Overview
Hill wears his love for football on his sleeve: The former four-star recruit has tattoos of both the NFL and SEC logos. Hill contributed in 13 games as a true freshman (78 carries, 393 yards, 5.0 yards per carry, two touchdowns; 4 receptions, 38 yards, 9.5 average). Hill shared carries with Aeris Williams in 2018 but started 11 contests ahead of the senior, covering 734 yards and scoring four TDs on 117 carries (6.3 per). He also caught 22 passes for 176 yards (8.0 per) and four more scores despite missing two games and being limited at other times with a hamstring injury. He starred for the Bulldogs in 2019, earning second-team all-conference honors with 1,350 yards rushing and 10 scores on 242 carries (5.6 per) in 13 starts (also 18 receptions for 180 yards and one TD). He opted out after three starts (15 carries, 58 yards, 3.9 yards per carry; 23 receptions, 237 yards, 10.3 average, one TD) in 2020. Hill also made headlines for threatening to cut ties with the school if the state of Mississippi did not change its flag to remove the Confederate battle emblem (the state eventually voted to re-design the flag). He accepted an invitation to the Senior Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter
Strengths
- * Excellent size with very muscular build. * Running style is violent and powerful. * Runs low and with plus leg drive in short-yardage spots
- * Adequate short-area agility to slip tackles. * Absorbs collisions, but rarely knocked off his feet. * Powerful thighs grab grass and pull forward through contact
- * Explosive hips for leaps over defenders in open field or at goal line. * Delivers crunching stiff-arms. * Bear traps for hands with no fumbles since sophomore year of high school. * Blasts rushers with punishing shoulders to the gut. * Ran intermediate routes out of backfield
Weaknesses
- * Lacks patience and instincts to feel developing creases
- * Vision is below par. * Delays in processing and responding to what he sees. * Doesn't trust the play-side track in outside zone. * Missing blow-by burst inside and outside. * Gets leveraged against the boundary on outside runs. * Never got on track versus LSU, Alabama and Auburn. * Average hands as pass catcher. * Gained 52 percent of his rush yards in 2019 vs
- Arkansas, Southern Mississippi, Louisiana and Abilene Christian
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