Introduction
Deontrey N. Hill (born January 23, 2000) is an American football center for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected with the 190th pick of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia.
College career
Hill was ranked as a four–star recruit by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. He committed to Georgia on December 11, 2017.Hill started all 14 games of his freshman and sophomore seasons and made the All-SEC 2nd team as a sophomore.Hill started in the first 8 games of his Junior season before missing the last three with a knee injury.On January 4, 2021, he announced he would leave the school for the NFL draft.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m) |
319 lb (145 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
5.45 s | 1.87 s | 3.08 s | 4.95 s | 8.29 s | 17 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Hill was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round with the 190th overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft on May 1, 2021. He signed his four-year rookie contract with Cincinnati on May 17. He appeared in 13 games, of which he started three, as a rookie. He appeared in 11 games in the 2022 season in a special teams role.