Josh Hill (American football)
 Hill with the New Orleans Saints in 2019 | |||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | May 21, 1990 Blackfoot, Idaho, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Blackfoot High School (Blackfoot, Idaho) | ||||
| College: | Idaho State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Joshua James Hill
Professional career
New Orleans Saints
Hill signed with the
Hill became a restricted free agent during the 2016 offseason. On March 22, 2016, he signed an offer sheet to join the Chicago Bears.[4] Three days later the Saints matched the Bears' offer sheet and re-signed Hill.[5]
In Week 13 of the 2016 season against the Detroit Lions, Hill broke his fibula and was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2016.[6] He played in nine games with eight starts finishing the season with 15 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown.
On December 31, 2018, Hill signed a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension with the Saints through the 2021 season.[7]
On December 16, 2019, against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football, Hill caught a 5-yard touchdown, which ended up being quarterback Drew Brees' 540th regular-season touchdown pass, breaking Peyton Manning's previous mark of 539 during the 34–7 win.[8]
On March 3, 2021, Hill was released by the Saints.[9]
Detroit Lions
Hill signed with the Detroit Lions on March 13, 2021.[10] He was placed on the reserve/retired list by the team on May 10, 2021.[11]
NFL statistics
Regular season
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2013 | NO | 14 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NO | 16 | 3 | 14 | 176 | 12.6 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NO | 16 | 7 | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NO | 9 | 8 | 15 | 149 | 9.9 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 11 | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 22 | 1 | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | NO | 16 | 11 | 16 | 185 | 11.6 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 16 | 11 | 25 | 226 | 9.0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 14 | 7 | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 117 | 61 | 116 | 1,071 | 9.2 | 37 | 15 | 2 | -16 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Postseason
| Season | Team | Games | Receiving | Rushing | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | ||
| 2013 | NO | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 2 | 1 | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 2 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 15 | 166 | 11.1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- ^ "Josh Hill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Rookie Free Agent Class". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Glorfield, Chase (August 31, 2013). "Former ISU TE Josh Hill makes New Orleans' Saints roster". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 22, 2016). "Chicago Bears sign Saints TE Josh Hill to offer sheet". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Dragon, Tyler (March 25, 2016). "Saints sign Craig Robertson, match offer to Josh Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Katzenstein, Josh (December 9, 2016). "New Orleans Saints place Josh Hill on injured reserve". NOLA.com.
- ^ Triplett, Mike (December 31, 2018). "Saints sign TE Josh Hill to three-year, $8.85M extension". ESPN.com.
- ^ "Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts 34-7". www.espn.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints terminate contracts of tight ends Josh Hill and Jared Cook". NewOrleansSaints.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ "Lions sign free agent TE Josh Hill". DetroitLions.com. March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Reserve List – May". NFL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.