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STRENGTHS: Fills out his uniform with a defined, rocked-up build…his shifty feet and lateral quickness create missed tackles…runs with forward lean to feel his way through congestion…keeps his legs churning through contact…natural catcher on targets away from his body…understands how to create leverage within his routes…looks for victims as a blocker and doesn’t play with passiveness…won’t put the ball on the ground and had only one career fumble, which came his freshman season (finished his career with 471 straight touches without a fumble)…received the key to the city in his hometown of Columbus for his part in lobbying legislators to change the Mississippi state flag…productive career in the SEC, averaging 5.6 yards per rush over his four seasons.

WEAKNESSES: Runs tough, but lacks pile-pushing power…too eager to attack contact, lacking patience at the line of scrimmage…loses his footing too easily when running through tight holes…average long speed…lacks refinement in pass protection, ducking his head and looking to spear instead of engaging…undisciplined competitor and known to bottle up his emotions — suspended for one game as a senior due to a postgame outburst (October 2020)…NFL scouts say he has matured since high school, but he still has plenty of maturing to do, butting heads with the new coaching staff as a senior…missed two games and parts of several others (October 2018) due to a hamstring injury.

SUMMARY: A three-year starter at Mississippi State, Hill was consistently productive for three different head coaches (and three different offensive systems) over his four years in Starkville. He led SEC running backs in rushing yards per game (103.8) in 2019, set a school record with four 150-yard rushing games and was expected to be a central piece of new head coach Mike Leach’s offense in 2020. But the two butted heads, resulting in a suspension and Hill opting out after only three games. Hill is a tough, angry runner with the foot quickness to dart through or away from trouble. While eager to attack the defense, he has a bad habit of relying more on his
aggressive nature instead of trusting his vision. Overall, Hill’s run tempo and emotional maturity will be put under the microscope during the draft process, but he offers the agility, determination and pass-catching skills to be a productive piece of a running back rotation in the NFL.

GRADE: 6th-7th Round

HaroldinGMinor wrote:a RuNniNG BaCk????

chonestown wrote:Looks intriguing. Not sure politics has a place in the National Football League.