B.J. Hill

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 17 games at DT in 2023, tallying 51 total tackles with 4.5 sacks as well as his first two career INTs ... Spent 2021 regular season primarily as a reserve DT, but was thrust into starting role in Divisional Playoff at Tennessee and has started each of his last 39 games played ... Has 2.5 sacks in seven postseason games for Cincinnati, and had a momentum-shifting INT in second half of AFC Championship win at Kansas City following 2021 season ... Has played in all 104 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.

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 17 games at DT in 2023, tallying 51 total tackles with 4.5 sacks as well as his first two career INTs ... Spent 2021 regular season primarily as a reserve DT, but was thrust into starting role in Divisional Playoff at Tennessee and has started each of his last 39 games played ... Has 2.5 sacks in seven postseason games for Cincinnati, and had a momentum-shifting INT in second half of AFC Championship win at Kansas City following 2021 season ... Has played in all 104 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.

Pro career:

2018—Played in all 16 games (12 starts) as a rookie with the N.Y. Giants ... Set Giants' rookie record with 5.5 sacks (records date back to when sacks became an official stat in 1982) ... Sack total also ranked second on team ... Recorded first NFL sack on Sept. 23 at Houston, when he took down QB Deshaun Watson for seven-yard loss ... Had a three-sack game on Dec. 2 vs. Chicago.

2019—Played in all 16 games (five starts) for the Giants ... Posted 36 tackles and a sack ... Lone sack of season came on Dec. 22 at Washington.

2020—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 QB Mitchell Trubisky for nine-yard loss.

2021—Acquired by Cincinnati in a trade with the 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 regular season ... Posted two sacks in Bengals debut on Sept. 12 vs. Minnesota ... Thrust into starting role for final three postseason games ... Sacked QB Derek Carr for seven-yard loss on Las Vegas' final drive of Wild Card Playoff ... Picked off QB Patrick Mahomes in third quarter of AFC Championship at Kansas City, setting up short Bengals TD drive ... 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.

2022—Started all 16 regular-season games and three postseason contests ... Recorded 68 tackles (30 solos), with three sacks, four TFLs, four PDs, one FF and three FRs ... Helped Bengals rank seventh in rushing defense (106.6 yards per game) during regular season ... Posted team's first sack of the season on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, bringing down QB Mitchell Trubisky for two-yard loss in third quarter ... Had a FF and two FRs (first two of career) on Sept. 25 at the N.Y. Jets; second FR was in fourth quarter with the Jets at Cincinnati's 14-yard line, when he split a sack with DE Trey Hendrickson, forced a fumble and recovered it to end scoring opportunity ... 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 ... Sacked Ravens QB Tyler Huntley on third down in fourth quarter to force a punt in Wild Card Playoff ... Had three assisted tackles and two PDs in Divisional Playoff at Buffalo, while helping limit Bills to 64 rushing yards.

2023—Started all 17 games at DT ... Totaled 51 tackles (26 solos), with 4.5 sacks and two TFLs, along with career-high five PDs, two INTs and one FR ... Logged first sack of season on Sept. 10 at Cleveland, bringing down QB Deshaun Watson on third down to force Browns to punt on their opening drive ... Sacked QB Matthew Stafford for eight-yard loss on third down on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, forcing a punt that led to a Bengals FG drive ... Recovered a fumble (forced by DE Trey Hendrickson) late in fourth quarter on Oct. 29 at San Francisco to seal the win ... Had first career INT Dec. 10 vs. Indianapolis, catching a tipped pass near line of scrimmage in fourth quarter ... Had second INT the following week vs. Minnesota, coming down with ball as he attempted to sack QB Nick Mullens to end Vikings drive that reached Cincinnati 22-yard line late in first half ... Tallied season-high eight tackles on Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh.

College:

Spent four years (2014-17) at North Carolina State ... Played in 51 career games (44 starts), and totaled 187 tackles, 26.5 TFLs, 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.