American football utility player Taysom Shawn Hill plays for the New Orleans Saints as of November 2024. The Green Bay Packers signed Hill as an undrafted agent after the 2017 NFL Draft. Hill made his first NFL start in the 2018 season. He stopped Bryan Anger's punt against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 14, which resulted in a score and helped the Saints overcome a 28–14 deficit to win the division title. He received the Special Teams Player of the Week award from the NFC that week.
Hill has been averaging five starts per season while appearing in all 16 regular games for the past six seasons. He is a versatile talent who can contribute to various aspects of the game. Serving the Saints, Hill has a passer rating of 87.7 and has completed 2,369 passing yards as of Week 11 in 2024. Hill has also completed 2,427 rushing and 906 receiving yards during this time.
Where did Taysom Hill attend college?
Taysom Hill attended Brigham Young University and played for the Cougars from 2012-2016. As a freshman, he appeared in six games, completing 55 rushing attempts for 336 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. He had a breakout sophomore year in 2013, playing in all 13 games. That season, Hill contributed with 246 rushing attempts for 1,3466 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Hill as a starting quarterback led his team to 23 consecutive wins in college. Hill completed his college career as the BYU’s leading QB in rushing yards and no. 5 overall. He also ranked fifth in his BYU history for career touchdowns (75) and ranked fourth for career total offence. In his college career, Hill appeared in 37 games starting 33 of them. He had a total of nine games in which he had over 100 rushing yards. He was named William V. Campbell Trophy Finalist and NFF Scholar-Athlete in 2014. Hill was also on the 2015 Heisman Trophy Candidate list.
Taysom Hill High School
Taysom Hill attended Highland High School. Scout.com and Rivals.com ranked him as the 30th-best quarterback prospect in the country when he graduated from high school in 2009, and Rivals.com ranked him as the top recruit in the state of Idaho. As a senior, Hill had a passing accuracy of 64.3 per cent and threw for 2,269 yards and 18 touchdowns. Hill also holds school records for single-season and career records of total offence.
FAQs on Taysom Hill
A. Taysom Hill has an average annual salary of $10 million with the New Orleans Saints as of 2024.
A. Taysom Hill was born in Pocatello, Idaho on August 23, 1990.
A. Taysom Hill entered his eighth season in 2024 with the New Orleans Saints.
A. Taysom Hill was signed as an undrafted agent by the Green Bay Packers after the 2017 NFL Draft.
