| No. 23 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | September 29, 2000 Tulsa, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Booker T. Washington (Tulsa) | ||||||||||
| College: | Michigan (2019–2021) | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||
Daxton Jor-El Hill (born September 29, 2000) is an American football safety for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Hill attended Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a senior in 2019, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year for Oklahoma.[1] He played in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Game. A five star recruit, he committed to play college football at the University of Michigan before switching to the University of Alabama and then back to Michigan.[2][3]
As a true freshman at Michigan in 2019, Hill played in 13 games with three starts and had 36 tackles and one interception.[4] As a sophomore in 2020, he started six games, recording 46 tackles and one interception. He returned to Michigan as a starter in 2021 and received first-team all conference honors.[5][6] Hill declared for the 2022 NFL Draft following the 2021 season.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) |
191 lb (87 kg) |
32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.38 s | 1.51 s | 2.54 s | 4.06 s | 6.57 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | ||
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Hill was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round (31st overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft.[10]
Hill's middle name Jor-El was taken from the comic book character of the same name.[11] His brother, Justice Hill, was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.[12]