B.J. Hill

DT

#92

Experience: 6 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 28

Weight: 311 lbs

College: NC State

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2022 SEASON

Solo
24
SCK
3
FF
1
INT
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Recent Games

WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	FF	OPP FR
1	Steelers	L 20 - 23	1	2	3	1	1	0	0
2	@Cowboys	L 17 - 20	2	3	5	2	0	1	0
3	@Jets	W 27 - 12	1	3	4	1	0.5	1	1	2
4	Dolphins	W 27 - 15	0	4	4	0	0	1	0
5	@Ravens	L 17 - 19	0	3	3	0	0	0	0
6	@Saints	W 30 - 26	3	3	6	3	0.5	0	0
7	Falcons	W 35 - 17	2	1	3	1	0	0	0
8	@Browns	L 13 - 32	4	1	5	3	0	0	0
9	Panthers	W 42 - 21	2	2	4	2	0	0	0
11	@Steelers	W 37 - 30	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
12	@Titans	W 20 - 16	3	4	7	1	0	0	0
13	Chiefs	W 27 - 24	3	1	4	3	0	0	0
14	Browns	W 23 - 10	3	0	3	2	0	1	0
15	@Buccaneers	W 34 - 23	2	5	7	2	0	0	0
16	@Patriots	W 22 - 18	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	1
18	Ravens	W 27 - 16	3	1	4	2	1	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2018	New York Giants	16	12	32	16	48	23	5.5	2						0
2019	New York Giants	16	5	15	21	36	11	1	0						0
2020	New York Giants	16	0	15	17	32	14	1	1						0
2021	Cincinnati Bengals	16	2	29	21	50	25	5.5	0						0
2022	Cincinnati Bengals	16	16	30	38	68	24	3	4						1	3
TOTAL		80	35	121	113	234	97	16	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Biography

Hill has been a productive interior defensive lineman for the Bengals since being acquired in a trade with the N.Y. Giants shortly before the 2021 season ... Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests in 2022, helping Cincinnati rank seventh in rushing defense (106.6 yards per game allowed) ... In 2022, he had career highs in total tackles (68), PDs (four), FFs (one) and FRs (three) ... Has 16 sacks and 20 TFLs in 80 career games (35 starts) ... Has carried productivity into postseason, with 2.5 sacks and an INT in seven games for the Bengals ... Was primarily a reserve DT in 2021, before being thrust into starting role following season-ending injury to DT Larry Ogunjobi in Wild Card Playoff ... Enters 2023 having played in all 87 possible games (including postseason) of his career ... Originally a Giants third-round pick out of North Carolina State in 2018 ... Was college roommates with Bengals LB Germaine Pratt.

Pro Career:

Hill has been a productive interior defensive lineman for the Bengals since being acquired in a trade with the N.Y. Giants shortly before the 2021 season ... Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests in 2022, helping Cincinnati rank seventh in rushing defense (106.6 yards per game allowed) ... In 2022, he had career highs in total tackles (68), PDs (four), FFs (one) and FRs (three) ... Has 16 sacks and 20 TFLs in 80 career games (35 starts) ... Has carried productivity into postseason, with 2.5 sacks and an INT in seven games for the Bengals ... Was primarily a reserve DT in 2021, before being thrust into starting role following season-ending injury to DT Larry Ogunjobi in Wild Card Playoff ... Enters 2023 having played in all 87 possible games (including postseason) of his career ... Originally a Giants third-round pick out of North Carolina State in 2018 ... Was college roommates with Bengals LB Germaine Pratt.

Career Transactions:

Selected by N.Y. Giants in third round of 2018 NFL Draft (69th overall) ... Signed with Giants on 6-7-18 ... Acquired by Cincinnati in trade with Giants on 8-30-21 ... Signed contract extension with Bengals on 3-15-22.

2022 Season:

Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests for Cincinnati ... Recorded 68 tackles (fifth on team, 30 solos), with three sacks, four TFLs, four PDs, one FF and three FRs ... Saw action on 815 of 1035 defensive snaps (78.7 percent) ... Helped Bengals rank seventh in rushing defense (106.6 yards per game) during regular season ... Posted three tackles in season opener vs. Pittsburgh on Sept. 11, including team's first sack of the season on a two-yard takedown of QB Mitchell Trubisky in the third quarter ... Had a FF and two FRs (first two of career) on Sept. 25 at the N.Y. Jets; FR in third quarter led to Bengals TD four plays later, and in fourth quarter with the Jets at Cincinnati's 14-yard line, he split a sack of QB Joe Flacco with DE Trey Hendrickson, forced a fumble and recovered it to end scoring opportunity ... Posted six tackles on Oct. 16 at New Orleans, finished off by a half-sack to bring down QB Andy Dalton for a seven-yard loss on third down in the game's final minute ... On Dec. 24 at New England, came up with game-saving FR (forced by S Vonn Bell) as Patriots were driving at Bengals' five-yard line with 1:05 remaining in 22-18 game ... Tallied nine tackles, a sack, a TFL and two PDs in the postseason ... In Wild Card Playoff vs. Baltimore, sacked QB Tyler Huntley for a nine-yard loss on third down to force a punt in the fourth quarter ... Had three assisted tackles and two PDs in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo, while helping limit Bills to 64 rushing yards.

Previous Seasons:

2021—Acquired by Cincinnati in a trade with the N.Y. Giants on Aug. 30, just before final cuts (Giants acquired C Billy Price) ... Played in 16 regular-season games (two starts) and all four postseason games (three starts) ... Totaled 50 tackles and 5.5 sacks (fourth on team) during regular season, seeing time mostly as a rotational three-technique DT ... Helped Cincinnati rank fifth leaguewide in rushing defense (102.5 yards per game) during the regular season ... In season-opener vs. Minnesota, his first game as a Bengal, recorded two sacks of Vikings QB Kirk Cousins ... Thrust into starting role for final three postseason games ... Sacked Derek Carr for a seven-yard loss on Las Vegas' final drive of Wild Card Playoff ... Picked off Patrick Mahomes in third quarter of AFC Championship at Kansas City, setting up the Cincinnati offense with short field position that was turned into a TD ... Also in AFC title game, shared a sack with DE Trey Hendrickson on a third down that forced the Chiefs to punt ... Started Super Bowl LVI against the L.A. Rams and had three tackles, including a third-down TFL of RB Darrell Henderson to force a Rams punt on the opening drive ... Helped Bengals hold the Rams to 1.9 yards per carry on 23 attempts.
2020 (Giants)—Played in all 16 games for the Giants, and posted 32 tackles and a sack ... Lone sack of season came on Sept. 20 at Chicago, when he took down Mitchell Trubisky for a nine-yard loss.
2019 (Giants)—Played in all 16 games (five starts) for the Giants ... Posted 36 tackles and a sack ... Lone sack of season was an 11-yarder of Washington QB Case Keenum.
2018 (Giants)—Played in all 16 games (12 starts) as a rookie with the Giants ... Set Giants' rookie record with 5.5 sacks (records date back to when sacks became an official stat in 1981) ... Sack total also ranked second on team ... Recorded his first NFL sack on Sept. 23 at Houston, when he took down Deshaun Watson for a seven-yard loss ... Had a three-sack game on Dec. 2 vs. Chicago.

College:

Spent four years (2014-17) at North Carolina State ... Played in 51 career games (44 starts), and totaled 187 tackles, 26.5 tackles for losses, nine sacks, two FFs, two FRs, 11 QB hits and 10 pass break ups ... Earned starting job midway through freshman season ... Played in 2018 Senior Bowl.

High School/Personal:

Hometown is Oakboro, N.C. ... Attended West Stanly High School, where as a senior he had nine sacks an INT as a DE, and 118 carries for 189 yards and five TDs as a RB ... Also played on West Stanly's basketball team ... Criminology major at N.C. State.

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