Brian Hill (American football)

Brian Hill (November 9, 1995) is an American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys.

Brian Hill
Hill with the Bengals in 2017.
No. 23 – Atlanta Falcons
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-09) November 9, 1995
Belleville, Illinois
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:Belleville West (IL)
College:Wyoming
NFL Draft:2017 / Round: 5 / Pick: 156
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Rushing attempts:109
Rushing yards:517
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:13
Receiving yards:114
Receiving touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Hill attended and played high school football at Belleville High School-West.[1]

College career

Hill attended and played college football at Wyoming from 2014–2016.[2]

As a freshman in 2014, he rushed for 796 yards and seven touchdowns.[3] On November 1, 2014, against Fresno State, he had 23 carries for 281 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with three receptions for 106 yards.[4] As a sophomore, he had four games (Eastern Michigan, Appalachian State, Utah State, and UNLV) in which he rushed for over 200 yards.[5][6][7][8] During the 2015 regular season, Hill had 1,631 rushing yards (seventh among NCAA Division I FBS 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 the Doak Walker Award.[11] He is Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008.[12] He broke Ryan Christopherson's single-season Wyoming record of 1,455 yards set in 1994.[13] On Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Nevada, 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]

College statistics
Brian HillRushingReceiving
YearTeamGPGSAttYardsAvgLongTDsRecYardsTDs
2014Wyoming11-1457965.5897132040
2015Wyoming12122811,6315.8726201320
2016Wyoming14133491,8605.366228670
College Totals37257754,2875.58935414030

Source:[16]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 from NFL Combine[17]

Atlanta Falcons

Hill was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round, 156th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[18] He was the 16th running back selected in that year's draft.[19][20] He was waived by the Falcons on October 14, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[21][22]

Cincinnati Bengals

On November 14, 2017, Hill was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals off the Falcons' practice squad.[23] He finished his rookie season with 11 carries for 37 yards to go along with two receptions for 36 yards.[24]

On September 1, 2018, Hill was waived by the Bengals.[25]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On September 3, 2018, Hill was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[26] He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2018.[27] In Week 16, against the Carolina Panthers, he had eight carries for 115 rushing yards.[28] Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 20 carries for 157 rushing yards.[29]

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.[30]

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.[31]

References
  1. Thomas, Jim. "Hill makes the climb from Belleville to NFL draft". stltoday.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. "Brian Hill College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. "Brian Hill 2014 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. "Wyoming at Fresno State Box Score, November 1, 2014". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. "Eastern Michigan at Wyoming Box Score, September 12, 2015". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. "Wyoming at Appalachian State Box Score, October 3, 2015". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. "Wyoming at Utah State Box Score, October 30, 2015". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  8. "Nevada-Las Vegas at Wyoming Box Score, November 28, 2015". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  9. "Brian Hill". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  10. "Brian Hill 2015 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  11. "Wyoming's Brian Hill named Doak Walker semifinalist". November 18, 2015.
  12. "Brian Hill becomes Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008". Casper Star-Tribune. October 24, 2015.
  13. "Wyoming's Brian Hill closes in on Ryan Christopherson's single-season rushing record". Casper Star-Tribune. November 13, 2015.
  14. "Wyoming at Nevada Box Score, October 22, 2016". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  15. "Brian Hill 2016 Game Log". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  16. http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/3125403/brian-hill
  17. "NFL Draft Profile: Brian Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  18. Conway, Kelsey (April 29, 2017). "Falcons Select RB Brian Hill With No. 156 Overall Pick". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  19. "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  20. "Draft Finder Query Results". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  21. McClure, Vaughn (October 14, 2017). "Falcons promote WR Marvin Hall, waive draft pick Brian Hill". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  22. Conway, Kelsey (October 17, 2017). "Falcons sign three to practice squad, including a quarterback and RB Brian Hill". AtlantaFalcons.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2017.
  23. Hobson, Geoff (November 14, 2017). "Roster moves: Rookie Hill replaces vet Hill at running back; Nickerson waived". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018.
  24. "Brian Hill 2017 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  25. "Bengals Establish Roster of 53 Players". Bengals.com. September 1, 2018.
  26. McFadden, Will (September 3, 2018). "Falcons sign former draft pick Brian Hill to their practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  27. McFadden, Will (September 11, 2018). "Falcons sign Brian Hill to active roster, Julian Williams to practice squad; waive Tuioti-Mariner". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  28. "Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers - December 23rd, 2018". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  29. "Brian Hill 2018 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  30. "Brian Hill 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  31. McFadden, Will (April 18, 2020). "Brian Hill signs tender with Falcons". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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