Daxton
Hill.
Daxton
Hill.
Michigan· 6'0"· 191 lb· 4.38s 40
The Bengals traditionally employ a Cover-3 match and Cover-4 quarters system, which values versatility and coverage skills in their defensive backs.
Immediate impact as a nickel corner or single-high safety with the potential to develop into a Pro Bowl caliber versatile defensive back.
A purely two-deep, static defense that doesn't utilize his hybrid skill set and demands a primarily box safety.
Hill's elite athleticism and coverage instincts align perfectly with a modern NFL defense that emphasizes interchangeable pieces in the secondary.
Selected #31 overall in Round 1 of the 2022 NFL Draft by Cincinnati Bengals out of Michigan.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.38sp50
- Vertical
- 33.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 121inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.57sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.06sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Michigan | 13 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | Michigan | 6 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | Michigan | 14 | 69 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Career | — | 33 | 143 | 0.5 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Daxton Hill has played two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, primarily as a safety. He became a full-time starter in his second season.