9 Cris Hill
  • Position
  • Class
  • Weight
  • High School/Other
  • Hometown
  • Cornerback
  • r-Sophomore
  • 183 lbs.
  • Highland Springs
  • Richmond, Va.

Made big strides during spring practice … Put himself in position to challenge for the starting field corner job when practice resumes … Still has some things to improve, but has come a long way from where he was last year … Needs to continue his improvement through the summer … Served as the No. 2 field corner in 2008 … Also started as one of the deep men on the Hokies’ kickoff return team and was a head hunter on the punt team.

2008: Saw action in every game, contributing 15 tackles … Turned in 12 plays on defense, five on special teams and contributed two tackles during the ECU game … Added two more tackles against Furman … Saw only special team duty against Georgia Tech … Collected a pair of special team tackles at North Carolina … Played 12 special team plays against Nebraska … Was in on two special team tackles in the WKU game … Was in for 15 plays on special teams at BC and 17 at FSU … Had an 11-yard kickoff return against the Seminoles … Turned in two tackles on 11 special team plays at Miami … Picked up a tackle while playing on three special team units against Duke … Was in on 10 special team plays in the Virginia game … Contributed a pair of tackles while playing 19 plays on special teams in the ACC title game against BC … Added two more special team tackles during the Orange Bowl … Was an Iron Hokie in off-season workouts … Turned in a 4.30 time in the 40, second-best on the team … Entered spring practice as a candidate for the starting field corner position … Posted three tackles and broke up a pass in the first full scrimmage … Collected six tackles and a breakup in another scrimmage … Had three tackles, one for loss, and a breakup in the Maroon-White game … Also returned a kickoff for 23 yards.

2007: Spent a redshirt season working at the field cornerback position … Earned Iron Hokie honors in the weight room during the off-season … Was in on three tackles in one spring scrimmage and had a pair of tackles to go with a forced fumble in another … Contributed two tackles in the Maroon-White game.

High School: An All-America defensive back at Highland Springs, who also played wide receiver for Coach Scott Burton … Ranked the No. 3 player in the state of Virginia by The Roanoke Times … A SuperPrep postseason All-American … An All-America and All-Atlantic Region selection by PrepStar … Listed as the No. 17 cornerback in the country and the No. 6 player in the state by Rivals … Ranked the No. 20 defensive back in the country by SuperPrep … Listed as the No. 3 overall player on the Virginia 33 by SuperPrep … A member of the Rivals250 Team … As a senior, caught 39 passes for 569 yards and rushed for 237 yards, scoring 10 total touchdowns … Returned punts as well … At cornerback, totaled 27 tackles, three interceptions (one for a TD) and five pass breakups … Had 110 yards receiving and a touchdown to go with an interception in a game against Varina … Caught a pair of TD passes against both Lee-Davis and Henrico … Played in the US Army All-American Bowl … A first-team all-state defensive back selection on the AAA team, as selected by The Associated Press … Named first-team all-state by the VHSCA as a defensive back … Named All-Metro by The Richmond Times-Dispatch as a utility pick because of outstanding play on both sides of the ball … For his senior season performance, earned Capital District Player of the Year honors on offense as a wide receiver.

Personal: Cristopher Aaron Hill … Born 8/29/89 in Richmond, VA …Son of Ed and Emma Hill … Enrolled in university studies.


Season Stats
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TacklesSacksPass DefenseFumblesBlocked
SeasonGPGSSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsIntBUPDQBHRcvFFKick
200814096150.0-00.0-00000000
200913274110.5-00.0-00110000
Career2721610260.5-00.0-00110000

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Punt ReturnsKick Returns
SeasonGPGSNo.YDSAvgTDLongNo.YDSAvgTDLong
2008140000.00011111.0011
2009132000.000000.000
Career272000.00011111.0011