B. J. Hill (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Other people|B. J. Hill|B. J. Hill (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = B. J. Hill
| image = B.J. Hill 2020.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Hill with the New York Giants in 2020
| current_team = Cincinnati Bengals
| number = 92
| position = Defensive tackle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|20}}
| birth_place = Oakboro, North Carolina, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| 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 =
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2020}})
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2021}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
| statleague = NFL
| statseason = 2024
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 341
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 23.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 4
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 16
| statlabel6 = Interceptions
| statvalue6 = 2
| statlabel7 = Defensive touchdowns
| statvalue7 =
| 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 for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Valentine |first=Ed |date=2018-04-27 |title=Giants 2018 draft: DT B.J. Hill is selected 69th overall by New York Giants |url=https://www.bigblueview.com/2018/4/27/17293110/giants-2018-draft-dt-b-j-hill-is-selected-69th-overall-by-new-york-giants |access-date=2022-02-06 |website=Big Blue View |language=en}}
Early life
Along with football, Hill participated in track and field, baseball, and basketball at West Stanly High School.{{Cite web |title=All-Time Roster – West Stanly Colts Football (Oakboro, NC) |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/west-stanly-colts-(oakboro,nc)/football/all_time_roster.htm |access-date=August 18, 2018 |website=www.maxpreps.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=BJ Hill |url=https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=2005067 |access-date=August 18, 2018 |website=Athletic.net |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=All-Time Roster – West Stanly Colts Basketball (Oakboro, NC) |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/west-stanly-colts-(oakboro,nc)/basketball/all_time_roster.htm |access-date=August 18, 2018 |website=www.maxpreps.com |language=en}} As a senior, Hill recorded nine sacks, an interception, and five rushing touchdowns, playing both defensive end and running back. https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/b-j-hill/career He was listed as a three-star defensive end recruit by 247Sports.com and committed to NC State on June 12, 2013, to play football, over offers from East Carolina and North Carolina{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hill, West Stanly , Strong-Side Defensive End |url=https://247sports.com/Player/BJ-Hill-21905?Institution=17289 |access-date=August 18, 2018 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Muma |first=Steven |date=June 12, 2013 |title=NCSU Picks Up Two Commitments |url=https://www.backingthepack.com/2013/6/12/4425210/b-j-hill-kalen-mccain-commit-nc-state-football |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=Backing The Pack |language=en}}
College career
Hill attended and played college football at NC State from 2014 to 2017.{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hill College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/bj-hill-3.html |access-date=October 18, 2018 |website=Sports Reference |language=en}} He became a starting defensive tackle midway through his freshman year, and maintained his starting role for his entire college career, playing in 51 games with 44 starts. He ended his career with 187 tackles, nine sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 10 pass deflections. https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/b-j-hill/career He was named Honorable Mention All-ACC for his senior season in 2017, recording 57 tackles, three sacks, and a forced fumble. His success led to him being invited to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl. https://www.giants.com/news/giants-draft-nc-state-dt-b-j-hill-at-no-69-20598837#:~:text=In%20his%20final%20season%2C%20Hill,invite%20to%20the%20Senior%20Bow.
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| School ! rowspan="2"| Conf ! rowspan="2"| Class ! rowspan="2"| Pos ! rowspan="2"| G ! colspan="5" | Tackles ! colspan="5" | Interceptions ! colspan="4" | Fumbles |
| Solo
| Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2014
| North Carolina State | ACC | FR | DT | 11 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | 0 |
| 2015
| North Carolina State | ACC | SO | DT | 12 | 23 | 27 | 50 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | 0 |
| 2016
| North Carolina State | ACC | JR | DT | 12 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | 1 |
| 2017
| North Carolina State | ACC | SR | DT | 13 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | 1 |
| style="font-weight:bold;" | Career
| style="font-weight:bold;" | North Carolina State | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | 76 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 107 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 183 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 23.5 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 8.0 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 1 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 0 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 0.0 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 0 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 9 | style="font-weight:bold;" | 2 | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | | style="font-weight:bold;" | 2 |
Professional career
=Pre-draft=
On December 4, 2017, it was announced that Hill had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 Senior Bowl.{{Cite web |last=Bradham |first=Matthew |date=December 4, 2018 |title=NC State DT BJ Hill Accepts Invitation to Play In Senior Bowl |url=https://packinsider.com/2017/12/04/nc-state-dt-bj-hill-accepts-invitation-play-senior-bowl/ |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=packinsider.com}} Hill was dominant during Senior Bowl practices and impressed scouts and team representatives.{{Cite web |last=Peterson |first=Michael |date=February 2, 2018 |title=7 Round Mock Draft: Senior Bowl Roster Edition |url=https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/2018/2/2/16959822/los-angeles-chargers-7-round-mock-draft-senior-bowl-roster-edition |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=boltsfromtheblue.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Scouting Combine: Top Performers: 40-yard dash (defensive lineman) |url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=NFL.com}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Rutter, Joe |date=April 16, 2018 |title=Steelers host defensive line draft prospects Gilmore, Nichols |url=https://triblive.com/sports/steelers/13542583-74/steelers-host-defensive-line-draft-prospects-gilmore-nichols |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=triblive.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hill, DS #7 DT, North Carolina State |url=http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=132904&draftyear=2018&genpos=dt |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=DraftScout.com}}{{Cite web |title=NFL B.J. Hill -ESPN |url=http://espn.com/nfldraftcard?playerId=101722& |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=ESPN.com}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{external media
| video1 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap3000000925033/B-J-Hill-s-full-2018-NFL-Scouting-Combine-workout B.J. Hill's NFL Combine Workout]
| video2 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000922215/B-J-Hill-on-his-pro-day-It-was-pretty-tough-but-we-had-fun-with-it B.J. Hill's NC State Pro Day Interview]
| video3 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000926303/Breaking-down-BJ-Hill-s-college-highlights 2018 NFL Draft Profile: B.J. Hill]
}}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 3+1/4
| weight = 311
| dash = 4.99
| ten split = 1.73
| twenty split = 2.88
| shuttle = 4.53
| cone drill = 7.28
| vertical = 26+1/2
| broad ft = 8
| broad in = 5
| bench = 35
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 33
| hand span = 10+5/8
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2018 |title=NFL Draft Prospect Profile – B.J. Hill |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/b.j.-hill?id=32462018-0002-5598-5795-fcf41887ca3c |access-date=March 3, 2018 |website=nfl.com}}{{Cite web |title=North Carolina State DT B.J. Hill : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile |url=http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=132904&draftyear=2018&genpos=dt |access-date=May 12, 2018 |website=NFLDraftScout.com}}
}}
= 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.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The pick used to select Hill was acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for Jason Pierre-Paul.{{Cite web |last=Salomone |first=Dan |date=April 27, 2018 |title=Giants draft NC State DT B.J. Hill at No. 69 |url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Giants-draft-NC-State-DT-BJ-Hill-at-No-69/d47e5532-fb15-41ed-ad6e-407ebb15e918 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=May 12, 2018 |access-date=May 10, 2018 |website=Giants.com}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: B.J. Hill contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/new-york-giants/b.j.-hill-25168/ |access-date=August 24, 2018 |website=Spotrac.com}} In Week 3, against the Houston Texans, he recorded his first career sack.{{Cite web |last=Rock |first=Tom |date=September 23, 2018 |title=Giants' defense pulls the plug on Texans |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/giants-texans-1.21228701 |access-date=October 9, 2018 |website=Newsday |language=en}} In the next game, a loss to the New Orleans Saints, he recorded his second sack of the season.{{Cite web |last=Trahan |first=Ken |date=September 30, 2018 |title=Saints run away from Giants for 33–18 win |url=https://crescentcitysports.com/saints-run-away-from-giants-for-33-18-win/ |access-date=October 18, 2018 |website=Crescent City Sports |language=en-US}}
{{external media
| video1 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000929638/Giants-select-B-J-Hill-No-69-in-the-2018-NFL-Draft New York Giants draft B.J. Hill 69th overall]
}}
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Hill's statistics dropped in the 2019 season, only recording 36 tackles and one sack.{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2020 |title=Giants' B.J. Hill: Stats take a hit in 2019 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/giants-b-j-hill-stats-take-a-hit-in-2019/ |access-date=January 8, 2020 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}
Hill recorded his first sack of the 2020 season on Mitchell Trubisky in a game against the Chicago Bears in Week 2.{{Cite web |last=Eisen |first=Michael |date=September 20, 2020 |title=Notes & stats from Giants' 17–13 loss to Bears |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-vs-bears-notes-statistics-joe-judge-saquon-barkley-daniel-jones |access-date=September 21, 2020 |website=www.giants.com |language=en-US}}File:BJ Hill.jpg ]]
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On August 30, 2021, Hill was traded to the Cincinnati Bengals for center Billy Price.{{Cite web |last=Salomone |first=Dan |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Giants to trade DL B.J. Hill; details not finalized |url=https://www.giants.com/news/giants-to-trade-dl-b-j-hill-details-not-finalized-joe-judge |website=Giants.com |accessdate=August 30, 2021}}{{Cite web |last=Hobson |first=Geoff |date=August 30, 2021 |title=Price For Trade As Bengals Pick Up D-Tackle From Giants |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/price-for-trade-as-bengals-pick-up-d-tackle-from-giants |website=Bengals.com |accessdate=August 30, 2021}} 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.{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship – Cincinnati Bengals at Kansas City Chiefs – January 30th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201300kan.htm |access-date=February 6, 2022 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On March 15, 2022, Hill signed a three-year, $30 million contract extension with the Bengals.{{cite web|title=Bengals Re-Sign B.J. Hill|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-re-sign-b-j-hill|website=Bengals.com|date=March 15, 2022|access-date=March 16, 2022}} He finished the 2022 season with three sacks, 68 tackles, four passes defended, one forced fumble, and three fumble recoveries.{{Cite web |title=B.J. Hill 2022 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillB.00/gamelog/2022/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}
On March 12, 2025, Hill signed a three-year, $33 million contract extension with the Bengals.{{cite web|title=Bengals Re-sign DT B.J. Hill|url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-resign-dt-bj-hill-bengals-roster-update|website=Bengals.com|date=March 12, 2025}}
NFL career statistics
= Regular season =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="4" |Tackles ! colspan="6" |Interceptions ! colspan="4" |Fumbles |
| GP
!GS !Cmb !Solo !Ast !Sck !Int !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD !PD !FF !FR !Yds !TD |
|---|
| 2018
!NYG |16 |12 |48 |32 |16 |5.5 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2019
!NYG |16 |5 |36 |15 |21 |1.0 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2020
!NYG |16 |0 |32 |15 |17 |1.0 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2021
!CIN |16 |2 |50 |29 |21 |5.5 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2022
!CIN |16 |16 |68 |30 |38 |3.0 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |3 |0 |0 |
| 2023
!CIN |14 |14 |36 |19 |17 |4.0 |2 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |1 |0 |0 |
| colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillB.00.htm Career]
!94 !49 !270 !140 !130 !20.0 !2 !0 !0.0 !0 !0 !12 !1 !4 !0 !0 |
= Postseason =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="2" |Games ! colspan="4" |Tackles ! colspan="6" |Interceptions ! colspan="4" |Fumbles |
| GP
!GS !Cmb !Solo !Ast !Sck !Int !Yds !Avg !Lng !TD !PD !FF !FR !Yds !TD |
|---|
| 2021
!CIN |4 |3 |13 |6 |7 |1.5 |1 |3 |3.0 |3 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| 2022
!CIN |3 |3 |9 |4 |5 |1.0 |0 |0 |0.0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |
| colspan="2" |[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillB.00.htm Career]
!7 !6 !22 !10 !12 !2.5 !1 !3 !1.5 !3 !0 !3 !0 !0 !0 !0 |
References
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External links
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- [https://www.bengals.com/team/players-roster/b-j-hill/ Cincinnati Bengals bio]
- [https://gopack.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4718 N.C. State Wolfpack bio]
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