Daxton Hill

Cincinnati's first-round draft pick in 2022, Hill made the transition from safety to cornerback ahead of his third pro season in '24 ... He started the first five games of last season at CB, before suffering knee injury in Game 5 vs. Baltimore that kept him on the Reserve/Injured list for the remainder of the year ... Played his first 32 career regular-season games at S, with 19 starts ... Spent his rookie campaign in 2022 as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor, then started all 17 contests in '23 and racked up 110 tackles, 11 PDs and two INTs ... Spent three seasons at the University of Michigan (2019-21), emerging as an All-Big Ten performer his junior year ... His brother, Justice Hill, currently is a RB with the Baltimore Ravens.

Cincinnati's first-round draft pick in 2022, Hill made the transition from safety to cornerback ahead of his third pro season in '24 ... He started the first five games of last season at CB, before suffering knee injury in Game 5 vs. Baltimore that kept him on the Reserve/Injured list for the remainder of the year ... Played his first 32 career regular-season games at S, with 19 starts ... Spent his rookie campaign in 2022 as a reserve defensive back and special teams contributor, then started all 17 contests in '23 and racked up 110 tackles, 11 PDs and two INTs ... Spent three seasons at the University of Michigan (2019-21), emerging as an All-Big Ten performer his junior year ... His brother, Justice Hill, currently is a RB with the Baltimore Ravens.

Career transactions:

Selected by Cincinnati in first round of 2022 NFL Draft (31st overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 5-18-22 ... Bengals exercised team option on 4-30-25 to extend rookie contract by one year through 2026.

Pro career:

2022—Played 15 regular-season games (two starts) and all three postseason games as a rookie ... Totaled 12 tackles (nine solos), playing 130 snaps on defense during regular season ... Also saw action on 167 special teams snaps and logged four ST tackles ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 11 vs. Pittsburgh (no stats) ... Made first career start at S on Sept. 25 at the N.Y. Jets ... Started at NCB on Dec. 18 at Tampa Bay and logged eight tackles (five solos) ... Had two tackles on special teams in the postseason.

2023—Started all 17 games at S ... Recorded 110 tackles (72 solos), with 1.5 sacks and six TFLs ... Also had 11 PDs and two INTs ... Had first career INT on Sept. 10 at Cleveland, picking off QB Deshaun Watson in Bengals territory in third quarter ... Led team with career-high 12 tackles (nine solos) on Sept. 17 vs. Baltimore ... Posted first career sack on Sept. 25 vs. L.A. Rams, taking down QB Matthew Stafford for eight-yard loss to force third-and-long in second quarter ... Intercepted deep pass thrown by QB Ryan Tannehill on Oct. 1 at Tennessee ... Recorded at least five tackles in nine consecutive games from Games 9-17 ... Had two PDs on Nov. 12 vs. Houston.

2024—Started first five games of season at CB ... Suffered season-ending injury in Game 5 vs. Baltimore, and spent final 12 games on Reserve/Injured list ... Totaled 25 tackles (20 solos), one sack and two PDs ... Started at CB for first time in career on Sept. 8 vs. New England and logged eight tackles, including sack of QB Jacoby Brissett late in second quarter ... Recorded a PD along with six tackles on Sept. 29 at Carolina.

College:

Played three seasons (2019-21) at Michigan ... Started 23 of 33 games played, and recorded 151 tackles (96 solos), 7.5 TFLs, 20 PDs, four INTs and three FRs ... Named first-team All-Big Ten in 2021, and was the league's Defensive Player of the Week twice ... As a junior, had a team-high 11 PDs to go with 69 tackles, two INTs and a FR.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Tulsa, Okla., where he attended Booker T. Washington High School ... Posted 93 tackles, nine TFLs, two INTs and three FFs as a senior ... Also had 13 catches for 360 yards and seven TDs as a WR ... Named the 2018-19 Gatorade Player of the Year in Oklahoma ... Invited to play in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... Communications studies major at Michigan ... Brother, Justice Hill, currently plays RB for the Baltimore Ravens.

Last Updated July 2025