#98

B.J. Hill

Former defensive tackle at NC State. 2017: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

DT · NC State · #98

6′4″ · 315 lb · Oakboro, NC

New York — drafted 2018, Rd 3, Pick 5, #69 overall

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1111 nationally · Signed with NC State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive tackle at NC State. 2017: 2 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to NC State in 2014.
Drafted round 3 by the New York in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at NC State, 93 tackles — drafted at #69 overall by New York.

His career

2014

Signed with NC State3-star out of West Stanly

2018

Drafted by New Yorkround 3, pick 69

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1111 national

CFB

College

NC State

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #69

New York · 2018

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

#69Rd 3 · Pick 5

New YorkEntering 9th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 16-10 over that span.

2016NC State7-6HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning

2017NC State9-4HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Tackles#560 / 2682 · 79th pct

Sacks#473 / 2682 · 79th pct

2.0

QB hurries#441 / 2682 · 78th pct

Passes defended#483 / 2682 · 77th pct

Tackles for loss#889 / 2682 · 65th pct

3.5

Solo tackles#1313 / 2682 · 50th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	5.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Road7g	3.3	0.3	0.1	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-78g	3.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	6.0	0.5	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	NC State	55	18	3.5	2.0	3	--	--
2016	NC State	38	16	2.0	1.0	2	--	--
Career		93	34	5.5	3.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2017

W 27–21

at Florida State

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.

With R. Finley — 230 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.0 · J. Samuels — 25 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.8 · 11 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 28-35@ South Carolina	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 37-20vs Marshall	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 49-16vs Furman	6	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 27-21@ Florida State	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 33-25vs Syracuse	6	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 39-25vs Louisville	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	W 35-17@ Pittsburgh	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	L 14-35@ Notre Dame	4	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 31-38vs Clemson	7	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 17-14@ Boston College	7	4	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 24-30@ Wake Forest	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 33-21vs North Carolina	8	1	1.5	1.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Bowl	W 52-31@ Arizona State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		55	18	3.5	2.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology