Josh Hill Class: RS Senior Hometown: Houston, TX High School: Klein Forest HS Height / Weight: 5-10 / 207 Position: DB Birthdate: 11/02/1989 Experience: 3L

CAL CAREER (Career Stats): Has played in 23 games with 14 starts, posting 78 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-7 yards), one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, two interceptions that he has returned 14 yards and 10 pass breakups ... a versatile player who has played safety, cornerback and nickelback as well as on special teams during his first two campaigns of action on the field in 2009 and 2010.

2011 (Game-By-Game Stats)

2010 (Game-By-Game Stats): Played in all 12 games with nine starts, including nine of the first 10 contests, seeing extensive action at safety and as a nickelback while also playing on special teams ... had 44 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss (-7 yards), a team-high-tying seven pass breakups all coming in the last four games and one fumble recovery ... had a career-high-tying eight tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss (-2 yards, first TFL of career) at Nevada ... posted six tackles on three other occasions at USC, vs. Oregon (also a career-high-tying three PBU) and vs. Stanford (also 0.5 TFL for no loss) ... had 1.0 tackle for loss (-5 yards) and a career-high-tying three pass breakups against Washington ... other pass breakup came at Washington State ... posted five tackles vs. Arizona State, as well as four at Arizona and three at Oregon State among the 11 contests in which he had at least one stop ... recorded the second fumble recovery of his career vs. UCLA.

2009 (Game-By-Game Stats): Made a strong contribution as a redshirt freshman, playing in 11 games and making five starts at a cornerback position ... contributed 34 tackles, two interceptions that he returned 14 yards, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... started three consecutive games at Oregon, vs. USC and at UCLA, and after coming off the bench for one game vs. Washington State ... was back as a starter in back-to-back contests at Arizona State and vs. Oregon State ... did not play in the team's regular-season finale at Washington or the Poinsettia Bowl vs. Utah ... recorded his first career interception at Minnesota to thwart a fourth-quarter Golden Gopher drive that ended with the pickoff in Cal territory after the Golden Bears had taken a 35-21 lead ... second interception came vs. Arizona, when he returned a pick 14 yards after stopping the first Wildcat drive of the second half with Cal trailing 10-9 ... forced fumble came in the second quarter at Arizona State with Cal leading 14-0 when he knocked a ball free that fellow defensive back Brett Johnson picked up at the Cal two-yard line to stop an ASU scoring threat ... recorded his first career fumble recovery at Oregon and returned it two yards before giving the ball back to the Ducks with a fumble of his own ... also had four tackles and a pass breakup at Oregon in his first career start ... posted a career-high-tying eight tackles at UCLA ... had five stops both vs. USC when he added a season-high two pass breakups and at Arizona State.

2008: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A first-team All-5A Region II District 13 selection after tallying 45 tackles, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and 17 passes defended as a senior ... twice helped his squad to back-to-back 9-3 seasons and the second round of the playoffs as both a junior and a senior.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joshua Andrew Hill ... born November 2, 1989 ... parents are Greg and Denise Hill ... older brother, Micah Hill, played two seasons of cornerback at Division II Midwestern State in Texas and was a second-team All-American as a senior in 2009, after playing two years at Cisco Junior College ... from the same high school as fellow Cal football player and classmate Kendrick Payne ... major is undeclared but considering social welfare.

CAREER STATISTICS

HILL'S CAREER GAME HIGHS
Tackles: 8 (twice, last at Nevada, 2010)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (vs. Washington, 2010)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 5 (vs. Washington, 2010)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (at Arizona State, 2009)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (twice, last vs. UCLA, 2010)
Fumble Return Yards: 2 (at Oregon, 2009)
Long Fumble Recovery: 2 (at Oregon, 2009)
Interceptions: 1 (twice, last vs. Arizona, 2009)
Interception Return Yards: 14 (vs. Arizona, 2009)
Long Interception Return: 14 (vs. Arizona, 2009)
Pass Breakups: 3 (twice, last vs. Washington, 2010)
All Purpose Yards: 14 (vs. Arizona, 2009)

LAST UPDATED: October 11, 2011