Braxton Hill

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Braxton Hill
Braxton Hill - September 2025.jpg
Hill with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025
No. 38 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Position Linebacker
Roster statusActive
CFL status American
Personal information
Born (1999-10-22) October 22, 1999 (age 25)
Anaconda, Montana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Anaconda H. S. (Anaconda)
College Montana
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Braxton Hill (born October 22, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Hill played college football for the Montana Grizzlies. He also had a stint with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

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College career

Hill played college football for the Montana Grizzlies from 2019 to 2023. [1] He recorded 231 tackles, including 17 tackles for a loss, nine sacks, two interceptions, eight pass deflections and two fumble recoveries. [2] [3] Hill had a breakout year as a senior in 2023, finishing first in the Big Sky Conference and fifth in the FCS in tackles with 128. [1] He was named a Buck Buchanan Award finalist, earned second-team All-America by Stats Perform and first-team All-Big Sky honors. [4] [5] [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		228 lb
(103 kg)		31 in
(0.79 m)		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		4.77 s1.62 s2.78 s4.29 s7.01 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		15 reps
All values from Pro Day [7]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On September 16, 2024, Hill signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders to the practice roster. [8] He was released by the team on October 14. [9] On November 14, Hill signed a future contract with the Roughriders. [10] He was released on June 1, 2025, as part of roster cut downs. [11] He was later resigned to the practice roster on June 9. [12] Hill was released on August 19 by the Roughriders. [13]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On August 25, Hill was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice roster. [14] He made his professional debut on September 1, 2025, against the Toronto Argonauts, registering two special teams tackles. [15] [16]

References

  1. 1 2 "Braxton Hill". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Braxton Hill - Football". University of Montana Athletics . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Braxton Hill Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  4. ↑ "30 FCS standouts named finalists for 2023 Buck Buchanan Award". NCAA.com . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  5. ↑ Haley, Craig (December 19, 2023). "2023 Stats Perform FCS All-America, Freshman Teams". Stats Perform . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2023 #BigSkyFB All-Conference Teams Announced". Big Sky Conference . November 20, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Braxton Hill Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Riders Sign Americans Ryquell Armstead And Braxton Hill". Saskatchewan Roughriders . September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Saskatchewan Roughriders release six from practice roster". 3DownNation. October 14, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ Heilman, Michael (November 14, 2024). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign DB Antoine Brooks Jr. and three others to future contracts". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Roughriders Transactions". Saskatchewan Roughriders . June 1, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Dave (June 9, 2025). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American LB Braxton Hill, American OL Darius Washington". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ Thomas, Dave (August 19, 2025). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American DB Benny Sapp III - Release LB Braxton Hill". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Braxton Hill following release from Roughriders". 3DownNation. August 25, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cat regain top DBs Stavros Katsantonis, Jamal Peters for Labour Day Classic". 3DownNation. August 31, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Braxton Hill". CFL.ca . Retrieved September 13, 2025.
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