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Julian Hill

Tight End, New England Patriots · #80.

Player facts

Team: New England Patriots
Position: Tight End
Number: 80
Born: Jul 9, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Fayetteville, NC, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 251 lbs
College: Campbell
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2025 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Regular Season	15	20	140	9.3	0	20	6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career	33	48	288	8.7	0	20	13	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	1

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Jan 4	@ NE	L 38-10	1	1	8	8.0	0	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 28	vs TB	W 20-17	1	2	16	16.0	0	16	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 21	vs CIN	L 45-21	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Dec 15	@ PIT	L 28-15	2	2	25	12.5	0	20	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Dec 7	@ NYJ	W 34-10	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Julian Marquez Hill (born July 9, 2000) is an American professional football tight end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Campbell Fighting Camels and was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2023.

From Wikipedia’s article on Julian Hill (American football), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Hill was born on July 9, 2000. Between the ages of 5 and 10, Hill had a bout with homelessness while under the care of his biological mother. At age 10, he was adopted by Paul and Shannon Schaffer. They were the first ones to get him involved in sports. He attended Pine Forest High School and was a multi-sport athlete, playing football, baseball and basketball. He played quarterback in football and was thrust into a starting role three games into his freshman year, completing 52% of his passes while throwing for 927 yards and six touchdowns. His sophomore season ended prematurely when he suffered a torn ACL.

Hill rebounded as a junior with 17 passing touchdowns and 1,642 passing yards; however, he tore his ACL again in the season finale and that caused him to miss his entire senior year of football, making many recruiters lose interest in him. Hill recovered in time for the basketball season and while playing became noticed by a coach for the Campbell Fighting Camels, a Division I FCS football program. He made the team as a preferred walk-on and transitioned to being a tight end.

College career

As a true freshman at Campbell, Hill played all 11 games. He played 11 games again in the 2019 season, his second, and had six receptions for 85 yards. In the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, he posted six catches for 102 yards and was selected second-team All-Big South Conference. The following season, Hill led the Big South with 34 receptions for 367 yards and two touchdowns, being named first-team all-conference. In his final season, he earned a third all-conference selection and had 38 catches for 659 yards and five touchdowns. He finished his collegiate career having totaled 85 catches for 1,218 yards and seven touchdowns in 48 games, the last 26 of which he started.