Brian Hill (born November 9, 1995) is an

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for the

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of the

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. Hill played college football for the

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, and he was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He has also played for the

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Early years

Hill attended and played

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College career

Hill attended and played college football at Wyoming from 2014–2016. As a freshman in 2014, he rushed for 796 yards and seven touchdowns. On November 1, 2014, against

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, he had 23 carries for 281 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with three receptions for 106 yards. As a sophomore, he had four games (

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, and

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) in which he rushed for over 200 yards. During the 2015 regular season, Hill had 1,631 rushing yards (seventh among NCAA Division I FBS players) on 281 carries for an average of 5.8 yards per carry to go along with six rushing touchdowns. On November 18, 2015, Hill was named a finalist for the

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. He is Wyoming's first 1,000-yard rusher since 2008. He broke Ryan Christopherson's single-season Wyoming record of 1,455 yards set in 1994. On Saturday, October 22, 2016, at

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, Hill rushed for a career-high 289 yards and scored a career-high three touchdowns. Overall, he finished the 2016 season with 1,860 rushing yards and 22 rushing touchdowns.

College statistics

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Hill was drafted by the

in the fifth round, 156th overall, in the

. He was the 16th running back selected in that year's draft, as well as one of 2 Wyoming players selected (the other being Chase Roullier). He was waived by the Falcons on October 14, 2017 and was re-signed to the

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Cincinnati Bengals

On November 14, 2017, Hill was signed by the

off the Falcons' practice squad. He finished his rookie season with 11 carries for 37 yards to go along with two receptions for 36 yards. On September 1, 2018, Hill was waived by the Bengals.

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On September 3, 2018, Hill was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 11, 2018. In Week 16, against the

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, he had eight carries for 115 rushing yards. Overall, he finished the 2018 season with 20 carries for 157 rushing yards. In the 2019 season, Hill appeared in 12 games and finished with 323 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 10 receptions for 69 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown. On March 16, 2020, the Falcons placed an original-round restricted free agent tender on Hill. He signed the one-year contract on April 18, 2020. In Week 17 against the

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, Hill recorded 136 yards from scrimmage during the 44–27 loss.

Tennessee Titans

On May 6, 2021, Hill signed with the

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. He was placed on injured reserve on August 29, 2021. He was released on September 2.

Cleveland Browns

Hill was signed to the

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' practice squad on November 9, 2021. Hill was elevated to the Browns' active roster on November 13, 2021. He was released on November 30.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 8, 2021, Hill was signed to the

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practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on December 23. He was waived on January 1, 2022, and re-signed to the practice squad. His contract expired when the teams season ended on January 30, 2022.

BC Lions

On June 20, 2022, Hill signed with the

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of the

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(CFL). He made the practice roster, but was eventually released on September 22, 2022.

St. Louis BattleHawks

Hill was selected in the 6th round of the 2023 XFL Skill Players Draft, by the

.https://www.profootballnetwork.com/xfl-2022-draft-tracker-results-and-rosters/

References

External links

Wyoming Cowboys bio
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