Hill in 2016 preseason
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No. -- Free agent | |||||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | April 25, 1991 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Tucker, Georgia | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lithonia (GA) Miller Grove | ||||||||
College: | Georgia Tech | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||||
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Receptions: | 45 |
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Receiving yards: | 594 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 4 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Stephen Trevon Hill (born April 25, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Hill played college football at Georgia Tech. He has also been a member of the Carolina Panthers.
Hill attended Miller Grove High School in Lithonia, Georgia, where he was rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com. He was ranked as the No. 99 wide receiver in the class of 2009.
Hill also ran track for the Miller Grove High School and Georgia Tech track team. He broke the state long jump record with a leap of 7.84 meters as a high school senior The previous record of 7.80 meters was held by Christian Taylor, who won the NCAA Indoor NCAA championship in the long jump in 2008. Hill's long jump would have won the 2009 ACC Outdoor Championship by 6.98 centimeters and he would have placed tied for ninth at the most recent Olympic Games. He also won the 300-meter hurdles at the 2009 Georgia State Olympics, with a time of 37.91 seconds.
Hill attended Georgia Tech from 2009 to 2011. He studied sociology. He finished his career with 49 receptions for 1,248 yards and nine touchdowns.
On January 5, 2012, Hill announced that he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2012 NFL Draft.