Friday, September 1, 2017

1 Days 'till Football Kickoff - #1 Steffon Hill

It's now 1 days until the kickoff of Catamount football on September 2, 2017, in Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii - home of the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

To help pass those long summer days until football season starts, and hopefully get the Catamount faithful more excited about the upcoming season, we'll continue the 100-day football countdown each day until kickoff.

Today we'll highlight a wide receiver....

#1 Steffon Hill







Class: RS Senior
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
High School: East Henderson HS
Height / Weight: 5-11 / 195
Position: WR

2016 (Senior): Only saw action in the season-opener at East Carolina (Sept. 3) before suffering an injury that sidelined him the remainder of the year ... Caught four passes for 46 yards against the Pirates ... Received a medical redshirt ... Returned to the practice field in a limited role during spring drills ... Caught five passes for a scrimmage-best 108 yards and a 34-yard touchdown reception during WCU's annual Spring Game.

2015 (Junior): Played in 10 of WCU's 11 games on the season with four starts at wide receiver ... Finished the season second on the team with 38 catches for 457 receiving yards and two touchdowns ... Added nine rushes for 39 yards and a score ... Hauled in his first collegiate receiving TD at Chattanooga (Oct. 31) ... Posted a career-high 10 catches for 130 yards with a score in the home win over Furman (Nov. 7) ... Also rushed three times with a TD against the Paladins ... Including one kickoff return for 22 yards, accounted for 518 all-purpose yards and 18 points scored ... Caught four passes for 53 yards and a touchdown with three rushing touches during WCU's annual Spring Game.

2014 (Sophomore): Saw action in six of WCU's 12 games with one start ... Caught one pass for four yards in his start against Chattanooga (Nov. 1) ... Returned a pair of kickoffs for 36 yards with a long of 21 yards at Alabama (Nov. 22) ... Finished the season with 40 all-purpose yards ... Playing for the Purple squad, hauled in four passes for 80 yards including a 48-yard reception during WCU's annual Spring Game.

2013 (Freshman): Played in 11 of the team's 12 games on the year with one start at wide receiver ... Also saw time as a kick returner, recording five kickoff returns for 80 yards including a long of 22 in his collegiate debut at Middle Tennessee State ... Made his first collegiate start against Elon on Homecoming ... Caught two passes for 24 yards on the year, both coming against the Phoenix ... Finished the season with 104 all-purpose yards.

Prior to Western Carolina: Played both wide receiver and defensive back for head coach - and former Catamount - Brett Chappell ... Was a two-time All-Western North Carolina Athletic Conference selection ... Caught 55 passes for 960 yards and six touchdowns to go along with 274 rushing yards with a TD on the ground ... Defensively, credited with 33.5 tackles and an INT in his final season as a prep ... Tabbed as the WNC Athletic Conference's Special Teams Player of the Year ... As a junior, made 43 receptions for 814 yards and eight touchdowns while also rushing for 405 yards and four TDs ... On defense, had a pair of interceptions ... One of just 100 players to attend the invitation-only Shrine Bowl combine in the summer of 2012.

Personal: Full name is Steffon Ardul Hill ... Son of Kenya Jackson and Grover Hill ... has two siblings, Jameson and Phillip.



Courtesy WCU Athletics Media Relations

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