Brian Hill in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Wyoming, 2014–⁠16

Brian Hill

Number
No. 5
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Belleville, IL
Born
Nov 9, 1995, in Belleville, Illinois

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Brian Hill played running back at Wyoming (2014–⁠16). The Atlanta Falcons took Hill in round 5, No. 156 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,860
Rushing yards, 2016 (Wyoming, 8–⁠6)
Best game
289 yards
At Nevada, week 8, 2016: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in rushing yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 156
Round 5, 2017 NFL Draft (Atlanta Falcons)

Career highs

289rushing yards, career highat Nevada, 20163rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last at New Mexico, 2016106receiving yards, career highat Fresno State, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Wyoming1457965.5789
2015Wyoming2811,6315.8672
2016Wyoming3491,8605.32266
Career7754,2875.53589

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Wyoming1320415.7040
2015Wyoming201326.6021
2016Wyoming8678.4019
Career414039.8040

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014Wyoming5RB
2015Wyoming5RB
2016Wyoming5RB6′1″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Wyoming1620.1042nd (n=253)0.1216.021%0.16
2015Wyoming3060.1354th (n=268)0.1238.639%0.06
2016Wyoming3320.1040th (n=259)0.1333.535%0.15

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 Wyoming 14 games, 1,860 rushing yards, 22 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Northern IllinoisW 40–⁠343312521315
Sep 10atNebraskaL 17–⁠521749113––
Sep 17vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠222520725915
Sep 23atEastern MichiganL 24–⁠27228218––
Oct 1atColorado StateW 38–⁠1719166149––
Oct 8vs.Air ForceW 35–⁠262992115––
Oct 22atNevadaW 42–⁠3429289356113
Oct 29vs.Boise StateW 30–⁠2828146027––
Nov 5vs.Utah StateW 52–⁠282514225615
Nov 12atUNLVL 66–⁠6923119320––
Nov 19vs.San Diego StateW 34–⁠333113121513
Nov 26atNew MexicoL 35–⁠5626126320––
Dec 3vs.San Diego StateL 24–⁠271693066217
Dec 21 ✦vs.BYUL 21–⁠242693112119
2015 Wyoming 12 games, 1,631 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.North DakotaL 13–⁠24103109335
Sep 12vs.Eastern MichiganL 29–⁠48212422651−6
Sep 19atWashington StateL 14–⁠312013903119
Sep 26vs.New MexicoL 28–⁠3818490171−4
Oct 3atApp StateL 13–⁠313020812818
Oct 10atAir ForceL 17–⁠312412802426
Oct 17vs.NevadaW 28–⁠2133188033315
Oct 24atBoise StateL 14–⁠342376019326
Oct 30atUtah StateL 27–⁠582620114710
Nov 7vs.Colorado StateL 7–⁠262165112225
Nov 14atSan Diego StateL 3–⁠382072011––
Nov 28vs.UNLVW 35–⁠2835232172218
2014 Wyoming 11 games, 796 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.MontanaW 17–⁠12118018––
Sep 13atOregonL 14–⁠4881404––
Sep 20vs.Florida AtlanticW 20–⁠191101––
Sep 27atMichigan StateL 14–⁠566909––
Oct 11atHawai’iL 28–⁠381404––
Oct 18vs.San José StateL 20–⁠273402––
Oct 25atColorado StateL 31–⁠4528121240––
Nov 1atFresno StateW 45–⁠17232812893106
Nov 7vs.Utah StateL 3–⁠202512201813
Nov 22vs.Boise StateL 14–⁠632165214432
Nov 29atNew MexicoL 30–⁠3628157144563

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2017
Height6′1″
Weight219 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size8⅞″
40-yard dash4.54 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump10′5″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.03 s
20-yard shuttle4.32 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

5 seasons, 36 games with a stat; latest team: San Francisco 49ers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2017Cincinnati Bengals411370236
2018Atlanta Falcons520157019
2019Atlanta Falcons107832321069
2020Atlanta Falcons16100465125199
2021San Francisco 49ers100000
NFL career36209982338313

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2022CFLBC Lions *
2023XFLSt. Louis BattleHawks

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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