Lano Hill

External videos
External videos
	Delano Hill NFL combine workout
	Delano Hill's 40-yard dash
	Delano Hill's bench press

Total tackles:	64
Forced fumbles:	1
Pass deflections:	1

Lano Hill
	Lano with the Seattle Seahawks in 2018
Personal information
Born:	November 26, 1995 (age 28); Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Cass Technical; (Detroit, Michigan)
College:	Michigan
Position:	Safety
NFL draft:	2017 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95
Career history
	Seattle Seahawks (2017–2020); Carolina Panthers (2021)*; Michigan Panthers (2023);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Second-team All-Big Ten (2016);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	64
Forced fumbles:	1
Pass deflections:	1

Lano Kash-Pride Hill (born Delano Kash-Pride Hill;^[1] November 26, 1995) is an American football safety. He played college football at Michigan. He is the older brother of Lavert Hill.

Early years

In high school, Hill and Jourdan Lewis anchored the Cass Technical High School defensive backfield that won the 2011 and 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 championships for coach Thomas Wilcher.^[2]

College career

During his senior year, Hill helped lead the defense by posting a career best of 52 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, three interceptions and three pass breakups. In his four-year career at Michigan, Hill contributed 119 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, three interceptions and eight pass breakups. Following the 2016 season, Hill was named to the All-Big Ten Conference defensive second-team, by the coaches.^[3]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	32+1⁄8 in (0.82 m)	9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.47 s	1.58 s	2.62 s	4.27 s	6.96 s	33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m)	9 ft 7 in (2.92 m)	17 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[4]

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks selected Hill in the third round (95th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.^[5]^[6] He was the 11th safety selected in 2017.^[7] On June 15, 2017, the Seahawks signed him to a four-year, $3.2 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $727,476.^[8]

External videos
Seahawks select Delano Hill 95th overall

On December 12, 2017, Hill was ejected after hitting Mike Thomas and Kevin Peterson after participating on punt recovery plays during a 42–7 loss.^[9] On December 22, 2017, the NFL fined him $12,154 for his fight with multiple Rams players.^[8]

Hill entered the 2018 season as the third-string free safety behind Earl Thomas and Tedric Thompson. He was later named the backup to Thompson after Thomas was placed on season-ending injured reserve prior to Week 5. Hill made his first start of the season in Week 16 in place of an injured Thompson. He was placed on injured reserve on January 1, 2019 after suffering a hip injury in Week 17.^[10]

On October 21, 2020, Hill was placed on injured reserve with a back injury.^[11]

Carolina Panthers

On May 16, 2021, Hill signed with the Carolina Panthers.^[12] He was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on July 28, 2021.^[13] On August 11, 2021, the Panthers activated him from the reserve/COVID-19 list and then released him.^[14]