Holton Hill
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Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 28, 1997 Houston, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Lamar (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Texas | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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Holton Hill (born March 28, 1997) is an American football cornerback. He played college football at Texas and has played in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings.
Hill attended Lamar High School in Houston, Texas. As a junior, he tallied 41 tackles, two tackles for loss, 11 pass breakups and one interception. As a senior, he caught six passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns, returned 19 punts for 387 yards as well as five kickoffs for 227 yards, along with leading the state with 11 interceptions on defense. He was an All-American honoree and was named a first-team All-American by MaxPreps.[1] Hill committed to play football for Texas in January 2015, choosing the Longhorns over schools such as Alabama, LSU, and Baylor.[2]
Hill was also an outstanding track and field athlete at Lamar. He earned first-place finishes at the 2014 District 20-6A meet in the 110-meter hurdles (14.49 seconds), high jump (5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) and long jump (22 ft 2.75 in (6.7755 m), and also ran a leg on the Texans' victorious 4 × 100 m relay (41.75 seconds).[3] As a senior in 2015, he posted a personal-best time of 13.92 seconds in the 110m hurdles at the UIL 6A state championships, placing fifth in the finals.[4] He also won the long jump event at the 6A area championships with a leap of 23 ft 5.50 in (7.1501 m).[5]
College career
As a true freshman in 2015, Hill played in 11 games, tallying 49 tackles, three interceptions and one fumble recovery.[6]
In 2016, as a sophomore, Hill played in six games, making three starts. He had 23 tackles along with one pass deflection.[7]
As a junior in 2017, Hill played in and started the first nine games of the season for Texas, tallying 51 tackles, two interceptions, three defensive touchdowns, six pass breakups and a forced fumble. However, Hill's season ended on November 7 when he was suspended by head coach Tom Herman for a violation of team rules.[8] After the season, Hill declared for the 2018 NFL draft.[9]
