Anthony Hill Jr.

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-16 [Texans visit] — HOU hosted — hometown three-down LB target at #28
• 2026-04-08 [Pro Day] — 4.58 40 + 37" vertical at 6-2, 235
• 2026-03-28 [All-SEC] — 1st-team All-SEC post-season

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2023 Texas (Fr): 55 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 sacks — Freshman All-American
• 2024 Texas (So): 90 tackles, 10 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 INT
• 2025 Texas (Jr): 81 tackles, 9 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 PD — 1st-team All-SEC

NFL Pro Comparison

Quay Walker — big, athletic three-down LB with coverage range and run-defense reliability

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Polarizing — board split

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Three-down starter in base scheme
• Median: Pro Bowl LB — Texas defense's on-field signal-caller
• Ceiling: Top-10 LB in football

Scheme Fit

Multiple-front 3-4 that uses LB as coverage bracket + occasional rusher

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Signature College Game

2025 vs Oklahoma: 13 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT — anchored Texas's defense in a Red River win

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Texas Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Anthony Hill Jr. as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• REPORTED New York Giants: moved on from Bobby Okereke (MIKE-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #5; R2 #37
• REPORTED Cincinnati Bengals: moved on from Akeem Davis-Gaither (slot-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #10; R2 #41
• REPORTED Chicago Bears: moved on from Tremaine Edmunds (MIKE-LB).
  Picks held: R1 #25; R2 #57; R2 #60 via Buffalo

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 LB prospects, his 6-2 / 235 lbs frame sits at the 73rd percentile in height and 88th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Anthony Hill Jr. is LB #5 of 26 ranked LBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 3 are projected in the R2 range.
• School pipeline: One of 6 Texas prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only LB.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Anthony Hill Jr.’s NFL Archetype: Fred Warner

Fred Warner (San Francisco 49ers)

Closest LB physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-2/235 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Linebacker Prospects

Closest matches to Anthony Hill Jr. (6-2 / 235 lbs, #5 LB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Josiah TrotterSIZE MATCH Missouri · 6-2/230 lbs · #4 LB · R2
• Jake GoldaySIZE MATCH Cincinnati · 6-2/230 lbs · #6 LB · R2-R3
• Deontae LawsonSIZE MATCH Alabama · 6-2/235 lbs · #8 LB · R3
• Jacob RodriguezSIZE MATCH Texas Tech · 6-1/240 lbs · #3 LB · R1-R2
• Kyle LouisSIZE MATCH Pittsburgh · 6-1/225 lbs · #7 LB · R3

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Texas & The 2026 Class