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shaun hiLL
Quarterback
Maryland 11th Year
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220
Born: 1/9/80 Parsons, Kan.
Draft: ‘02, FA-Min Acquired: ‘10, T-SF
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MANE FACTS
¾ Hill earned NfC offensive Player of the Week for his performance <strong>vs</strong>.
st. louis (11/16/08), where he became the first 49ers quarterback to
post a perfect QB rating in the first half.
¾ loves to fish. started reeling in fish inhabiting farm ponds in his home
state of Missouri during high school. When he lived in Minnesota as a
member of the Vikings, shaun caught a 30-inch, 9-pound walleye on his
first trip out. He was able to lure the fish using a leech for bait 40-feet
deep. also in his fishing repertoire is a 48-inch muskie.
¾ shaun owns all of the weightlifting records for quarterbacks at Maryland
- power clean (303 lbs), bench press (320 lbs), and squat (500 lbs).
¾ Has supported the Muscular Dystrophy association.
¾ Hosts annual fundraising golf tournament at high school alma mater
to benefit booster club. Hosts annual football camp in conjunction with
the Parsons Police football league.
TRANSACTIONS
¾ re-signed with <strong>lions</strong> to a two-year contract extension March 7, 2012.
¾ signed one-year contract extension (through 2011) July 10, 2010.
¾ acquired by the Detroit <strong>lions</strong> via trade from the san francisco 49ers
Mar. 16, 2010.
¾ signed by the san francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent
June 2, 2006.
¾ signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Minnesota Vikings
apr. 25, 2002.
PRO
as a proven, veteran quarterback, Hill adds valuable depth to the team’s
quarterback position. Has a 13-13 record as a starter (9-3 at home).
¾ Through his first 16 career starts (10-6), his career .625 winning pct. as a
starter was the fourth-highest winning percentage among all undrafted
quarterbacks since 1970 (min. 10 starts). all 16 starts at quarterback
occurred while with the san francisco 49ers (2006-09) and winning percentage
(.625) is the third highest winning percentage in 49ers history.
¾ in his first Nfl start, he set a record for the highest completion
percentage in Nfl history for a player making his first pass attempts.
¾ originally entered the league as an undrafted rookie free agent in
2002 with Minnesota where he served primarily as the team’s third
quarterback from 2002-05.
¾ While with Minnesota, he worked with <strong>lions</strong> offense Coordinator
scott linehan (2002-04) who served in the same role for the Vikings.
2011: Was in his second year as the <strong>lions</strong>’ back-up quarterback.
¾ saw time in the fourth quarter in the <strong>lions</strong>’ 48-3 home opener <strong>vs</strong>.
Kansas City (9/18).
¾ Played the majority of the fourth quarter at Denver (10/30).
COLLEGE
Two-year letterman for Maryland Terrapins, registering career passing
totals of 3,158 yards and 19 touchdowns.
¾ Helped school earn first all-atlantic Coast title since 1985 after guiding
Maryland to a berth in the orange Bowl and a 10th overall national
ranking during senior season in 2001.
¾ Transferred to Maryland after starting college career at Hutchinson
Community College (Kansas) from 1998-99 where he was all-Jayhawk
Conference honorable mention as sophomore and all-Jayhawk Conference
and NJCaa all-american honorable mention as freshman.
PERSONAL
as a three-year starter at quarterback and two-year starter at free safety
at Parsons (Kan.) H.s., was a two-time all-southeast Kansas first-team
selection and an Honorable Mention all-state selection as a senior.
¾ also lettered in basketball, baseball and track.
¾ Was a three-time all-seK first-team choice in basketball, serving as
team captain and earning all-state honors three times after guiding
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team to state tournament as a junior and senior.
HILL’S SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Passing attempts: .....................................................................................................................54 at GB 10/3/10
Passing Completions: ................................................................................................................34 at GB 10/3/10
Passing yards: .........................................................................................................................335 <strong>vs</strong>. Phi 9/19/10
Passing Completion Pct.: ....................................................................................................81.5 <strong>vs</strong>. Min 12/9/07
Passing long: ...........................................................................................................................75t <strong>vs</strong>. Phi 9/19/10
Passing Touchdowns: ....................................................................................... 3 (twice) last <strong>vs</strong>. stl10/10/10
interceptions: .............................................................................................................................3 at stl 12/21/08
Passing rating: .................................................................................................................142.3 <strong>vs</strong>. stl 11/16/08
rushing attempts: ....................................................................................................................6 <strong>vs</strong>. TB 12/23/07
rushing yards: .....................................................................................................53 (twice) last at GB 10/3/10
rushing long: .............................................................................................................................40 at GB 10/3/10
rushing Touchdowns: ........................................................................ 1 (three times) last <strong>vs</strong>. Was 12/28/08
HILL’S CAREER STATISTICS
PASSING RUSHING
Year Tm G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2002 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2003 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2004 Min 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2005 Min 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0
2006 sf 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 - 0
2007 sf 3 2 2-0 79 54 501 68.4 5 1 26 6 31 101.3 12 14 1.2 12 1
2008 sf 9 8 5-3 288 181 2046 62.8 13 8 48t 23 148 87.5 24 115 4.8 24 2
2009 sf 6 6 3-3 155 87 943 56.1 5 2 61 18 107 79.6 8 70 8.8 22 0
2010 Det 11 10 3-7 416 257 2686 61.8 16 12 75t 17 115 81.3 22 123 5.6 40 0
2011 Det 2 0 0-0 3 2 327 66.7 0 0 28 0 0 109.7 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
Totals 30 26 13-13 938 579 6176 61.7 39 23 75t 64 401 84.6 68 320 4.7 40 3
Postseason PASSING RUSHING
Year Tm G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
2011 Det 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
2011 (Det) PASSING RUSHING
Date Opp G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
9/11 at TB 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
9/18 KC 1 0 0-0 1 1 28 100.0 0 0 28 0 0 118.8 0 0 0.0 - 0
9/25 at Min 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
10/2 at Dal 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
10/9 CHi 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
10/16 sf 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
10/23 aTl 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
10/30 at Den 1 0 0-0 2 1 5 50.0 0 0 5 0 0 56.3 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
11/13 at Chi 1 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
11/20 Car 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
11/24 GB 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
12/4 at No 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
12/11 MiN 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
12/18 at oak 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
12/24 sD 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
1/1 at GB 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play
Totals 3 0 0-0 3 2 33 66.7 0 0 28 0 0 103.5 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0
Postseason PASSING RUSHING
Year Opp G S W-L Att Cmp Yds Pct TD Int Lg Sk Yds Rtg Att Yds Avg Lg TD
1/7 at No 0 0 0-0 DiD NoT Play