Justice Hill
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Justice Hill
| image = 2018-0717-Big12MD-JusticeHill.png
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Hill in 2018
| current_team = Baltimore Ravens
| number = 43
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|14}}
| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lb = 195
| high_school = Booker T. Washington (Tulsa)
| college = Oklahoma State (2016–2018)
| draftyear = 2019
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 113
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2019}}–present)
| status = Active
| highlights =
- 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2017, 2018)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (2016)
- Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (2016)
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 1,162
| statlabel2 = Rushing average
| statvalue2 = 4.6
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 6
| statlabel4 = Receptions
| statvalue4 = 95
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 737
| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue6 = 4
| pfr = HillJu00
}}
Justice Hill (born November 14, 1997) is an American professional football running back for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was selected by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Early life
Hill was a three-star player out of Booker T. Washington High School that signed with Oklahoma State.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/player/_/id/198804/justice-hill |title=Justice Hill Recruiting Profile |website=ESPN.com |publisher=ESPN |access-date=September 20, 2019}} He was an Oklahoma All-State selection and was the 6A-II Offensive Player of the Year as a senior. He had offers from Houston, Louisville, and Oklahoma State. He rushed for 3,364 yards in high school and averaged 8.1 yards per carry and scored 54 touchdowns, 32 of which came his senior season.{{cite web |url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/justice-hill/EqMRkWnJEeOzMAAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm |title=Justice Hill High School Football Stats |publisher=MaxPreps |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407234936/http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/justice-hill/EqMRkWnJEeOzMAAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm |url-status=dead }}
College career
As a true freshman at Oklahoma State in 2016, Hill started the season as a backup. By the start of Big 12 play Hill started to heat up with 122 yards and his first career touchdown against Baylor. By the end of the season he had 7 games of 99 rushing yards or more.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbstats.com/2016/player/521/1080349/rushing/split.html |title=Hill Stats |website=CFBstats.com |publisher=CFBStats}} He received both Big 12 and National accolades, with Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and Freshman All-American honors. He was the leading returning rusher in the Big 12 entering the 2017 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/oklahoma-state-football-justice-hill-receives-freshman-all-american-honors-121316 |title=Justice Hill receives Freshman All-American Honors |website=Fox Sports |access-date=September 20, 2019}} On December 3, 2018, Hill announced that he would forgo his senior year of eligibility and declare for the 2019 NFL draft.{{cite web |url=https://247sports.com/college/oklahoma-state/Article/Oklahoma-States-Justice-Hill-declares-for-NFL-Draft-125809659/ |title=Justice Hill Declares for NFL Draft |last=Lancaster, Zach |date=December 3, 2018 |website=247 Sports |access-date=January 12, 2019}}
=Statistics=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan="15" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma State Cowboys football}}"| Oklahoma State Cowboys | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Season
! colspan="4"| Rushing ! colspan="4"| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | |
| 2016
| 206 || 1,142 || 5.5 || 6 || 5 || 46 || 9.2 || 0 | ||||||||
| 2017
| 268 || 1,467 || 5.5 || 15 || 31 || 190 || 6.1 || 1 | ||||||||
| 2018
| 158 || 930 || 5.9 || 9 || 13 || 68 || 5.2 || 0 | ||||||||
| Career | 632 | 3,539 | 5.6 | 30 | 49 | 304 | 6.2 | 1 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 5
| height in = 9 5/8
| weight = 198
| dash = 4.40
| ten split = 1.56
| twenty split = 2.60
| vertical = 40.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 10
| bench = 21
| arm span = 31 5/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |last=Zierlein |first=Lance |title=Justice Hill Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/justice-hill/32004849-4c32-6301-179f-7d7fb01289c2 |access-date=November 11, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017784&DraftYear=2019 |title=2019 Draft Scout Justice Hill, Oklahoma State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=draftscout.com |access-date=December 14, 2022}}
}}
Hill performed very well in the 2019 NFL Combine, showing good speed and strength. He had the fastest 40-yard dash time for all running backs, as well as the best vertical and broad jump.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/combine/top-performers#year=2019&workout=FORTY_YARD_DASH&position=RB |title=2022 NFL Combine - Participants, Prospects, News, Video & Photos |work=NFL.com |date= |accessdate=May 30, 2022}}
Hill was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2019 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |title=2019 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2019/draft.htm |access-date=May 18, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The Ravens had acquired the pick in a trade that sent quarterback Joe Flacco to the Denver Broncos.{{cite web |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/fourth-round-113-ravens-add-oklahoma-state-rb-justice-hill-to-backfield |title=Fourth Round (113): Ravens Add Oklahoma State RB Justice Hill to Backfield |last=Brown |first=Clifton |date=April 27, 2019 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com |access-date=September 20, 2019}} In Week 1 of the 2019 season, he made his NFL debut in the Ravens' 59–10 victory over the Miami Dolphins. He had seven carries for 27 yards.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201909080mia.htm |title=Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins - September 8th, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=September 20, 2019}} In his rookie season, Hill finished with 225 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillJu00/gamelog/2019/ |title=Justice Hill 2019 Game Log |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |access-date=January 12, 2020}}
On September 6, 2021, Hill tore his achilles, prematurely ending his season. He was placed on injured reserve on September 8.{{Cite web |last=Shaffer |first=Jonas |date=September 8, 2021 |title=Ravens sign RB Trenton Cannon to roster, add Le'Veon Bell to practice squad, place Justice Hill on IR |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/bs-sp-ravens-trenton-cannon-leveon-bell-justice-hill-20210908-tbtoxzmexrcwta73mcfnr3lcqe-story.html |access-date=September 8, 2021 |website=Baltimore Sun}}
On March 17, 2023, Hill signed a two-year contract extension with the Ravens.{{cite web|title=Ravens Re-Sign Justice Hill to Two-Year Deal|url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/reports-ravens-re-signing-justice-hill-to-two-year-deal|author=Mink, Ryan|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=March 17, 2023}} On September 20, 2024, Hill agreed to a new two–year, $6 million contract extension with Baltimore.{{cite web | last=Hensley | first=Jamison | title=Ravens sign backup RB Hill to two-year extension | website=ESPN.com | date=2024-09-20 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/41344632/ravens-sign-backup-rb-justice-hill-two-year-extension | access-date=2024-10-07}}
NFL career statistics
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!colspan="2"|Legend |
| Bold
|Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width=%75"
! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 || BAL
|16 || 0 || 58 || 225 || 3.9 || 18 || 2 || 8 || 70 || 8.8 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 || BAL
|12 || 0 || 12 || 60 || 5.0 || 19 || 0 || 5 || 20 || 4.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2021 || BAL
|0 || 0 || colspan="12"| Did not play due to injury | |||||||||||||
| 2022 || BAL
|15 || 0 || 49 || 262 || 5.3 || 34 || 0 || 12 || 58 || 4.8 || 15 || 0 || 2 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 || BAL
|16 || 5 || 84 || 387 || 4.6 || 41 || 3 || 28 || 206 || 7.4 || 24 || 1 || 1 || 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 || BAL
|15 || 0 || 47 || 228 || 4.9 || 51 || 1 || 42 || 383 || 9.1 || 27 || 3 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillJu00.htm Career]
!74 | 5 | 250 | 1162 | 4.6 | 51 | 6 | 95 | 737 | 7.8 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
=Postseason=
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! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving ! colspan="2"| Fumbles | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 || BAL
|1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || — || 0 || 4 || 26 || 6.5 || 14 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2020 || BAL
|2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2022 || BAL
|1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || — || 0 || 2 || 10 || 5.0 || 9 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2023 || BAL
|2 || 2 || 16 || 69 || 4.3 || 14 || 0 || 6 || 45 || 7.5 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2024 || BAL
|2 || 0 || 12 || 62 || 5.2 || 22 || 0 || 6 || 20 || 3.3 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||
| colspan="2"|[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HillJu00.htm Career]
!8 | 2 | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
His brother, Daxton Hill, was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Clifton | title=Justice Hill Looks Forward to Ramping Up Sibling Rivalry With Dax Hill | website=Baltimore Ravens | date=2023-03-21 | url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/justice-hill-looks-forward-to-resuming-sibling-rivalry-with-dax-hill | access-date=2024-10-31}}
References
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External links
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{{footballstats|yahoo=31945|espn=4038441|nfl=justice-hill}}
- [https://www.baltimoreravens.com/team/players-roster/justice-hill/ Baltimore Ravens bio]
- [https://okstate.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6869 Oklahoma State Cowboys bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Tulsa, Oklahoma
Category:American football running backs
Category:Oklahoma State Cowboys football players