Anthony Hill Jr.

Anthony Hill Jr.

Hill with Texas in 2024
Texas Longhorns–No. 0
Position	Linebacker
Class	Junior
Personal information
Born:	(2005-02-14) February 14, 2005 (age 20)
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career history
College	Texas (2023–present)
Bowl games	2025 Peach Bowl
High school	Billy Ryan High School (Denton, Texas)
Career highlights and awards
Freshman All-American (2023) Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2023) First-team All-SEC (2024) First-team All-American (2024)
Stats at ESPN

Anthony Hill Jr. (born February 14, 2005) is an American college football linebacker for the Texas Longhorns.

Early life

Hill grew up in Denton, Texas and attended Billy Ryan High School, where he played football and competed in the triple jump and the 4 × 400 metres relay. ^[1] In his first varsity season, he recorded 105 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks. ^[2] Hill was named the MVP of District 5-5A and the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by the Denton Record-Chronicle as a junior after making 131 tackles with 18 tackles for loss and eight sacks. ^[3] He played in only six games during his senior season due to injury and had 67 tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, and five forced fumbles. ^[4] After the season Hill played in the 2023 All-American Bowl. ^[5]

Hill was rated a five-star recruit and was ranked as the top linebacker in his class nationally by several major recruiting services. ^[6] He initially committed to play college football at Texas A&M. ^[7] Hill later decommitted and reopened his recruitment during his senior football season. ^[8] He ultimately chose to sign with Texas. ^[9]

College career

Hill joined the Texas Longhorns as an early enrollee in January 2023 in order to take part in the team's spring practices. ^[10]

College statistics

Season	GP	Tackles					Interceptions					Fumbles
		Solo	Ast	Cmb	TfL	Sck	Int	Yds	Avg	TD	PD	FR	Yds	TD	FF
2023	14	40	27	67	8.0	5.0	0	0	0.0	0	2	0	0	0	1
2024	16	59	54	113	16.5	8.0	1	32	32.0	0	2	1	25	0	4
2025	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career	30	99	81	180	24.5	13.0	1	32	32.0	0	4	1	25	0	5
Source: [11]

References

1. "2022 preseason all-area defense: Denton Ryan's Anthony Hill is our Player of the Year". The Dallas Morning News . August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
2. "Texas HS football players headline ESPN 300 juniors list". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
3. Williford, Hannah (February 3, 2022). "Texas football: A look at the state's top 10 recruits for 2023". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
4. "No. 1 LB and former Texas A&M commit Anthony Hill Jr. flips to Texas before signing day". Houston Chronicle . December 15, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
5. "Ryan star Anthony Hill earning national attention at All-American Bowl". Denton Record-Chronicle . January 6, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
6. Standish, Hudson (January 26, 2023). "Texas linebacker Anthony Hill finishes as five-star in final 247Sports rankings". 247Sports.com . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
7. Baumgartner, Blake (July 30, 2022). "ESPN 300 LB Anthony Hill Jr. commits to Texas A&M Aggies". ESPN.com . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
8. Baumgartner, Blake (November 7, 2022). "Anthony Hill Jr., No. 2 LB in '23, decommits from Texas A&M". ESPN.com . Retrieved August 8, 2023.
9. Khan Jr., Sam (December 15, 2022). "Texas lands 5-star linebacker Anthony Hill Jr.: What he adds to Longhorns' special 2023 class". The Athletic . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
10. Jones, Thomas (April 16, 2023). "Texas spring football notes: Freshman LB Anthony Hill impresses veteran teammates, coach". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved August 8, 2023.
11. "Anthony Hill Jr". Texas Sports. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

External links

• Texas Longhorns bio