Sammie Lee Hill Scouting Report
by Sean Yuille on May 4, 2009 8:05 PM EDT
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DT Sammie Lee Hill (Stillman) - Round 4, Pick No. 115
One of my favorite picks in this year's draft was the Lions' selection of Sammie Lee Hill in the fourth round. Hill is big defensive tackle from a small college in the south. He is one of those players selected based on potential, as Hill has the make-up of a great player. Problem is the coaching he received at Stillman wasn't all that great. The same can be said for the competition he faced, which is why he is such a raw talent. His development will take time, but I have a good feeling about Hill in the future.
Experts' Opinions
Best traits per Scouts Inc.:
Quick first step and can shoot into the backfield. Above-average lateral mobility and changes directions well for a player his size.
Put on close to 50 pounds during time at Stillman and tough to move off the ball with one man but has a tendency to play too high and has some problems anchoring against double teams as a result. Use hands fairly well and can shed blockers in time to make the play.
POSITIVES: Large, athletic defensive lineman swiftly moving up draft boards. Moves well on his feet, quickly changes direction, and strings plays out to the flanks. Jolts blockers with good hand punch, breaks down well, and easily redirects to the action. Fights throughout the play, flashes power, and works to get involved in the action.
NEGATIVES: Gets a little tall and allows blockers to get leverage on him. Does not display great first step quickness. Does not show dominant lower-body strength.
Story about his great character (via Arrowhead Pride):
Sammie Lee Hill: Just one night on our way home, we were seeing a burning house on fire. My teammate told me to turn around, because someone might need help and, sure enough, there was a lady outside saying that her father needs help. All we could do was put our hands over our faces and hope that we didn't get hurt. We looked up, and, well, it was a blessing that we could grab him and protect ourselves so we all were safe.
Video
Cribs-style tour by Hill (his athleticism is shown off at the beginning of the video):
Outlook for 2009
As mentioned in the intro of this post, Hill is very raw due to a combination of things. He has great potential, though. I don't expect big things out of him this year, as he has to have time to develop. Down the road, however, I would not be surprised if Hill was able to contend for a starting job.
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He is pretty raw
But with some solid development I think we got someone who could replace the gap Shaun Rogers left. I think most of us on POD agree that this was a good pick.
2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).
At first...
I was mad they didn’t take Terrance Taylor, but that was before I read the scouting report 5 mins later. I’m very happy about this pick.
Good pick for the future
he has to develop. The more I look at this past draft, alot of these players are going to be studs in about 3 years. Just watch, the Lions are going to be awesome around 2011-2012 2011.
Potential
According to the people who claim to have actually seen this kid play, he is full of potential (dominating scrubs with pure athletic ability and raw strength). There seems little question though that this is definitely a project pick and this kid will need lots of coaching to stand a chance in the NFL. The Lions really need help still at the DT position, but a nice two year stop gap could give Sammie time to develop or at least get the Lions back to next years draft when they can take another look at a young player who will need less time to develop into a legitimate NFL player.
Cool vid.
I was hoping someone would eventually dig up some game footage of this kid, but I know Stillman is rarely the ESPN game of the week. I do find it humorous that Scouts Inc. says he “has a quick first step” while SI.com immediately contradicts that with “does not show quick first step speed”. It just goes to show how little these so call “experts” really know, especially with little know players this late in the draft. I would like to have seen a guard taken somewhere in those first four rounds, but by the time you’re drafting here I don’t mind seeing the Lions take a longshot on this kid. By most accounts it sounds like he could make for an exciting player if/when he figures the game out.
Lochness Monster
There seriously appears to be no video of this kid available anywhere outside of this faux Cribs video (even Nessy has that shadowy picture in the lake at night). That would make me nervous but apparently the Lions did their due dilligence by sending the D-Line coach down to Stillman for his pro-day.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1661886
The question is, can he be coached up like Mario Williams or is he going to be more of a bust like Amobi Okoye (maybe premature calling a 20yr old a bust)? At least you can afford that risk with a 4th round pick. I guess I’m just glad that an experienced NFL coach got their eyes on this Monster before drafting him on speculation alone, at the very least that sounds better than the Millen era.
Good Coaching could make him the steal of the draft.
by Runnin' Rebel on May 4, 2009 10:33 PM EDT reply actions
I like his personality, hope he works out.
When angry, count four; when very angry, swear. ~Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson, 1894
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