Trysten Hill

Trysten Hill (born March 25, 1998) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at UCF.

Early life

Hill attended Suwannee High School in Live Oak, Florida, where he played as a defensive end. As a junior, he contributed to the team reaching the state semifinals and received All-area honors.

As a senior, he helped the team reach the FHSAA 5A regional finals and received Florida Class 5A All-State first-team honors. He was rated as a three-star recruit prospect, per ESPN.

College career

Hill originally committed to the Georgia Institute of Technology and then University of Virginia to play college football, before ultimately deciding to enroll at the University of Central Florida (UCF). As a true freshman, he started 13 games at defensive end, collecting 15 tackles (5 for loss), one sack, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble.

As a sophomore, he started 13 games at defensive tackle, posting 20 tackles (4 for loss), 2 sacks and 5 quarterback hurries.

As a junior, it was reported that he fell out of favor with the coaching staff and only started one out of 12 games at defensive tackle. He registered 36 tackles, 3 sacks, 10.5 tackles for loss, while also having 2 carries for one rushing yard and one touchdown. He had 6 tackles, (3 for loss) and 2 sacks against the University of Memphis in the American Athletic Conference championship game. He was a part of a 25-game winning streak that ended against Louisiana State University in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl.

He finished his college career with 71 tackles and six sacks. After his junior season in 2018, he announced his intention to declare for the 2019 NFL draft.

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Hill was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round (58th overall) in the 2019 NFL draft. He had an underwhelming season as a backup at the three-technique defensive tackle position behind Maliek Collins. He registered 4 tackles and 3 quarterback pressures in 121 snaps. He was declared inactive in 9 games and appeared in just 3 contests after Week 7.

In 2020, after Collins left in free agency, he began the season as the starter at the three-technique defensive tackle position, after Gerald McCoy was lost for the season with a torn quadriceps injury. He was involved in a controversy during the Week 3 game against the Seattle Seahawks due to a tackle on running back Chris Carson, where Hill twisted Carson's knee after the play had ended, causing a sprain. Later in the same drive, Hill delivered a late, helmet-to-helmet hit on quarterback Russell Wilson, who was uninjured on the play. The league fined Hill $6,522 for each hit respectively, totaling $13,044. In Week 5 against the New York Giants, he tore his right ACL after pushing quarterback Daniel Jones and trying to hold him up to avoid a possible roughing the passer penalty. On October 19, he was placed on the injured reserve list. He started the first 5 games, while posting 14 tackles (one for loss) and 5 quarterback pressures.

On August 31, 2021, Hill was placed on the reserve/ physically unable to perform list to start the season. He was activated on November 13. He had a season-high 5 tackles with 2 quarterback pressures on Thanksgiving Day against the Las Vegas Raiders. He was suspended one game after punching Raiders guard John Simpson in a postgame altercation after the Cowboys 33–36 loss to Las Vegas. He was placed on the Reserve/COVID list for the games against the New York Giants (12/19) and Washington Commanders (12/26). His recovery from his previous injury and being passed on the depth chart by rookie Osa Odighizuwa, limited him to appear in only 6 games, registering 10 tackles, a half sack and 6 quarterback pressures.

In 2022, he played in the first 7 games of the season as a backup defensive tackle behind Odighizuwa. He was declared inactive for the eighth game against the Chicago Bears. On November 1, 2022, Hill was waived by the Cowboys, to make room for the return from injury of Tarell Basham. He appeared in 7 games, tallying 6 tackles and 4 quarterback pressures.

Arizona Cardinals

On November 2, 2022, Hill was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Cardinals, to replace an injured Rashard Lawrence. He was placed on injured reserve on December 28, 2022. He appeared in 6 games as a backup defensive tackle, collecting 6 tackles and one sack.

Cleveland Browns

On March 20, 2023, Hill signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns. He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released from the practice squad on September 26, 2023.

New England Patriots

On October 4, 2023, the New England Patriots signed Hill to their practice squad. On October 21, 2023, he was elevated to the active roster from the practice squad. He appeared in one game and did not record any statistics. On October 23, 2023, he reverted back to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.

Hill was released by the Patriots on August 28, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. He was released again on October 10.

Indianapolis Colts

on November 18, 2024, Hill signed with the Indianapolis Colts practice squad.

References

External links

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UCF Knights bio

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1998 births
Living people
People from Madison County, Florida
Players of American football from Florida
American football defensive tackles
UCF Knights football players
Dallas Cowboys players
Arizona Cardinals players
Cleveland Browns players
New England Patriots players
Indianapolis Colts players