Anthony Hill Jr. named a Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist
Texas true freshman linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. has been named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award, the Maxwell Club announced on Wednesday. Hill is the third Longhorn to be named a semifinalist for the award, joining teammates Xavier Worthy, who was a finalist in 2021, and Kelvin Banks Jr., who was a semifinalist in 2022.
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Hill has played in all eight games this season, and made his first career start in the No. 7 Longhorns’ 35-6 victory over BYU on Saturday.
The Denton (Texas) Ryan product has tallied 35 tackles (22 solo), five tackles for loss, three sacks, two pass breakups, and three quarterback hurries. He holds a share of the team lead in sacks, is second in tackles for loss and solo tackles, tied for third in total tackles, and fourth in QB hurries. Hill’s three sacks are tied for 10th-most by a freshman in UT’s program history.
Hill earned Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Week honors for week two following his performance in Texas’ victory at Alabama. In the 34-24 win, Hill collected six tackles (four solo), two tackles for loss and two sacks. Both of Hill’s sacks occurred on third-and-longs in the second half, with the second occurring on the Crimson Tide’s final offensive play of the game and resulting in an eight-yard loss that pushed Alabama back to their own 12-yard line.
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The Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award has been presented to the College Freshman Player of the Year since 2018 and is named in honor of Shaun Alexander, a former standout at the University of Alabama. Past winners include: Trevor Lawrence, Kenneth Gainwell, Will Anderson Jr., Brock Bowers, and Drake Maye.
Finalists for the 6th annual Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year award will be announced on November 29, 2023, and the winner of the award will be announced on December 27, 2023. The formal presentation of this award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards in March of 2024.
