K.J. Hill in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Ohio State, 2015–⁠19

K.J. Hill

Number
No. 14
Height
6′0″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Little Rock, AR
Born
Sep 15, 1997, in Little Rock, Arkansas

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K.J. Hill played receiver at Ohio State (2015–⁠19). The Los Angeles Chargers took Hill in round 7, No. 220 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
885
Receiving yards, 2018 (Ohio State, 13–⁠1)
Drafted
No. 220
Round 7, 2020 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Penn State, 2017187receiving yards, career highvs. Minnesota, 20182receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Wisconsin, 2019

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2017, 2018 and 2019

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Ohio State1826214.6147
2017Ohio State565499.8329
2018Ohio State7088512.6642
2019Ohio State5763611.21053
Career2012,33211.62053

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2016Ohio State160–––
2017Ohio State61500281440
2018Ohio State14014760
2019Ohio State2005380
Career101600472580

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Ohio State14WRFr.
2017Ohio State14WRSo.
2018Ohio State14WRJr.
2019Ohio State14WRSr.6′0″195

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Ohio State200.97––19.43%
2017Ohio State710.4537th (n=507)0.5231.67%
2018Ohio State910.6771st (n=497)0.5361.28%
2019Ohio State780.6060th (n=499)0.5446.57%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2019 Ohio State 14 games, 57 catches, 636 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Florida AtlanticW 45–⁠213210––2
Sep 7vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠08571––3
Sep 14atIndianaW 51–⁠102231–––
Sep 21vs.Miami (OH)W 76–⁠52781–––
Sep 28atNebraskaW 48–⁠75391–––
Oct 5vs.Michigan StateW 34–⁠10757020–
Oct 18atNorthwesternW 52–⁠32190–––
Oct 26vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠71110–––
Nov 9vs.MarylandW 73–⁠144561–––
Nov 16atRutgersW 56–⁠214621–––
Nov 23vs.Penn StateW 28–⁠174461–––
Nov 30atMichiganW 56–⁠272171–––
Dec 7vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠217832–––
Dec 28 ✦vs.ClemsonL 23–⁠296670–––
2018 Ohio State 14 games, 70 catches, 885 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 77–⁠316820–––
Sep 8vs.RutgersW 52–⁠35250–––
Sep 15vs.TCUW 40–⁠286951–––
Sep 22vs.TulaneW 49–⁠64570––2
Sep 29atPenn StateW 27–⁠266591––1
Oct 6vs.IndianaW 49–⁠264460––1
Oct 13vs.MinnesotaW 30–⁠1491872––2
Oct 20atPurdueL 20–⁠4991050––1
Nov 3vs.NebraskaW 36–⁠312390141
Nov 10atMichigan StateW 26–⁠66380––2
Nov 17atMarylandW 52–⁠515391–––
Nov 24vs.MichiganW 62–⁠394511––2
Dec 1vs.NorthwesternW 45–⁠24180––2
Jan 1 ✦vs.WashingtonW 28–⁠233540–––
2017 Ohio State 14 games, 56 catches, 549 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atIndianaW 49–⁠21260––2
Sep 9vs.OklahomaL 16–⁠315440––1
Sep 16vs.ArmyW 38–⁠78740––1
Sep 23vs.UNLVW 54–⁠213531–––
Sep 30atRutgersW 56–⁠0180––2
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 62–⁠14290––2
Oct 14atNebraskaW 56–⁠147802130–
Oct 28vs.Penn StateW 39–⁠3812102051203
Nov 4atIowaL 24–⁠553410––1
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 48–⁠32190––3
Nov 18vs.IllinoisW 52–⁠144300––4
Nov 25atMichiganW 31–⁠202530––3
Dec 2vs.WisconsinW 27–⁠214270––4
Dec 29 ✦vs.USCW 24–⁠7130––2
2016 Ohio State 8 games, 18 catches, 262 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Bowling GreenW 77–⁠102581–––
Oct 15atWisconsinW 30–⁠231100–––
Oct 29vs.NorthwesternW 24–⁠201340–––
Nov 5vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠35660–––
Nov 12atMarylandW 62–⁠35620–––
Nov 19atMichigan StateW 17–⁠16150–––
Nov 26vs.MichiganW 30–⁠272190–––
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 0–⁠3118016–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠17).

DrillCombine 2020
Height5′11⅞″
Weight196 lb
Arm length29⅛″
Hand size9¼″
Wingspan72½″W
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.59 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press17 reps

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

In the NFL

2 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Los Angeles Chargers127730
2021Los Angeles Chargers63300
NFL career18101030

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2024CFLWinnipeg Blue Bombers *

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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