Players

Leroy Hill
OLB #56
Height:
6-1
Weight:
238
Age:
29
College:
Clemson
Hometown:
Haddock, Ga.
Experience:
7

Quick Stats (2011):

TCKL
89
SCK
4.0
FF
1
INT
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Career Stats
Season Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
TOTAL 464 347 117 18.0 0 11 -- -- -- -- -- 7 2
2011 SEA 16 16 89 68 21 4.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1 --
2010 SEA 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2009 SEA 11 11 46 37 9 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2008 SEA 12 12 84 63 21 1.0 -- 3 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2007 SEA 14 14 81 58 23 3.0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 3 1
2006 SEA 15 15 92 70 22 2.0 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- 1 1
2005 SEA 15 9 72 51 21 7.5 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2 --
Recent Games
WK Opp Result Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
1 @SF L 17-33 1 1 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
2 @PIT L 0-24 2 1 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
3 ARI W 13-10 11 8 3 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1 --
4 ATL L 28-30 9 5 4 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
5 @NYG W 36-25 8 5 3 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
7 @CLE L 3-6 8 7 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
8 CIN L 12-34 5 5 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
9 @DAL L 13-23 6 6 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
10 BAL W 22-17 8 4 4 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
11 @STL W 24-7 3 3 0 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
12 WAS L 17-23 8 6 2 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
13 PHI W 31-14 6 6 0 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
14 STL W 30-13 1 1 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
15 @CHI W 38-14 4 4 0 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
16 SF L 17-19 5 3 2 1.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --
17 @ARI L 20-23 4 3 1 0.0 -- 0 -- -- -- -- -- 0 --

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Biography

HOW ACQUIRED:

Selected with the 35th choice (98th overall) in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Played at Denver (9/19/10) on special teams and injured calf. Placed on injured reserve on October 1.
  • Scored first-career touchdown on a 20-yard fumble return vs. Baltimore (12/23/07).
  • Set career-high with 12 tackles (nine solo) at San Francisco (10/26/08).
  • Finished third on the team with a career-high 92 tackles (70 solo) in 2006.
  • Played in 15 games, with nine starts as one-of-two starting rookie linebackers (Lofa Tatupu) in 2005.
  • Set a Seattle record with 7.5 sacks by a rookie linebacker and third among all NFL rookies in that category (SD’s Shawne Merriman 9.0 and Dallas’ Demarcus Ware 8.0).
  • Moved in to the starting lineup vs. St. Louis (11/13/05) when Jamie Sharper went down for the season (knee).
  • Started all three games in the postseason in 2005. Had nine tackles (six solo) vs. Washington (1/14/06), six (four solo) vs. Carolina (1/22/06) and eight (seven solo) in Super Bowl XL vs. Pittsburgh (2/5/06).

HOW ACQUIRED:

Selected with the 35th choice (98th overall) in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

NFL CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Played at Denver (9/19/10) on special teams and injured calf. Placed on injured reserve on October 1.
  • Scored first-career touchdown on a 20-yard fumble return vs. Baltimore (12/23/07).
  • Set career-high with 12 tackles (nine solo) at San Francisco (10/26/08).
  • Finished third on the team with a career-high 92 tackles (70 solo) in 2006.
  • Played in 15 games, with nine starts as one-of-two starting rookie linebackers (Lofa Tatupu) in 2005.
  • Set a Seattle record with 7.5 sacks by a rookie linebacker and third among all NFL rookies in that category (SD’s Shawne Merriman 9.0 and Dallas’ Demarcus Ware 8.0).
  • Moved in to the starting lineup vs. St. Louis (11/13/05) when Jamie Sharper went down for the season (knee).
  • Started all three games in the postseason in 2005. Had nine tackles (six solo) vs. Washington (1/14/06), six (four solo) vs. Carolina (1/22/06) and eight (seven solo) in Super Bowl XL vs. Pittsburgh (2/5/06).

COLLEGE:

First player, regardless of position since 1999-00, to earn first-team All-ACC honors in consecutive years. Started 24 of 47 collegiate games. Finished with 311 tackles (219 solo), 16 sacks, 48 tackles for loss, three interceptions, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery, and four passes defensed. As a senior, named ACC Defensive Player of Year and All-ACC first-team while starting every game (11) at strongside linebacker.

PERSONAL:

Attended Baldwin High. Was Class 5A all-state pick junior and senior year. Named Region Defensive Player of Year while earning all-area, all-conference, and all-region honors both junior and senior seasons. Recorded 150 tackles as a senior. Majored in management.

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