Lano Hill
_(1).JPG) Lano with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018 | |||||||||
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| Born: | November 26, 1995 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Cass Technical (Detroit, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Michigan | ||||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 3 / pick: 95 | ||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Lano Kash-Pride Hill (born Delano Kash-Pride Hill;[1] November 26, 1995) is an American professional football safety. He played college football at Michigan. He is the older brother of Lavert Hill.
Early life
[edit]In high school, Hill and Jourdan Lewis anchored the Cass Technical High School defensive backfield that won the 2011 and 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 championships for coach Thomas Wilcher.[2]
College career
[edit]During his senior year, Hill helped lead the defense by posting a career best of 52 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions and three pass breakups. In his four-year career at Michigan, Hill contributed 119 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and eight pass breakups. Following the 2016 season, Hill was named to the All-Big Ten Conference defensive second-team, by the coaches.[3]
Professional career
[edit]| External videos | |
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 Delano Hill NFL combine workout | |
| Delano Hill's 40-yard dash | |
| Delano Hill's bench press |
| 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 | |
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.47 s | 1.58 s | 2.62 s | 4.27 s | 6.96 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[4] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
[edit]The Seattle Seahawks selected Hill in the third round (95th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.[5][6] He was the 11th safety selected in 2017.[7] On June 15, 2017, the Seahawks signed him to a four-year, $3.2 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $727,476.[8]
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| Seahawks select Delano Hill 95th overall |
On December 12, 2017, Hill was ejected after hitting Mike Thomas and Kevin Peterson after participating on punt recovery plays during a 42–7 loss.[9] On December 22, 2017, the NFL fined him $12,154 for his fight with multiple Rams players.[8]
Hill entered the 2018 season as the third-string free safety behind Earl Thomas and Tedric Thompson. He was later named the backup to Thompson after Thomas was placed on season-ending injured reserve prior to Week 5. Hill made his first start of the season in Week 16 in place of an injured Thompson. He was placed on injured reserve on January 1, 2019 after suffering a hip injury in Week 17.[10]
On October 21, 2020, Hill was placed on injured reserve with a back injury.[11]
Carolina Panthers
[edit]On May 16, 2021, Hill signed with the Carolina Panthers.[12] He was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on July 28, 2021.[13] On August 11, 2021, the Panthers activated him from the reserve/COVID-19 list and then released him.[14]
Michigan Panthers
[edit]On February 17, 2023, Hill signed with the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL).[15] He was released on May 11, 2023.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Condotta, Bob (August 12, 2019). "What we learned from Seahawks training camp Day 13: Back on field, Lano Hill still believes in himself". Seattle Times. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Oh, and as for his name change from Delano? Hill says it was pretty simple. "Nobody called me by my name so I just took two letters off of it to make it official," he said.
- ^ Snyder, Mark (April 26, 2017). "Jourdan Lewis, Delano Hill could give Detroit Cass Tech 2 NFL draftees". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Peppers, Lewis Lead All 11 Defenders Honored by B1G". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 29, 2016. Archived from the original on June 22, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Delano Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Yohannes, Aron (April 28, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Michigan Safety Delano Hill With No. 95 Overall Pick In NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 28, 2017). "Seahawks take safety Delano Hill of Michigan in third round of 2017 NFL Draft". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Spotrac.com: Delano Hill contract". spotrac.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ Mike Jones (December 17, 2017). "Seahawks' Delano Hill ejected for throwing punches at Rams players". USAtoday.com. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Seahawks Place Delano Hill On Injured Reserve & Other Injury Updates From Pete Carroll". Seahawks.com. January 1, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (October 21, 2020). "Seahawks Promote Damarious Randall From Practice Squad; Sign Mychal Kendricks To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (May 16, 2021). "Panthers sign Delano Hill, Kendall Donnerson". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Panthers add two to Reserve/COVID-19 list". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Panthers sign linebacker Josh Bynes". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2021. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (February 17, 2023). "Free Agent Signing" (Tweet). Retrieved February 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ @USFLPanthers (May 11, 2023). "Released" (Tweet). Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Michigan Wolverines bio
Media related to Lano Hill at Wikimedia Commons
