Braxton Hill
Hill with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2025 | |
| No. 38 – Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
|---|---|
| Position | Linebacker |
| Roster status | Active |
| CFL status | American |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 22, 1999 Anaconda, Montana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Anaconda H. S. (Anaconda) |
| College | Montana |
| NFL draft | 2024: undrafted |
| Career history | |
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| 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.
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
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 s | 1.62 s | 2.78 s | 4.29 s | 7.01 s | 32.5 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
- ^ a b "Braxton Hill". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Braxton Hill - Football". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Braxton Hill Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "30 FCS standouts named finalists for 2023 Buck Buchanan Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Haley, Craig (December 19, 2023). "2023 Stats Perform FCS All-America, Freshman Teams". Stats Perform. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "2023 #BigSkyFB All-Conference Teams Announced". Big Sky Conference. November 20, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Braxton Hill Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
- ^ "Riders Sign Americans Ryquell Armstead And Braxton Hill". Saskatchewan Roughriders. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Saskatchewan Roughriders release six from practice roster". 3DownNation. October 14, 2024. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Heilman, Michael (November 14, 2024). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign DB Antoine Brooks Jr. and three others to future contracts". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Roughriders Transactions". Saskatchewan Roughriders. June 1, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Dave (June 9, 2025). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American LB Braxton Hill, American OL Darius Washington". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ Thomas, Dave (August 19, 2025). "Saskatchewan Roughriders sign American DB Benny Sapp III - Release LB Braxton Hill". SaskToday.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Braxton Hill following release from Roughriders". 3DownNation. August 25, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cat regain top DBs Stavros Katsantonis, Jamal Peters for Labour Day Classic". 3DownNation. August 31, 2025. Retrieved September 13, 2025.
- ^ "Braxton Hill". CFL.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2025.