Oklahoma State University Athletics
2018 Football Roster
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Hill, Justice

Jersey Number 5
Justice Hill
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Tulsa, OK
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
Bio
2016 FBS Freshman Rushing Leader
2016 Freshman All-America First Team (FWAA)
2016 Freshman All-America First Team (USA Today)
2016 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
2016 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
2016 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2017 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches and A.P.)
2017 Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Thurman Thomas Award (OSU’s Outstanding Offensive Player)
A shifty back with exceptional change-of-direction ability that is one of the nation’s most explosive playmakers ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the 2017 Doak Walker Award presented to the nation’s top running back ... His 2,609 career rushing yards ranks seventh among active players and is first among juniors who play in Power Five conferences ... His 14 career 100-yard rushing games ties for third among all active FBS players returning in 2018 and is second among running backs from the Power Five conferences ... One of only seven players in Oklahoma State history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons ... One of only four OSU running backs - the others being Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Terry Miller - to average at least 100 rushing yards per game in their respective careers (minimum 20 games).
2017 (Sophomore): Earned CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team honors ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award presented to the nation’s top running back and a first-team All-Big 12 honoree by both the coaches and the Associated Press ... A first-team Academic All-Big 12 Selection as well, making him one of only five players in the league in 2017 who appeared as a first-team selection to both the All-Big 12 team and the Academic All-Big 12 team ... Also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors ... His 1,467 rushing yards led the Big 12 by a wide margin, as the league’s second-leading rusher had 1,146 ... His rushing total ranked second among FBS sophomores (Devin Singletary, FAU - 1,920 yards), ranked 13th nationally and were the third-highest by a sophomore in OSU history, trailing only Thurman Thomas’ 1,650 yards in 1985 and Kendall Hunter’s 1,555 rushing yards in 2008 ... Led the Big 12 in rushing yards (1,467), rushing yards per game (112.8), rushing attempts (268) and rushing touchdowns (15) ... All of those marks also ranked in the top 20 nationally ... Logged the 23rd 1,000-yard rushing season in Oklahoma State history ... Helped Oklahoma State become the first team in Big 12 history to have a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Hill) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Marcell Ateman and James Washington) ... Scored 15 rushing touchdowns to tie Thurman Thomas’ 1985 total for the eighth-most by a Cowboy in a single season in team history ... Recorded eight 100-yard rushing performances, which included surpassing 100 rushing yards in a four-game stretch that began against TCU on Sept. 23 ... Six of his eight 100-yard performances came against Big 12 opponents, with the lone exception a 132-yard day against Tulsa in the season opener and a 120-yard outing against No. 22 Virginia Tech in the Camping World Bowl ... His eight 100-yard rushing games were two more than his 2016 total and one more than West Virginia’s Justin Crawford for the most in the Big 12 ... Gashed Texas Tech’s defense for 164 yards on 30 carries during Oklahoma State’s 41-34 victory in Lubbock ... Scored multiple touchdowns on four occasions, including during a three-game stretch where he scored two at West Virginia, two against Oklahoma and three at Iowa State ... Rushed for a career-high 228 yards against Oklahoma to set an OSU record for rushing yards in a Bedlam game ... That record was previously owned by Barry Sanders, who rushed for 215 yards against the Sooners in 1988 ... His 228 rushing yards against Oklahoma were the second-most by a Big 12 running back in a game in 2017, trailing only Kansas’ Khalil Herbert, who rushed for 291 yards against West Virginia ... Rushed for 85 yards or less only twice throughout the 2017 season ... Started in all 13 games at running back ... Carried the ball at least 20 times in seven games, including a career-high 30 times against both Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Led the Big 12 in carries with 268 ... Picked up his production as a receiver during his sophomore year, catching 31 passes for 190 yards ... Scored his first career receiving touchdown at Texas Tech... Finished second in the Big 12 with 1,657 all-purpose yards, and that was with no return yards factored into his total.
2016 (Freshman): Produced the top freshman rushing season in Oklahoma State history with 1,142 yards ... That mark led all FBS freshmen in 2016 and surpassed the OSU freshman rushing record set by Mike Hamilton in 2005 (961 yards) and the OSU true freshman season mark that was set by Thurman Thomas in 1984 (843 yards) ... His 1,142 rushing yards were the fifth-most for a freshman in Big 12 Conference history ... In addition to being the only OSU freshman to ever surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a season, he is the only freshman in school history to rush for 100 yards in six games ... No other Cowboy freshman has done it more than three times ... Even more impressive, all six of his 100-yard games came against Power Five conference opponents ... His six 100-yard rushing games were the second-most among all Big 12 players ... With a career-high 162 rushing yards in OSU’s win over Kansas, he tallied the second-highest rushing total ever for an OSU true freshman, trailing only Thurman Thomas’s 206 rushing yards against Kansas State in 1984 ... His average of 105.9 rushing yards per game (on 5.8 yards per carry) in Big 12 play ranked third in the league and he’s the only freshman who ranked in the top 10 rushers of the Big 12 ... Played in all 13 games and started the final 10 ... The only OSU true freshman to start a game during the season and one of just nine to play at all ... In addition to his 162-yard outburst against Kansas, his other 100-yard games included his first career start at Baylor (122), the following game vs. Texas (135), Texas Tech (126 yards), TCU (126 yards) and in the Cowboys’ Alamo Bowl win over No. 10 Colorado (100 yards) ...Narrowly missed another with a 99-yard day at Oklahoma ... Scored six rushing touchdowns, with one each against Baylor, Texas, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech and Colorado ... Carried the ball at least 20 times in three games, including a high for any Cowboy with 25 vs. Texas, 22 vs. Kansas and 20 vs. Baylor ... Led the team in rushing yards and in carries with 206 ... OSU’s first 1,000-yard rusher in a season since Joseph Randle in 2012 ... Added 46 yards on five receptions ... Ranked second on the team behind only James Washington with 1,188 all-purpose yards and second behind only Mason Rudolph in total offense with 1,142 ... Named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for his performances against Baylor, Texas and Kansas.
High School: Played for coach Marvin Dantzler at Booker T. Washington … Helped lead the team to a 10-1 season with an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior … An all-state selection and the 6A-II offensive player of the year as a senior … Had 198 carries for 1,948 yards and 32 touchdowns his senior season, adding 12 catches for 103 yards … Rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns against Claremore … Had a long rush of 98 yards and surpassed 100 yards rushing in every game … As a junior, totaled 1,426 yards and 22 touchdowns on 219 carries with an average of 6.5 yards per carry and 142.6 yards per game … Also competed in track and field … A member of the National Honor Society and actively involved with Men of Power.
Personal: Justice Hill was born Nov. 14, 1997, in Tulsa … Son of Derrick and Tia Hill … Finance major.
2016 Freshman All-America First Team (FWAA)
2016 Freshman All-America First Team (USA Today)
2016 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press)
2016 Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (Coaches)
2016 Second-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches)
2017 First-Team All-Big 12 (Coaches and A.P.)
2017 Doak Walker Award Semifinalist
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2017 Thurman Thomas Award (OSU’s Outstanding Offensive Player)
A shifty back with exceptional change-of-direction ability that is one of the nation’s most explosive playmakers ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the 2017 Doak Walker Award presented to the nation’s top running back ... His 2,609 career rushing yards ranks seventh among active players and is first among juniors who play in Power Five conferences ... His 14 career 100-yard rushing games ties for third among all active FBS players returning in 2018 and is second among running backs from the Power Five conferences ... One of only seven players in Oklahoma State history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons ... One of only four OSU running backs - the others being Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas and Terry Miller - to average at least 100 rushing yards per game in their respective careers (minimum 20 games).
2017 (Sophomore): Earned CoSIDA Academic All-America first-team honors ... One of 10 national semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award presented to the nation’s top running back and a first-team All-Big 12 honoree by both the coaches and the Associated Press ... A first-team Academic All-Big 12 Selection as well, making him one of only five players in the league in 2017 who appeared as a first-team selection to both the All-Big 12 team and the Academic All-Big 12 team ... Also earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors ... His 1,467 rushing yards led the Big 12 by a wide margin, as the league’s second-leading rusher had 1,146 ... His rushing total ranked second among FBS sophomores (Devin Singletary, FAU - 1,920 yards), ranked 13th nationally and were the third-highest by a sophomore in OSU history, trailing only Thurman Thomas’ 1,650 yards in 1985 and Kendall Hunter’s 1,555 rushing yards in 2008 ... Led the Big 12 in rushing yards (1,467), rushing yards per game (112.8), rushing attempts (268) and rushing touchdowns (15) ... All of those marks also ranked in the top 20 nationally ... Logged the 23rd 1,000-yard rushing season in Oklahoma State history ... Helped Oklahoma State become the first team in Big 12 history to have a 4,000-yard passer (Mason Rudolph), a 1,000-yard rusher (Hill) and two 1,000-yard receivers (Marcell Ateman and James Washington) ... Scored 15 rushing touchdowns to tie Thurman Thomas’ 1985 total for the eighth-most by a Cowboy in a single season in team history ... Recorded eight 100-yard rushing performances, which included surpassing 100 rushing yards in a four-game stretch that began against TCU on Sept. 23 ... Six of his eight 100-yard performances came against Big 12 opponents, with the lone exception a 132-yard day against Tulsa in the season opener and a 120-yard outing against No. 22 Virginia Tech in the Camping World Bowl ... His eight 100-yard rushing games were two more than his 2016 total and one more than West Virginia’s Justin Crawford for the most in the Big 12 ... Gashed Texas Tech’s defense for 164 yards on 30 carries during Oklahoma State’s 41-34 victory in Lubbock ... Scored multiple touchdowns on four occasions, including during a three-game stretch where he scored two at West Virginia, two against Oklahoma and three at Iowa State ... Rushed for a career-high 228 yards against Oklahoma to set an OSU record for rushing yards in a Bedlam game ... That record was previously owned by Barry Sanders, who rushed for 215 yards against the Sooners in 1988 ... His 228 rushing yards against Oklahoma were the second-most by a Big 12 running back in a game in 2017, trailing only Kansas’ Khalil Herbert, who rushed for 291 yards against West Virginia ... Rushed for 85 yards or less only twice throughout the 2017 season ... Started in all 13 games at running back ... Carried the ball at least 20 times in seven games, including a career-high 30 times against both Texas Tech and Oklahoma ... Led the Big 12 in carries with 268 ... Picked up his production as a receiver during his sophomore year, catching 31 passes for 190 yards ... Scored his first career receiving touchdown at Texas Tech... Finished second in the Big 12 with 1,657 all-purpose yards, and that was with no return yards factored into his total.
2016 (Freshman): Produced the top freshman rushing season in Oklahoma State history with 1,142 yards ... That mark led all FBS freshmen in 2016 and surpassed the OSU freshman rushing record set by Mike Hamilton in 2005 (961 yards) and the OSU true freshman season mark that was set by Thurman Thomas in 1984 (843 yards) ... His 1,142 rushing yards were the fifth-most for a freshman in Big 12 Conference history ... In addition to being the only OSU freshman to ever surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a season, he is the only freshman in school history to rush for 100 yards in six games ... No other Cowboy freshman has done it more than three times ... Even more impressive, all six of his 100-yard games came against Power Five conference opponents ... His six 100-yard rushing games were the second-most among all Big 12 players ... With a career-high 162 rushing yards in OSU’s win over Kansas, he tallied the second-highest rushing total ever for an OSU true freshman, trailing only Thurman Thomas’s 206 rushing yards against Kansas State in 1984 ... His average of 105.9 rushing yards per game (on 5.8 yards per carry) in Big 12 play ranked third in the league and he’s the only freshman who ranked in the top 10 rushers of the Big 12 ... Played in all 13 games and started the final 10 ... The only OSU true freshman to start a game during the season and one of just nine to play at all ... In addition to his 162-yard outburst against Kansas, his other 100-yard games included his first career start at Baylor (122), the following game vs. Texas (135), Texas Tech (126 yards), TCU (126 yards) and in the Cowboys’ Alamo Bowl win over No. 10 Colorado (100 yards) ...Narrowly missed another with a 99-yard day at Oklahoma ... Scored six rushing touchdowns, with one each against Baylor, Texas, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech and Colorado ... Carried the ball at least 20 times in three games, including a high for any Cowboy with 25 vs. Texas, 22 vs. Kansas and 20 vs. Baylor ... Led the team in rushing yards and in carries with 206 ... OSU’s first 1,000-yard rusher in a season since Joseph Randle in 2012 ... Added 46 yards on five receptions ... Ranked second on the team behind only James Washington with 1,188 all-purpose yards and second behind only Mason Rudolph in total offense with 1,142 ... Named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for his performances against Baylor, Texas and Kansas.
High School: Played for coach Marvin Dantzler at Booker T. Washington … Helped lead the team to a 10-1 season with an appearance in the state semifinals as a senior … An all-state selection and the 6A-II offensive player of the year as a senior … Had 198 carries for 1,948 yards and 32 touchdowns his senior season, adding 12 catches for 103 yards … Rushed for 276 yards and five touchdowns against Claremore … Had a long rush of 98 yards and surpassed 100 yards rushing in every game … As a junior, totaled 1,426 yards and 22 touchdowns on 219 carries with an average of 6.5 yards per carry and 142.6 yards per game … Also competed in track and field … A member of the National Honor Society and actively involved with Men of Power.
Personal: Justice Hill was born Nov. 14, 1997, in Tulsa … Son of Derrick and Tia Hill … Finance major.
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