Jacoby Hill

Position:
DL
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 235
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
Prev School:
Carver HS

Career
Has played in 11 games … Has three solo tackles, including 2.0 TFL and one sack … Redshirted in 2016 and has three years of eligibility remaining.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman)
Saw action in 11 games, including the AutoZone Liberty Bowl … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Louisiana Monroe … Only two games missed were road contests at UCF and Tulsa … Logged three solo tackles, including 2.0 TFL and one sack … Registered first collegiate tackle in a home win over Navy … Credited with his first career TFL (4 yards) in a home victory at Tulane … Also had a TFL/sack (4 yards) in the home win over ECU … Member of 2017 squad that went 10-3, won The American West Division title (7-1 league record) and played in The American Championship Game … Squad earned the program’s first Liberty Bowl bid and played in the hometown’s postseason classic.

2016 (Freshman)
Redshirted the 2016 season and has four years of eligibility remaining heading into 2017.

High School
Played two seasons of varsity football for head coach Darren Myles at Carver High School … In his two seasons, compiled 102 total tackles (65 solo stops), 48 TFL and 15 sacks (80 yards) … Also had four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … A 2015 Georgia Class AAAAA All-State selection and an Atlanta Journal Constitution All-Metro pick … Also named to the 2015 All-City/South Fulton Team … Had 61 total tackles, including 43 solo hits, and forced two fumbles as a senior … Helped the Panthers to a 7-4 record and a second-straight Georgia High School Athletic Association (GHSAA) Class AAAAA state playoffs appearance in 2015 … As a junior, had 41 tackles and double-digit sacks … Helped lead Carver High School to an 8-3 record and a GHSAA Class 5A state playoffs first-round appearance.

Personal
Son of Demeace and Donte Heart ... Daughter Skylar Hill born in 2018 ... Birthday is October 28 ... Sport and leisure management major.