Lamar Alum Holton Hill Aims For NFL At Combine This Weekend

HOUSTON, TX — Holton "Hollywood" Hill made a name for himself as a Lamar Texan. The defensive back was an all-American for Lamar and hands-down one of the top corner backs coming out of high school. In three years as a Texas Longhorn, he played in 26 career games and made 20 starts.

Last season Hill became just the third player in UT history to return an interception for a touchdown in back-to-back games (Maryland/San Jose State in 2017). He currently ranks second all-time in school history for career interceptions returned for a TD (3) and career non-offensive touchdowns (4).

Now, Hollywood is moving on to the next level.

Bolton Hill is one of many former Houston-area high school stars who will compete at the NFL Combine this weekend. The Combine kicked of earlier this week, but the defensive backs don't report until Friday. Here's the schedule for Hill and the other DB's this weekend:

Friday, March 2: Registration, hospital pre-exam and X-rays, overflow testing, orientation, interviews with teams
Saturday, March 3: Measurements, medical examinations, overflow testing, interviews with teams
Sunday, March 4: Psychological testing, NFLPA meeting, media, bench press, interviews with teams
Monday, March 5: On-field workout (timing, stations, skill drills)

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Hill was a corporate communications major at Texas. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound corner was off to a great junior season before getting suspended after nine games for violating team rules, which was a huge blow to the Longhorns defense.

Hill had two interceptions and 51 tackles as a junior. For his career, Hollywood had four touchdowns as a defensive and special teams player.

His draft status is all over the place, with most projections landing him somewhere in the late rounds (4-7).

Image: Texas defensive back Holton Hill (5) runs a blocked field goal attempt back for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Maryland, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)