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2012 (SO): Played in 12 games, including three starts... Finished the year rushing for 269 yards on 43 carries (4.8 ypc) with seven touchdowns, all of which ranked third on the team... Also caught 10 passes for 183 yards (18.3 ypr) with two touchdowns... Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game in the season opener against Southern Utah (8/30) as he had 11 carries for 116 yards and three touchdowns, all of which are career-highs... Had touchdown runs of 27, 19 and 33 yards against the Thunderbirds, while catching one pass for 17 yards... Recorded his first career receiving touchdown on a 15-yard reception against Utah (9/7)... Had a 15-yard touchdown run at Colorado State (9/22), a one-yard touchdown run at UTSA (10/27), a seven-yard touchdown run against Idaho (11/24) and a 24-yard touchdown run against Toledo (12/15) in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl... Best receiving game of the season was against UNLV (9/29) as he had a career-high three catches for a career-best 88 yards, including a career-long of 65 yards... Also caught a 16-yard touchdown at UTSA.
2011 (RS-FR): Saw action in seven games and ran the ball seven times for 24 yards with one touchdown... Best game was against Weber State (9/10) with five rushes for 20 yards and one touchdown.
2010 (RS): Redshirted during his first season at Utah State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named the Freeway League Offensive MVP in addition to earning first-team all-Freeway League honors and second-team all-Orange County accolades after rushing for 1,756 yards on 225 carries (159.6 ypg/7.8 ypc) with 30 touchdowns his senior season at Fullerton (Calif.) High School... Had a season-long rush of 98 yards... Topped the 200-yard rushing mark four times, highlighted by a season-high 253 yards with three touchdowns... Had two or more rushing touchdowns in nine of the 11 games on the season including the last eight in a row... Scored four rushing touchdowns in five games... Also had 14 receptions for 236 yards (21.5 ypg/16.9 ypc) with one score... Had a season-high 136 yard receiving outing, his lone 100-yard game... Helped Indians to an 8-3 record... As a junior, he earned second-team all-Freeway League honors after amassing 1,016 rushing yards on 138 carries (84.7 ypg/7.4 ypc) with 13 touchdowns... Registered 105 receiving yards on three catches with one score, helping Fullerton HS to a 9-4 mark.
PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph Hill, Jr... Born Jan. 2, 1992 in Los Angeles, Calif... Son of Jeanette and Joseph Hill, Sr... Majoring in exercise science.
CAREER HIGHS: Rushing - Rushes: 11, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Yards: 116, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); Long Rush: 33, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12); TD: 3, vs. Southern Utah (8/30/12). Receiving - Catches: 3, vs. UNLV (9/29/12); Yards: 88, vs. UNLV (9/29/12); Long Catch: 65, vs. UNLV (9/29/12); TD: 1, twice.
