Introduction
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.
Early years
Hill attended and played high school football at Belleville High School-West.
College career
Hill attended and played college football at Wyoming from 2014–2016.
As a freshman in 2014, he rushed for 796 yards and seven touchdowns. 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. As a sophomore, he had four games (Eastern Michigan, Appalachian State, Utah State, and UNLV) in which he rushed for over 200 yards. 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. On November 18, 2015, Hill was named a finalist for the Doak Walker Award. He is Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008. He broke Ryan Christopherson's single-season Wyoming record of 1,455 yards set in 1994. On Saturday, October 22, 2016, at Nevada, Hill rushed for a career-high 289 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns. Overall, he finished the 2016 season with 1,860 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns.
College statistics
| Brian Hill | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Att | Yards | Avg | Long | TDs | Rec | Yards | TDs |
| 2014 | Wyoming | 11 | - | 145 | 796 | 5.5 | 89 | 7 | 13 | 204 | 0 |
| 2015 | Wyoming | 12 | 12 | 281 | 1,631 | 5.8 | 72 | 6 | 20 | 132 | 0 |
| 2016 | Wyoming | 14 | 13 | 349 | 1,860 | 5.3 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 67 | 0 |
| College Totals | 37 | 25 | 775 | 4,287 | 5.5 | 89 | 35 | 41 | 403 | 0 | |
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Professional career
| 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 ⁄8 in (0.80 m) |
8 ⁄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 | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
Hill was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round, 156th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the 16th running back selected in that year's draft. He was waived by the Falcons on October 14, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.
Cincinnati Bengals
On November 14, 2017, Hill was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals off the Falcons' practice squad. He finished his rookie season with 11 carries for 37 yards to go along with two receptions for 36 yards.
On September 1, 2018, Hill was waived by the Bengals.
Atlanta Falcons (second stint)
On September 3, 2018, Hill was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2018. In Week 16, against the Carolina Panthers, he had eight carries for 115 rushing yards. Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 20 carries for 157 rushing yards.
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.
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.