77 Michael Hill

Michael Hill Ohio State
Nationality
usaUnited States
Position
DT
Height
6'2"
Weight
305
Hometown
Pendleton, SC
High School
Pendleton
Past Teams
Ohio State
Seasons
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Post-OSU Update: Michael Hill did not play professional football after leaving Ohio State. In 2021, he was sentenced, along with former Buckeye teammate Corey Smith, to 4 3/4 years in prison after being convicted of running an Ohio-to-West Virginia crystal meth pipeline. (updated: Dec. 2023)

Major: Sport Industry (2016-17), Consumer and Family Financial Services (2015), Undeclared (2014)

Weight: 305 (2016-17), 295 (2015), 315 (2014), 305 (2013)

2017 Media Guide: Michael Hill is one of six fifth-year seniors (or graduate students) on the roster … he is one of the veterans along the defensive front, with 34 appearances and 14 starts … he enters the 2017 season with 36 career tackles and 4.5 tackles-for-loss … Hill is the most experienced interior lineman on the squad in terms of games played and starts … he has played in all 26 games the past two seasons.

2016: Hill started all 13 games at one defensive tackle position and contributed 21 tackles, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss … he recorded highs of three tackles three times; vs. Tulsa, Rutgers and Maryland.

2016 Media Guide: Michael Hill is a fourth-year junior and a two-year letterman for the Buckeyes … he is the most experienced tackle on the squad, with 21 games played and one start … enters his junior
campaign with 15 career tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss (minus-11 yards) and one quarterback sack … also has two quarterback pressures.

2015: Hill played in all 13 games for the 12-1 Buckeyes and made his first collegiate start in the Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame … he was third among defensive tackles in playing time with 297 minutes, trailing only those minutes of starters Tommy Schutt and Adolphus Washington … was in on a career-high 40 plays against Notre Dame and had two tackles … also in on two stops vs. Virginia Tech, Rutgers and Michigan.

2015 Media Guide: Michael Hill is a third-year sophomore who has played in eleven games as a Buckeye (eight in 2014 and three in 2013).

2014: Hill played in eight games for the College Football Playoff national champions … most extensive
action came during a 15-play stint vs. Illinois … recorded his first collegiate sack against Rutgers.

2014 Media Guide: Michael Hill played in three of Ohio State’s first four games last season as a true freshman – Buffalo, San Diego State and Florida A&M – before being slowed by injuries … he played 34 snaps on the defensive line vs. San Diego State, but he didn’t play again during the season following a 13-play stint vs. Florida A&M.

2013 Media Guide: U.S. Army All-America Bowl invitee Michael Hill announced in June 2012 that he was committing to Ohio State, the school that has been his favorite since he was a youngster … a
consensus four-star prospect by (ESPN, 247Sports, Scout, Rivals) and one of the Top 20 defensive tackles in the nation by Scout (No. 16) … listed on the ESPN 300 (216).

High School: Named to the South Carolina Shrine Bowl this year and the No. 6 player in the state by 247Sports, Hill had an unfortunate end to his senior season, injuring a hand in the eighth game that caused him to miss the remainder of the season and all post-season all-star games … Pendleton finished 8-4 on the year … Hill was dominant as a junior while playing in the middle of Pendleton’s line for coach Paul Sutherland … he recorded 25 tackles-for-losses and 81 total tackles despite persistent double-teams against him … he also had six sacks as a junior and had four as a senior before his injury.

Personal: He is the son of Dianne Blount and Michael Hill, Sr.

Defense

SeasonTeamGGSTklSoloAsstTFLTFL YdsSacksSack YdsFFFRIntInt YdsPBUBlkDef TD
2013Ohio State3011000000000000
2014Ohio State802111.0101.0100000000
2015Ohio State13212480.51000000000
2016Ohio State1313219123.06000000000
2017Ohio State801101.061.060000000
Total-45153716215.5232160000000