Jamal Hill

Career StatsD

Year	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT
Career		20	10	—	—
2025		12	6	0.0	0
2024		8	4	0.0	0

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Salary-cap math on Jamal Hill's contract works out to a D+ Contract Value Index given the dead-cap exposure and term. At $1.05M annually across four years, Hill's rookie scale deal is priced appropriately for a sixth-round pick, but the D-grade performance undermines any value proposition—his 2025 season yielded just six tackles across 12 games, the kind of minimal statistical output that defines a pure reserve role. For a linebacker in year two, this production total signals he has not established himself as a legitimate contributor, let alone someone capable of providing positional scarcity value that would justify even a modest cap commitment. The CVI grade reflects the disconnect between contract term (four years is long for depth at this stage) and actual on-field impact; Hill's rookie deal locks Houston into evaluating a player who appears to be organizational filler rather than a building block. The recent linebacker additions to the Texans' roster (K.C. Ossal signed in late May) further suggest Houston views Hill as replaceable depth rather than part of the team's linebacker solution. Unless Hill demonstrates a measurable role change or production spike during the upcoming season, this contract's full term will likely prove unnecessary, turning a low-dollar deal into a subtle cap inefficiency through redundancy.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Jamal's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Tape review and box-score baselines converge on a D performance grade for Jamal Hill. At 25 years old and entering his third NFL season, Hill remains a below-average contributor at linebacker—a position where even depth pieces are expected to accumulate tackle production and situational impact. His 2025 season output of 6 tackles across 12 games underscores the core problem: minimal statistical production that fails to justify meaningful playing time or argue for elevated roster status. Hill appeared in a dozen games but generated negligible impact, registering zero sacks and the kind of tackle totals that suggest he operated in limited snaps or struggled to diagnose plays effectively when on the field. As a sixth-round pick operating on a rookie-scale contract worth $1.1M annually, he occupies the exact organizational space where the Texans view him as replacement-level depth rather than a developmental building block—and his lack of measurable progress through two seasons offers little evidence he'll escape that tier. Unless Hill demonstrates a dramatic shift in production efficiency or earns a clearly defined role in Houston's defensive scheme during the 2026 campaign, his trajectory points toward the margins of the roster, competing for reserve linebacker snaps rather than establishing himself as a legitimate contributor to the defense.

How Jamal Compares at the Position

Jamal Hill ranks 311th of 338 graded linebackers by performance. That slots Jamal between Levelle Bailey (D) just ahead and Cameron Goode (D) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Jamal Hill's public perception reflects his status as a largely anonymous depth linebacker who has failed to make meaningful contributions through two NFL seasons. The media coverage—or lack thereof—tells the story of a player stuck in organizational limbo, with zero sacks and minimal impact plays despite ample time to establish himself as a legitimate contributor. His modest $1.1M annual contract signals that even the Texans view him as replacement-level depth rather than a building block, resulting in virtually no fan engagement or mainstream recognition. The absence of both positive breakthrough stories and concerning setbacks has left Hill in the most damaging position for an NFL player: complete irrelevance. For a linebacker entering his third season, this level of invisibility suggests he's running out of runway to prove he belongs as anything more than practice squad fodder, with his current trajectory pointing toward becoming another cautionary tale of unrealized potential in Houston's linebacker room.