Efrem Hill
Encyclopedia
Efrem Dale Hill is a professional American and Canadian football
wide receiver
for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
of the Canadian Football League
. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers
in 2005. He played college football
for the Samford Bulldogs
.
Hill has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
, Cleveland Browns
and Edmonton Eskimos
.
in Atlanta, Georgia
. During his senior
season, he had 680 yards passing and 943 yards rushing. Hill started at quarterback from his sophomore
-senior seasons, earning the team's Best Back Award for two consecutive seasons and the Coach's Corner Award. Hill was a three-sport athlete at North Springs, also playing baseball
and basketball
. He was a member of North Fulton's Super 11, he helped lead North Springs to the quarterfinal round and an eighth-place finish in the state. He placed ninth in the state in the triple jump with a height of 43' 13".
s for 114 yards. He had one reception in his first three games, catching one for 11 yards against Chattanooga, one for 10 yards against Nicholls State and one for a season-long 24 yards against Jacksonville State. He had two receptions in each of the next three games. He had two receptions for 12 yards against Charleston Southern. He had two catches for seven yards against UT-Martin. Hill caught two passes for 23 yards against Elon. He set a career high with three catches for 27 yards against VMI in the season finale.
s. He also returned three kickoffs for 102 yards. Hill finished the season with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. He caught five passes for 102 yards and one touchdown at Southeast Missouri State. Hill caught a season- and career-high six receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns at Youngstown State. He was named I-AA Independent Offensive Player of the Week after his performance at Youngstown State.
selection. He was also, a Walter Payton Award
finalist. He was named Ohio Valley Conference
Offensive Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year.
For the season he had 92 receptions for a school-record 1,387 yards. He led the nation in yards per game, averaging 126.09. Hill led the conference in: receiving yards per game, receptions per game (8.36), scoring (8.2 ppg.) and scoring by touchdown (8.2 ppg.).
Hill caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown at Chattanooga. He caught nine passes for 148 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against West Alabama. He recorded eight receptions for 87 yards at San Diego State
. He caught four passes for 104 yards and a 64-yard touchdown at Eastern Kentucky. Hill caught 11 passes for a career-high 223 yards at UT-Martin. He caught eight passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee State
. He caught 10 passes for 112 yards at Tennessee Tech. Hill had a school-record 16 receptions for 197 yards and two touchdowns against Jacksonville State. He caught 10 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown at Eastern Illinois
.
Hill had 11 receptions for 83 yards (long of 26 yards) and one touchdown. Against Furman, Hill had 10 receptions for 88 yards (long of 15 yards). In the game against Southeast Missouri, Hill had seven receptions for 84 yards (long of 15 yards). He also returned two punts for 29 yards (long of 24 yards). At Eastern Kentucky, Hill had six receptions for 84 yards (long of 39 yards) and three touchdowns. Against Murray State, Hill had six catches for 95 yards (long of 34 yards) and one touchdown. Against UT-Martin, Hill had two receptions for 25 yards (long of 13 yards). At Tennessee State, Hill had seven catches for 99 yards (long of 31 yards) and one touchdown. Against Tennessee Tech, Hill had six receptions for 163 yards (long of 74 yards) and one touchdown. He also had one punt return for one yard. Against Jacksonville State, Hill had four catches for 28 yards (long of 14 yards). He also returned two punts for 16 yards. In the season finale against Eastern Illinois, Hill had three catches for 28 yards (long of 19 yards).
Then in 2005, after the 2004 bowl season was over, Hill played in The Villages Gridiron Classic
College All-Star Game.
. However, he was signed by the Carolina Panthers
on April 29, 2005. After being waived from the Panthers on September 3, 2005, he was signed to the Panthers practice squad two days later. He was then signed to the Panthers active roster on December 20, 2005. Hill was then waived by the Panhters on September 2, 2006, he was then signed to the teams practice squad on October 17, 2006.
on January 17, 2007. He was later waived by the Buccaneers on June 25, 2007.
.
Gridiron football
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wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
of the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
in 2005. He played college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
for the Samford Bulldogs
Samford University
Samford University, founded as Howard College is a private, coeducational, Alabama Baptist Convention-affiliated university located in Homewood, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, United States. It includes the , Cumberland School of Law, McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Brock School of Business, Ida V....
.
Hill has also been a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
, Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and Edmonton Eskimos
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
.
Early years
Hill attended North Springs High SchoolNorth Springs High School
North Springs Charter High School North Springs Charter High School North Springs Charter High School (formerly North Springs High School (1963–2007) and North Springs Charter School of Arts and Sciences is a public secondary school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Students may participate in...
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. During his senior
Twelfth grade
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season, he had 680 yards passing and 943 yards rushing. Hill started at quarterback from his sophomore
Tenth grade
In majority of the world,Tenth grade is the tenth year of school post-kindergarten. The variants of "10th grade" in various nations is described below.-Australia:...
-senior seasons, earning the team's Best Back Award for two consecutive seasons and the Coach's Corner Award. Hill was a three-sport athlete at North Springs, also playing baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. He was a member of North Fulton's Super 11, he helped lead North Springs to the quarterfinal round and an eighth-place finish in the state. He placed ninth in the state in the triple jump with a height of 43' 13".
Freshman (2001)
In 2001, Hill finished second on the team in receiving with 12 receptionReception (American football)
In American football, a reception is part of a play in which a forward pass from behind the line of scrimmage is received by a player in bounds, who, after the catch, proceeds to either score a touchdown or be downed. Yards gained from the receiving play are credited to the player as receiving...
s for 114 yards. He had one reception in his first three games, catching one for 11 yards against Chattanooga, one for 10 yards against Nicholls State and one for a season-long 24 yards against Jacksonville State. He had two receptions in each of the next three games. He had two receptions for 12 yards against Charleston Southern. He had two catches for seven yards against UT-Martin. Hill caught two passes for 23 yards against Elon. He set a career high with three catches for 27 yards against VMI in the season finale.
Sophomore (2002)
In 2002, Hill finished second on the team in receiving for the second consecutive season with 569 yards on 39 receptions and six touchdownTouchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
s. He also returned three kickoffs for 102 yards. Hill finished the season with back-to-back 100-yard receiving games. He caught five passes for 102 yards and one touchdown at Southeast Missouri State. Hill caught a season- and career-high six receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns at Youngstown State. He was named I-AA Independent Offensive Player of the Week after his performance at Youngstown State.
Junior (2003)
In 2003, Hill was a consensus All-AmericaCollege Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
selection. He was also, a Walter Payton Award
Walter Payton Award
The Walter Payton Award is awarded annually to the most outstanding offensive player in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football as chosen by a nationwide panel of media and college sports information directors...
finalist. He was named Ohio Valley Conference
Ohio Valley Conference
The Ohio Valley Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the midwestern and southeastern United States. It participates in Division I of the NCAA; the conference's football programs compete in the Football Championship Subdivision , the lower of two levels of Division I...
Offensive Player of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year.
For the season he had 92 receptions for a school-record 1,387 yards. He led the nation in yards per game, averaging 126.09. Hill led the conference in: receiving yards per game, receptions per game (8.36), scoring (8.2 ppg.) and scoring by touchdown (8.2 ppg.).
Hill caught seven passes for 107 yards and a touchdown at Chattanooga. He caught nine passes for 148 yards and a season-high three touchdowns against West Alabama. He recorded eight receptions for 87 yards at San Diego State
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...
. He caught four passes for 104 yards and a 64-yard touchdown at Eastern Kentucky. Hill caught 11 passes for a career-high 223 yards at UT-Martin. He caught eight passes for 95 yards and two touchdowns against Tennessee State
Tennessee State University
Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:...
. He caught 10 passes for 112 yards at Tennessee Tech. Hill had a school-record 16 receptions for 197 yards and two touchdowns against Jacksonville State. He caught 10 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois Panthers
The Eastern Illinois Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams representing Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Eastern Illinois University's colors are blue and gray. Eastern Illinois sports teams, except for men's soccer and swimming teams, participate in NCAA Division I in...
.
Senior (2004)
In 2004, Hill played in all 11 games leading the team in all receiving categories. He was also second on the team in punt returns with six for 50 yards with an average of 8.3 yards per return. Hill recorded nine receptions for 209 yards (long of being 84 yards) and three touchdowns, against West Alabama. He also returned one punt for four yards. Against Georgia TechGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represents the Georgia Institute of Technology in collegiate level football. While the team is officially designated as the Yellow Jackets, it is also referred to as the Ramblin' Wreck. The Yellow Jackets are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
Hill had 11 receptions for 83 yards (long of 26 yards) and one touchdown. Against Furman, Hill had 10 receptions for 88 yards (long of 15 yards). In the game against Southeast Missouri, Hill had seven receptions for 84 yards (long of 15 yards). He also returned two punts for 29 yards (long of 24 yards). At Eastern Kentucky, Hill had six receptions for 84 yards (long of 39 yards) and three touchdowns. Against Murray State, Hill had six catches for 95 yards (long of 34 yards) and one touchdown. Against UT-Martin, Hill had two receptions for 25 yards (long of 13 yards). At Tennessee State, Hill had seven catches for 99 yards (long of 31 yards) and one touchdown. Against Tennessee Tech, Hill had six receptions for 163 yards (long of 74 yards) and one touchdown. He also had one punt return for one yard. Against Jacksonville State, Hill had four catches for 28 yards (long of 14 yards). He also returned two punts for 16 yards. In the season finale against Eastern Illinois, Hill had three catches for 28 yards (long of 19 yards).
Then in 2005, after the 2004 bowl season was over, Hill played in The Villages Gridiron Classic
Gridiron Classic
The Gridiron Classic was the name given to a college football game played between teams from the Pioneer Football League and Northeast Conference at the end of the 2006-2009 seasons...
College All-Star Game.
Career statistics
| Career Statistics | Receiving | ||||||
| Year | Team | G | Rec | Yards | Y/R | TD | LNG |
| 2001 | Samford Bulldogs | 11 | 12 | 114 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2002 | Samford Bulldogs | 11 | 39 | 569 | 14.6 | 6 | -- |
| 2003 | Samford Bulldogs | 11 | 92 | 1,387 | 15.0 | 15 | 81 |
| 2004 | Samford Bulldogs | 11 | 71 | 984 | 13.9 | 10 | 84 |
| Total | 44 | 214 | 3,054 | 14.3 | 31 | 84 |
Carolina Panthers
In 2005, Hill went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft2005 NFL Draft
The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also held an supplemental draft that year, which was held after...
. However, he was signed by the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
on April 29, 2005. After being waived from the Panthers on September 3, 2005, he was signed to the Panthers practice squad two days later. He was then signed to the Panthers active roster on December 20, 2005. Hill was then waived by the Panhters on September 2, 2006, he was then signed to the teams practice squad on October 17, 2006.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hill was signed by the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
on January 17, 2007. He was later waived by the Buccaneers on June 25, 2007.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
On April 20, 2011, it was announced that Hill had signed with the Saskatchewan RoughridersSaskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
.
Personal life
Hill was married at age 22, and currently has a young daughter.External links
- Browns bio
- College bio
- Player card on ESPN.comESPN.comESPN.com is the official website of ESPN and a division of ESPN Inc. Since launching in 1995 as ESPNet.SportsZone.com, the website has developed numerous sections including: Page 2, SportsNation, ESPN 3.com, ESPN Motion, My ESPN, ESPN Sports Travel, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Insider, ESPN.com's...
- Profile on SI.com
- Profile on CBS Sports.com
- Profile on Yahoo! SportsYahoo! SportsYahoo! Sports was launched on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from STATS, Inc., employs various writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American sport...
- Draft profile on NFLDraftScout.com
- Draft profile on SI.com