He signed with the New England Patriots in 2018, with whom he won Super Bowl LIII, despite missing almost the entirety of the season due to injury.

After a year away from football, Hill signed with the Las Vegas Raiders during the 2020 offseason, but was released two days later.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Hill attended Redemptorist High School, where he was a three-sport athlete in football, baseball, and track.

[2] Hill attended Louisiana State University, where he played for head coach Les Miles in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.

He combined with Spencer Ware, Kenny Hilliard, Michael Ford, Alfred Blue, and Russell Shepard to form one of the stronger rushing attacks in the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

Veterans Hill, Blue, and Hilliard and newcomer Terrence Magee formed a strong rushing attack for the Tigers in the 2013 season.

[28][29] Hill entered the regular season as the Bengals' backup running back behind second year player Giovani Bernard.

[33] On November 2, he earned his first career start during a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars and finished with a total of a season-high 154 yards and two touchdowns.

[35] On December 14, he ran for 148 yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30–0 victory over the Cleveland Browns to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

[43] On January 4, 2015, Hill played in his first career playoff game and had 23 carries for 47 rushing yards, while scoring the Bengals' lone touchdown in a 26–10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Wild Card Round.

[48] In Week 6, Hill had 16 carries for 56 rushing yards and caught his first career touchdown reception on a 13-yard pass from quarterback Andy Dalton, as the Bengals defeated the Buffalo Bills.

He ran for 50 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown in the Bengals' AFC Wild Card Round game against the Steelers.

[52] He finished the season tied with Devonta Freeman of the Falcons, Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings, and DeAngelo Williams of the Steelers for most rushing touchdowns in the NFL with 11.

[58] Hill entered the 2017 season as the Bengals' lead back ahead of Giovani Bernard and rookie Joe Mixon.

[62] Throughout training camp and the preseason, Hill competed primarily with Mike Gillislee as the team's power back.

He won the job after an impressive preseason and was named the third running back on the depth chart behind Rex Burkhead and James White.

In Week 1 against the Houston Texans, Hill exited the game in the third quarter after suffering an apparent knee injury.

[63][64] The Patriots ultimately reached Super Bowl LIII where they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13–3.

[68] On May 23, 2023, Hill announced his retirement from football, citing the ACL tear he suffered in Week 1 of the 2018 season.