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  Derrick Hill
Derrick Hill

Player Profile
Class:
RS Sophomore

Hometown:
Oakland, CA

High School:
McClymonds

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 298

Position:
DL

Experience:
1V

2007: Overcame a knee injury to earn a spot on Cal's two-deep ... responded with 24 tackles and an interception in 11 games ... selected as an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Scout.com ... earned his first career start in the bowl game against Air Force, essentially playing nose tackle in a 3-4 alignment and registering a career-best five tackles (three solo) ... had two tackles and corralled a key interception in the first quarter against Colorado State when the Rams had third-and-goal on the Cal 2-yard line ... recorded three tackles (one for a loss) and a near interception against Louisiana Tech ... logged his first career sack against Arizona.

2006: Played in three games before a knee injury forced him to redshirt the season.

High School: One of the most decorated players in the 2006 recruiting class ... consensus prep All-American ... considered one of the top 50 players in the country by Rivals.com ... Rivals also listed him as the nation's fifth-best defensive tackle, eighth-best overall prospect in California and No. 13 in the west ... listed on ESPN.com's prestigious ESPN 150 ... SuperPrep All-American ... selected to PrepStar's Dream Team, which is that service's highest honor ... Scout.com considered him the ninth-best defensive line prospect in the country ... listed as the top player on the Contra Costa Times 2006 "Cream of the Crop" ... first-team selection to the Long Beach Press-Telegram "Best in the West" team ... named Oakland Tribune East Bay defensive player of the year ... three-time all-city choice ... first-team all-state ... participated in the U.S. Army All-America game and gave his verbal commitment to Cal on national television ... chosen for the CaliFlorida All-Star game ... senior numbers included 105 tackles, 15.5 sacks and 45 tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... McClymonds finished 2005 season with an 11-1 mark.

Personal: Son of Tamara Purifoy-Hill and Derrick Hill ... major is undeclared.

Hill's Career Defensive Stats

Year G-GS UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks FF/FR PBU Int
2006 3-0 1-4-5 0-0 0-0 0/0 00-0
2007 11-1 10-14-24 2-11 1-9 0/0 11-3
Totals 14-1 11-18-29 2-11 1-9 0/0 1 1-3