Kenny Hill (quarterback)

Kenny Hill
TCU Horned Frogs No. 7
Position Quarterback
Class Junior
Career history
College
High school Southlake (TX) Carroll
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-20) December 20, 1994
Place of birth West Palm Beach, Florida
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • 2012 Star-Telegram Super Team Offensive Player of the Year[1]
  • 2012 Gatorade Texas Player of Year[2]
  • 2012 Texas Associated Press Class 5A Offensive Player of the Year[3]
  • 2012 Texas Associated Press Class 5A First Team All-State[4]
  • 2016 Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year[5]

Kenneth Wade Hill, Jr. (born December 20, 1994), is an American college football quarterback for the TCU Horned Frogs. He previously played for the Texas A&M Aggies. In his first start with the Aggies, he broke Johnny Manziel's school single-game passing yards record with 511 yards.

High School

Hill attended Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. As a senior, he was the Texas Gatorade Football Player of the Year after passing for 2,291 yards with 20 touchdowns with 102 carries for 905 yards and rushing for 22 touchdowns.[6][7] Hill also led Southlake Carroll to a 5A State Championship in 2011 where he completed 243 of 286 passes for 3,014 yards and 25 touchdowns with 9 interceptions; rushed for 280 carries, gaining 1,400 yards and 24 touchdowns.[8]

Hill was highly recruited out of high school; in addition to Texas A&M, he received offers from Baylor, Houston, Kansas State, Missouri, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, and Utah.[9]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Hill
QB		 Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll (Southlake, TX) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 29, 2012 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 16 (QB)   Rivals: 4 (QB)  ESPN: 21 (DT-QB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Texas A&M (2013–2014)

As a true freshman in 2013, Hill was a backup to starter Johnny Manziel. He appeared in four games, passing for 183 yards and a touchdown.

After Manziel was drafted, Hill was named the Aggies starting quarterback for the 2014 season on August 16, 2014.[10][11] In his first start against #9 South Carolina, Hill broke Manziel's passing yards record with 511 yards and 4 touchdowns. With a 52–28 win, the #21 Texas A&M broke South Carolina's 18-game streak of home victories. During that same game, he broke Ryan Tannehill's record of most passing yards in first career start and Jerrod Johnson's record of most completions in a game, with the record now at 44 completions. It was also the second-most completions and fifth-most passing yards in a game in SEC history. On September 6, 2014, in his second game as a starter, Hill had another stellar performance against the FCS school, Lamar University, completing 17 of 26 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns in a blowout 73–3 win.[12]

In the following three games against ranked Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Alabama, Hill averaged 301.3 yards per game for six touchdowns and six interceptions. He was sacked 11 times. He completed only one pass of 30 or more yards in these three games.[13] Due to these struggles on the field, notably against better competition where the Aggies lost three straight games, Hill was replaced mid-season by true freshman Kyle Allen.[14] On November 1, 2014, the team suspended Hill for two games due to a violation of team rules and athletic department policies.[15]

TCU (2015–present)

On January 9, 2015, Texas A&M granted Hill a release from his football scholarship with two years of eligibility remaining.[16] On May 22, 2015, Hill announced that he was transferring to Texas Christian University and planned to play for the TCU Horned Frogs football team.[17] As a transfer, Hill was required to sit out the 2015 season.[17]

Ahead of the 2016 Big 12 media days, and prior to TCU head coach Gary Patterson naming a starting quarterback for the 2016 season, Hill was selected by Big 12 media voters as the Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year.[5] On August 25, 2016, Hill was named the starting quarterback over redshirt sophomore Foster Sawyer.[18]

College Career Statistics

Kenny Hill's college stats[19]
Year Team Pass Attempts Pass Completions Completion Percentage % Pass Yards Pass TDs INT Passer Rating Rush Attempts Rush Yards Rush Avg Rush TDs
2013 Texas A&M 22 16 72.7% 183 1 0 157.6 7 37 5.3 0
2014 Texas A&M 321 214 66.7% 2649 23 8 154.6 52 156 3.0 0
Total 343 230 69.7% 2832 24 8 156.1 59 193 4.15 0

Personal

His father, Ken Hill, played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2001.[20]

Nickname

Following Hill's huge performance against South Carolina, his predecessor, Johnny Manziel, who went by the nickname "Johnny Football" in college, called Hill "Kenny Football," along with a number of fans. Hill however, said that the name belonged to Manziel, and instead asked to be called "Kenny Trill," with "trill" being a combination of true and real.[21] On September 11, 2014, Hill's family filed for the trademark of the name.[22]

March 2014 arrest

On March 28, 2014, before he was chosen as Texas A&M's starting quarterback, Hill was arrested on a public intoxication charge outside of a restaurant bar in College Station, Texas.[23] Police said Hill was unable to tell them where he was and when asked who the current president of the United States was, Hill reportedly answered “Bush” and told officers his name was “Kennedy”.[23] Hill later posted bail and was released from jail. Texas A&M's athletic department eventually suspended Hill indefinitely from athletic activities afterwards. Hill eventually regained the favor of his team and head coach Kevin Sumlin, and was named the starting quarterback for the 2014 season.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Star-Telegram Super Team: Southlake Carroll QB Kenny Hill, Offensive Player of the Year". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Southlake's Kenny Hill wins Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year". Lone Star Gridiron. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Southlake Carroll QB joins Manziel on AP list". Associated Press. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Southlake Carroll QB Kenny Hill named AP Texas high school football player of the year; see 2012 5A-1A all-state teams". Dallas News. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Big 12 Media Preseason Football Team Announced". Big 12 Conference. July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Kenny Hill Named Gatorade Texas Player Of The Year
  7. ↑ Southlake Carroll QB Kenny Hill wins statewide award
  8. ↑ Texas A&M names former Southlake Carroll standout Kenny Hill as starting quarterback
  9. ↑ "Football Recruiting – Kenny Hill – Player Profiles – ESPN". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  10. ↑ QB Kenny Hill named Aggies' starter
  11. ↑ Kenny Hill named Texas A&M’s starting quarterback
  12. ↑ Luther, David. "Lamar vs. Texas A&M: Game Grades, Analysis for the Aggies". Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  13. ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11780128/texas-aggies-reopen-quarterback-battle-kenny-hill-kyle-allen
  14. ↑ Sources: Aggies bench Kenny Hill
  15. ↑ Kenny Hill suspended two games
  16. ↑ "Update: Kenny Hill will transfer from Texas A&M; Father says he hasn't picked a school yet". The Dallas Morning News. January 9, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "Kenny Hill says he starts school at TCU on June 1, will join football team". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
  18. ↑ Olson, Max (August 25, 2016). "TCU tabs ex-Texas A&M quarterback Kenny Hill as starter". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  19. ↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/549865/kenny-hill
  20. ↑ There's another Hill on the Horizon ... young Kenny
  21. ↑ "Trill QB: Kenny Hill has own moniker". Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  22. ↑ Fornelli, Tom. "Kenny Hill's family trying to trademark 'Kenny Trill'". Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  23. 1 2 Salazar, Andrea (March 28, 2014). "Texas A&M sophomore football player Kenny Hill arrested on public intoxication charge outside College Station bar". theeagle.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
  24. ↑ Hinnen, Jerry (August 16, 2014). "Kevin Sumlin names Kenny Hill Texas A&M's starting QB". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014.

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