Oct 18, 2025; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (0) celebrates after the Kentucky Wildcats fail to score in overtime at Kroger Field. Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: LB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas

Originally posted on New York Giants on SI
By Brandon Olsen | Last updated Apr 19, 2026 10:00 PM ET

Add us as a preferred source on Google

Anthony Hill Jr., LB

Height: 6’ 2”
Weight: 238 lbs
Class: Third-year Junior
School: Texas
Hands: 9 5/8
Arm Length: 32 ⅜”
40-yard-dash: 4.51s
10-yard-split: 1.58s
Vertical: 37”
Broad Jump: 125”
STATS

Anthony Hill Jr. was a five-star linebacker recruit out of Ryan High School in Denton, Texas. He would commit to Texas over Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

Hill would play a significant role in all three years of his career at Texas, earning a starting job halfway through his freshman year and never relinquishing it.

In 2025, Hill would finish third on the Longhorns in tackles with 69, while also registering seven TFLs, four sacks, two interceptions, and three forced fumbles in 10 games played.

2024 was a more productive year for Hill as he played all 16 games and finished with a team-high 113 tackles, 16.5 TFLs, eight sacks, one interception, and four forced fumbles.

Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Strengths

A ton of experience for his age with 1,975 defensive snaps played in three seasons
Will be 21 years old through his entire rookie season
Has experience lining up all throughout the second-level as well as on the edge
Great eyes to diagnose run/pass and get to his responsibility
Active eyes in coverage to identify who will come near his zone
Tremendous athlete both laterally and north-south
No hesitation to meet blockers at the point of attack
Quick to get to his spot in coverage and uses his eyes to be early to a route
Plenty of experience being used as a blitzer against both the run and pass

Weaknesses

Has had tackle technique issues in the past, 2024 was a mess that he cleaned up in 2025
Wasn’t asked to play a variety of coverages - will be asked to do more at the next level
Needs to lower his shoulder and drive more as a tackler to limit yards after contact
Block deconstruction technique will need work
Little bit of rigidity in his ability to flip his hips in coverage
Will occasionally press too much into a gap and allow cutback opportunities
Must do a better job of using his hands to shed blocks as opposed to just fight
Run-action plays have tripped him up a bit, although he’s improved here over time, there are still lapses
Blitz-heavy role inflated his production as a constant downhill attacker

Summary

Hill Jr. is one of the better inside linebacker prospects in the past few years, especially at nearly 240 pounds in an age where linebackers have gotten lighter.

There’s a rare mix with Hill, someone who just turned 21 but has already played almost 2,000 defensive snaps.

The potential is there for Hill Jr. to become an elite linebacker once he cleans up the technical issues in his game.

Will he ever become Fred Warner? Probably not since his hips aren’t nearly as fluid, but can he become a top linebacker in the league, especially as we see teams run the ball more? Absolutely.

GRADE: 6.7

Sign up for our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook and X for the latest news and send your mailbag questions to us.

This article first appeared on New York Giants on SI and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: