Taysom Hill-Saints Statistical Rankings To Date (3 Viewers)

[BlackandGoldXLIV]

During childbirth, Taysom Hill delivered himself.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

he finally getting it

Who is finally getting what?

 

[St4ever]

Taysom Hill was signed by the Green Bay Packers as a 27 year old rookie undrafted free agent QB out of BYU in 2017. Hill was not invited to attend the NFL combine due to his age and oft injured college career. At his Pro Day at BYU Hill measured in at 6' 2" tall and weighed in at 230 pounds. He ran a 4.44 forty yard dash, blistering for a man of his build. The Packers waived him on the final cut down and the New Orleans Saints claimed him off of waivers and added him to the practice squad. Hill was promoted to the active roster later that year on December 3rd, 2017. He only appeared in games that year on special teams. Hill has since played multiple positions on special teams as listed below. On offense he has played every position except offensive lineman. He has lined up as QB, FB, RB, TE, and WR. As a WR and as a TE he has lined up in the slot, out wide, in tight, and has been put in motion prior to the snap. He has been used as a blocker and not only is he willing but he has been effective doing so. He has been used as a Wildcat QB. He has started as a traditional QB as well where he has been both a threat to pass or run.

Hill entered only his 7th year in the league in 2023 at the age of 33 years old. The Saints now list his weight at 221 pounds.

Hills total stats to date in the following categories are 2265 passing yards, 1837 rushing yards, 465 receiving yards, and 429 return yards. He has thrown 10 TD passes, rushed for 21 TDs, and has 9 receiving TDs (11 including the playoffs).

SPECIAL TEAMS

Taysom Hill has played as a gunner on kickoff coverage, an up back protector on the punting team unit, a kickoff returner, and a punt returner. In his career to this point he has made 14 special team tackles, he has recovered a punt on special teams, he has completed a pass on a fake punt for a 1st down, he has rushed for a 1st down on a fake punt, he has blocked 2 punts, he has fielded 1 punt, and he has returned 18 kickoffs for 429 yards with a 23.8 yard average per return.

Hills 23.8 yard average per kickoff return ranks 15th in franchise history (minimum of 15 returns). His career average ranks higher than the following Saints players in this order: Mel Gray, Chad Morton, Wayne Wilson, Wes Chandler, Rich Mauti, Tommy Lee Lewis, Howard Stevens, Rashid Shaheed, Eric Martin, Mike Bell, Aaron Steckler, Gene Atkins, AL Dodd, Fred McAfee, Qadry Ismail, Dalton Hilliard, Rueben Mayes, Gill Fenerty, Troy Davis, Ken Borrough, Lance Moore, Vaughn Dunbar, Tony Galbreath, and Willie Snead.

Rushing

Taysom Hill has 1837 career rushing yards to date which ranks 16th all time in Saints franchise history. He needs another 254 yards to move up 3 spots to 13th passing up Michael Strahan, Archie Manning, and Reggie Bush, which he should do this year. He has averaged approximately 500 yards rushing the past 3 years and next year he could move into 10th place all time, passing up Wayne Wilson, Mario Bates, and Tony Galbreath.

Hills 10 rushing TDs ranks 8th (tied with Rueben Mayes and George Rogers) all time in Saints franchisehistory. 6 more career rushing TDs would move him into 5th place all time with the Saints.

Hill has averaged 5.6 yards per carry thus far in his career. Saints franchise all time career leaders (minimum of 250 attempts) are #1 Archie Manning 5.8, #2 Taysom Hill 5.6, #3 Hokie Gajan 5.4, #4 Chris Ivory 5.1, #5 Mark Ingram - Pierre Thomas - Alvin Kamara - Latavius Murray 4.5, #9 Deuce McAllister, #10 Chuck Muncie - George Rogers 4.3

Outside of the top 10 are Craig "Iron Head" Heyward 4.2, Rueben Mayes 4.1, Aaron Brooks 4.1 Reggie Bush 4.0, Mike Strahan 4.0, Aaron Stecker 4.0, Tony Galbreath 3.8, Mario Bates 3.8, Ricky Williams 3.8, Dalton Hilliard 3.7, and Drew Brees 1.7

Taysom Hill averages getting a 1st down on 37.7 of his rushing attempts.

Taysom Hill has a career average rushing per attempt of 5.6 yards. The highest career average of an NFL running back in NFL history is 5.4 yards per carry by Jamaal Charles. No RB has averaged over 5 yards per carry at the age of 30 years old or older in a single year much less their career.  Only Taysom Hill 5.6 and Steve Young 5.5 have done so. Hills average yards rushing per attempt has increased each of 4 seasons he has been 30 years old or older. He has defied father time so far in his career. In 2020 at age 30 he averaged 5.2 yards per carry, in 2021 at the age of 31 he averaged 5.3 yards per carry, in 2022 at the age of 32 he averaged 5.9 yards per carry, and so far in 2023 at the age of 33, he is averaging 6.6 yards per carry. Like good wine, he's getting better with time.

Receiving

Taysom Hill has 44 receptions for 444 yards for an average of 10.5 yards per reception. His 69.8% catch rate ranks 20th (minimum 40 rreceptions) all time and his 9 regular season career TDs ranks 40th all time.

PASSING

Taysom Hill has completed 186 out of 288 passes for 2273 yards so far in his career, with a 64.6% completion rate, averaging 7.9 yards per attempt. He has thrown 10 TD passes, 8 interceptions, with a QB rating of 88.8.

36.5% of Tayson Hills completions have resulted in 1st downs. He won the 1st game he started at QB.

Taysom Hill has thrown for 2273 yards thus far, ranking 17th on the all time franchise list. With another 97 yards he will move into 15th place all time.

He has started 10 games at QB in his career and has a 8 win 2 loss record as a starter. He has the 3rd Highest Win Percentage as a starter in Saints franchise history at 80% behind Teddy Bridgewater at 83.3% and Derek Carr at 100%.

Taysom Hill ranks 5th in career passer rating at 88.8, behind Jameis Winston 92.7, Andy Dalton 95.2, Teddy Bridgewater 96.1, and Drew Brees 101.5, in New Orleans Saints franchise history.

Taysom Hills completion percentage ranks 4th out of all Saints players who attempted at least 65 passes. Drew Brees ranks 1st at 68.8%, Teddy Bridgewater 2nd at 67.1%, Andy Dalton 3rd at 66.7%, Taysom Hill 4th at 64.6%, Derek Carr 5th at 63.8%, Jameis Winston 6th at 61%, Jim Everett 7th at 61%, Jeff Blake 8th at 60.7%, Bobby Hebert 9th at 58.5%, and Jake Delhomme 10th at 58.1%.

The Top 10 ranked players in Saints franchise history in passing yards per attempt are: #1. Taysom Hill at 7.9, #2. Drew Brees at 7.8, #3. Derek Carr at 7.7, #4. Andy Dalton at 7.6, #5. Jake Delhomme at 7.4, #6. John Fourcade at 7.4, #7. Jameis Winston at 7.3, #8. Billy Joe Toliver at 7.2, #9. Bobby Hebert at 7.1, and Aaron Brooks #10 at 6.9.

It has been discussed by many on this site with the majority concluding that Taysom Hill is NOT an NFL QB. Not one of starting caliber, not a 2nd string QB that you can win with long term should the starter get injured and be unavailable to play for an extended amount of games, but only as a 3rd stringer, someone to fill in for spot duty for a limited amount of time. Just a gadget player.

I disagree with that so I'm in the minority of members here on this site. I don't believe that there are 32 starting QBs in the NFL today that are better than Hill and certainly not 64 (including 2nd stringers) that would give a team a better chance of winning. Career numbers including a passer rating of 88.8, a 64.6% completion rate, 7.9 yards per pass attempt, and a 80% winning rate as a starting QB, combined with a career rushing average of 5.6 yards per carry add up to winning football in the NFL.

LAGNIAPPE

Taysom Hill has been active to play in 83 games so far in his career. The Saints have won 57 and lost 26 of those games, a winning percentage of .687, just under 7 out of 10 games.

When Taysom Hill gets 8 touches or more in a game the Saints have won 90% of those games.

Taysom Hill has the nickname "The Human Swiss Army Knife", referencing his ability as a football player to play an assortment of positions effectively.

Saints Franchise Records Held By Taysom Hill

1. Taysom Hill Holds The Saints Career All Time Franchise Record In Passing For Most Yards Per Attempt At 7.9.

2. Taysom Hill Set A Saints Single Season Franchise Record In 2019; The Most Single Season TDs (7) Without A Turnover By A QB.

3. Taysom Hill Holds The Saints All Time Franchise Record For The Most Receiving TDs In A Single Season (2019) By A QB.

4. Taysom Hill Holds The Saints All-Time Franchise Record For Most Receiving TDs (11) In A Career By A QB.

5. To This Point, Taysom Hill Has Averaged 5.6 Yards Per Rushing Attempt At The Age Of 30 Or Older, The Highest Of Any Player In Saints Franchise History.

6. Taysom Hill Is The Only Player In Saints Franchise History To Ever Record 10 Or More TD Passes, 10 Or More TDs Rushing, and 10 Or More TDs Receiving In A Career.

NFL Records Held By Taysom Hill

1. Taysom Hill Set A NFL Single Season Record In 2019; The Most Single Season TDs (7) Without A Turnover By A QB.

2. Taysom Hill Holds The NFL Record For The Most Receiving TDs (6) In A Single Season (2019) By A QB.

3. Taysom Hill Holds The NFL Record For Most Receiving TDs (11) In A Career By A QB.

4. To This Point, Taysom Hill Has Averaged 5.6 Yards Per Rushing Attempt At The Age Of 30 Or Older, The Highest Of Any Player In NFL History.

5. Taysom Hill Is The Only Player In NFL History To Record 10 Or More TD Passes, 10 Or More TDs Rushing, and 10 Or More TDs Receiving Since The NFL Merger.

did I miss his blocked punt on special teams and he may be the only QB to block a punt.

 

[SWAMP_THING]

Who is finally getting what?

Carmichael or whoever calling TH number more often

 

[LUX]

Now talk about his eyes.

Does anyone know how many fumbles Taysom has had in the last two years? Perhaps he has cleaned that up.

He had less fumbles the less touches he had. Most of the fumbles were happening when used more. Proof is in the pudding my friend. That was also when he had his INT spike. More proof that as a starting QB, his negative stats outweighs the positive.

 

[AARPSaint]

did I miss his blocked punt on special teams and he may be the only QB to block a pu

The only comparable player I can think of is Jim Jensen, who played QB, TE, and special teams for the Dolphins. There's no evidence he ever blocked a punt, but he did complete a TD pass and caught Marino's 200th TD pass. Taysom Hill has amassed a unique record of versatility and accomplishment.

 

[Hoo Dat]

He's a bad man !

 

[SWAMP_THING]

Taysom Hill is not afraid of the dark. The dark is afraid of Taysom Hill.

dude is super gifted, I wonder if he could be considered a prodigy?

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

He had less fumbles the less touches he had. Most of the fumbles were happening when used more. Proof is in the pudding my friend. That was also when he had his INT spike. More proof that as a starting QB, his negative stats outweighs the positive.

Who cares? We don't use him as a starting QB, so it doesn't matter if he sucks as one or not, we're not using him like that. I bet Kamara sucks as a QB too, but we won't use him as one, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

Carmichael or whoever calling TH number more often

VERBS

 

[tinman]

How dare you!?
He's overpaid, underused & should be traded! Sure.
No one else in the NFL modern era has been as an effective COMPLETE player!

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

How dare you!?
He's overpaid, underused & should be traded! Sure.
No one else in the NFL modern era has been as an effective COMPLETE player!

Who are you arguing with? Nobody thinks this or argues for what you're addressing.

 

[webster]

The only comparable player I can think of is Jim Jensen, who played QB, TE, and special teams for the Dolphins. There's no evidence he ever blocked a punt, but he did complete a TD pass and caught Marino's 200th TD pass. Taysom Hill has amassed a unique record of versatility and accomplishment.

Deon in his prime playing offense, defense, and special teams was pretty special.

 

[tinman]

Who are you arguing with? Nobody thinks this or argues for what you're addressing.

SARCASM!
Have you not seen the dozens of posts whining about Hill's contract, lack of ability as a QB or calls for trading him?
It's been a hot topic since he signed his last contract.

 

[Boy_of_wonder75]

SARCASM!
Have you not seen the dozens of posts whining about Hill's contract, lack of ability as a QB or calls for trading him?
It's been a hot topic since he signed his last contract.

It, like nearly all things on the forum, went away as a topic and nobody has brought it up for at least three quarters of a year.