Josh Hill (football player)
 Hill in 2019 |
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| New Orleans Saints - No. 89 | |
| Tight end | |
| Date of birth: May 21, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Blackfoot , Idaho | |
| Height: 1.96 m | Weight: 113 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2013 for the New Orleans Saints | |
| Career | |
| College : Idaho State | |
| Not drafted in 2013 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Captured passports | 108 |
| Captive yards | 1,025 |
| Touchdowns | 14th |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Josh Hill (* 21st May 1990 in Blackfoot , Idaho ) is an American American football poker players on the position of tight ends . He plays for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League (NFL).
college
Hill, who also played basketball and baseball at high school , first attended Boise State University , for which he did not play a game as a red shirt , but then switched to Idaho State University and successfully played for their team, the Bengals, as a tight end College football . In a total of 44 games he was able to catch passes for 1338 yards and score 9 touchdowns .
NFL
Hill was not taken into account in the 2013 NFL Draft , but was then hired as a free agent by the New Orleans Saints . In his rookie season he was already featured in 14 games, three times as a starter. Because of his skills as a blocker , he was also used in the special teams from the start, where he is regularly called up to this day.
After Jimmy Graham's move to the Seattle Seahawks , Hill received more and more playing time, but was only able to play 9 games in 2016 due to a broken collarbone.
On December 16, 2019, it was he who caught Drew Brees ' 540th touchdown pass in the game against the Indianapolis Colts, beating Peyton Manning's record for most career touchdowns.
Web links
- Player Profile of the New Orleans Saints (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Player biography on the Bengals homepage, accessed on April 19, 2020
- ↑ Report on espn.com from December 17, 2019, accessed on April 19, 2020 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hill, Josh |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blackfoot , Idaho , United States |