Anthony Hill Jr. (born February 14, 2005) is an American

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for the

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Early life

Hill was born on February 14, 2005, in

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, and grew up in

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. He attended Billy Ryan High School, where he played football and competed in the triple jump and the

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. In his first varsity season, he recorded 105 tackles with 11 tackles for loss and three sacks. Hill was named the MVP of District 5-5A and the All-Area Defensive Player of the Year by the ''

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'' as a junior after making 131 tackles with 18 tackles for loss and eight sacks. 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. After the season Hill played in the 2023

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. Hill was rated a five-star recruit and was ranked as the top linebacker in his class nationally by several major recruiting services. He initially committed to play college football at

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. Hill later decommitted and reopened his recruitment during his senior football season. He ultimately chose to sign with

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College career

Hill joined the

as an early enrollee in January 2023 in order to take part in the team's spring practices.

References

External links

Texas Longhorns profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Anthony 2005 births Living people Players of American football from Denton, Texas American football linebackers Texas Longhorns football players