill could give Detroit Cass Tech 2 NFL draftees". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Peppers, Lewis Lead All 11 Defenders Honored by B1G". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 29, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Delano Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  4. ↑ Yohannes, Aron (April 28, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Michigan Safety Delano Hill With No. 95 Overall Pick In NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2017). "Seahawks take safety Delano Hill of Michigan in third round of 2017 NFL Draft". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Spotrac.com: Delano Hill contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  7. ↑ Mike Jones (December 17, 2017). "Seahawks' Delano Hill ejected for throwing punches at Rams players". USAtoday.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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