Jason Hill (American football)
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San Francisco, California, U.S.
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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born | February 20, 1985 San Francisco, California, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||
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| College | Washington State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2007: 3rd round, 76th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Jason Hill (born February 20, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Washington State University.
He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, and New York Jets.
Hill graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Francisco in 2003. He played both football and basketball, and was the runner-up for the 2003 San Francisco Player of the Year Award by the San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco 49ers (2013) cornerback Eric Andrew Wright, who attended rival Archbishop Riordan High School, won the award.
College career
Hill played collegiately at Washington State University.[1] In his last three seasons (2004–2006), he recorded 32 touchdown catches, breaking the school career-record of 22 set by Hugh Campbell (1960–62), and tying for second on the Pac-10's all-time list. His 2,704 career receiving yards broke Campbell's former school career-record of 2,452, and his 148 career receptions rank second in school history behind Campbell's 176. He majored in sociology.