| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | September 6, 2000 Apopka, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Wekiva (Apopka, Florida) |
| College: | Pittsburgh (2019–2022) |
| Position: | Safety |
| NFL draft: | 2023: 7th round, 248th pick |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Brandon Hill (born September 6, 2000) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Hill grew up in Apopka, Florida and attended Wekiva High School. [1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Pittsburgh from 23 total scholarship offers. [2]
Hill played in four games during his true freshman season while preserving a redshirt on the year. [3] He made 27 tackles with two forced fumbles and one interception as a redshirt freshman. [4] Hill was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) as a redshirt sophomore. [5] He had 67 tackles and two passes broken up during his redshirt junior season. [6] After the regular season, Hill announced he would forgo playing in the 2022 Sun Bowl and declared for the 2023 NFL draft. [7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 10+3⁄8 in (1.79 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 30+3⁄4 in (0.78 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.43 s | 1.50 s | 2.51 s | 4.12 s | 6.88 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 15 reps | |
| Sources: [8] [9] | ||||||||||||
Hill was selected by the Houston Texans in the seventh round, 248th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [10] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [11] [12] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 22, 2024. [13]
On August 25, 2024, it was announced that Hill would miss the entirety of the 2024 season after suffering a right knee injury in the team's preseason finale. [14]
The Texans waived Hill on March 17, 2025, after a failed physical. [15]