Anthony Hill Jr. (born February 14, 2005) is an American college football linebacker for the Texas Longhorns.
_(cropped).jpg) Hill with Texas in 2024 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 14, 2005 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Billy Ryan High School (Denton, Texas) |
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Early life
editHill grew up in Denton, Texas and attended Billy Ryan High School, where he played football and competed in the triple jump and the 4 × 400 metres relay.[1] In his first varsity season, he recorded 105 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks.[2] Hill was named the MVP of District 5-5A and the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Denton Record-Chronicle as a junior after making 131 tackles with 18 tackles for loss and eight sacks.[3] He played in only six games during his senior season due to injury and had 67 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, and five forced fumbles.[4] After the season Hill played in the 2023 All-American Bowl.[5]
Hill was rated a five-star recruit and was ranked as the top linebacker in his class nationally by several major recruiting services.[6] He initially committed to play college football at Texas A&M.[7] Hill later decommitted and reopened his recruitment during his senior football season.[8] He ultimately chose to sign with Texas.[9]
College career
editHill joined the Texas Longhorns as an early enrollee in January 2023 in order to take part in the team's spring practices.[10]
College statistics
edit| Season | GP | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Cmb | TfL | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF | ||
| 2023 | 14 | 40 | 27 | 67 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 47 | 43 | 90 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Career | 27 | 87 | 70 | 157 | 24.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 5 |
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References
edit- ^ "2022 preseason all-area defense: Denton Ryan's Anthony Hill is our Player of the Year". The Dallas Morning News. August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Texas HS football players headline ESPN 300 juniors list". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Williford, Hannah (February 3, 2022). "Texas football: A look at the state's top 10 recruits for 2023". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "No. 1 LB and former Texas A&M commit Anthony Hill Jr. flips to Texas before signing day". Houston Chronicle. December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ "Ryan star Anthony Hill earning national attention at All-American Bowl". Denton Record-Chronicle. January 6, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Standish, Hudson (January 26, 2023). "Texas linebacker Anthony Hill finishes as five-star in final 247Sports rankings". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (July 30, 2022). "ESPN 300 LB Anthony Hill Jr. commits to Texas A&M Aggies". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (November 7, 2022). "Anthony Hill Jr., No. 2 LB in '23, decommits from Texas A&M". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Khan Jr., Sam (December 15, 2022). "Texas lands 5-star linebacker Anthony Hill Jr.: What he adds to Longhorns' special 2023 class". The Athletic. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ Jones, Thomas (April 16, 2023). "Texas spring football notes: Freshman LB Anthony Hill impresses veteran teammates, coach". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Hill Jr". Texas Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2023.