Stephen Hill, 2009
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Receiver, Georgia Tech, 2009–⁠11

Stephen Hill

Number
No. 5
Height
6′5″
Hometown
Lithonia, GA
Born
Apr 25, 1991, in Tucker, Georgia

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Stephen Hill played receiver at Georgia Tech (2009–⁠11). The New York Jets took Hill in round 2, No. 43 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
820
Receiving yards, 2011 (Georgia Tech, 8–⁠5)
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per catch, 2011
Drafted
No. 43
Round 2, 2012 NFL Draft (New York Jets)

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. North Carolina, 2011181receiving yards, career highvs. Western Carolina, 20112receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Western Carolina, 2011

Honors

Team titles: ACC champions, 2009

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2009Georgia Tech613722.8153
2010Georgia Tech1529119.4379
2011Georgia Tech2882029.3582
Career491,24825.5982

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2009Georgia Tech5WR
2010Georgia Tech5WR
2011Georgia Tech5WR6′5″

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.

Game by game

2011 Georgia Tech 13 games, 28 catches, 820 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Western CarolinaW 63–⁠214181282–
Sep 10atMiddle TennesseeW 49–⁠213126171–
Sep 17vs.KansasW 66–⁠241404–
Sep 24vs.North CarolinaW 35–⁠286151159–
Oct 1atNC StateW 45–⁠351400405
Oct 8vs.MarylandW 21–⁠16250034–
Oct 15atVirginiaL 21–⁠24––––24
Oct 22atMiamiL 7–⁠241909–
Oct 29vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠17247044−2
Nov 10vs.Virginia TechL 26–⁠37243041–
Nov 19atDukeW 38–⁠31156056–
Nov 26vs.GeorgiaL 17–⁠31378036–
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahL 27–⁠302351312
2010 Georgia Tech 10 games, 15 catches, 291 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.South Carolina StateW 41–⁠1021208–
Sep 11atKansasL 25–⁠28351140–
Sep 18atNorth CarolinaW 30–⁠2411201216
Sep 25vs.NC StateL 28–⁠45––––4
Oct 2atWake ForestW 24–⁠202709–
Oct 9vs.VirginiaW 33–⁠21253031–
Oct 16vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠14126126–
Oct 23atClemsonL 13–⁠27140414
Nov 20vs.DukeW 30–⁠20179179–
Nov 27atGeorgiaL 34–⁠42247044–
2009 Georgia Tech 8 games, 6 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Jacksonville StateW 37–⁠17––––−1
Sep 26vs.North CarolinaW 24–⁠7238033–
Oct 3atMississippi StateW 42–⁠3115305324
Oct 17vs.Virginia TechW 28–⁠23––––14
Nov 7vs.Wake ForestW 30–⁠27––––21
Nov 14atDukeW 49–⁠10238132–
Nov 28vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠30––––26
Dec 5vs.ClemsonW 39–⁠341808–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012
Height6′4″
Weight215 lb
Arm length33⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
40-yard dash4.36 s
10-yard split1.49 sW
Vertical jump39½″
Broad jump11′1″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.88 s
20-yard shuttle4.48 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

2 seasons, 23 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2012New York Jets11212523
2013New York Jets12243421
NFL career23455944

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2017CFLToronto Argonauts
2019AAFAtlanta Legends *

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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