Taysom Hill has made a name for himself as a do-everything asset in the New Orleans Saints’ toolbox over the past nine seasons.
If Sunday night ends up being his final home game with the NFL franchise, he left the home confines of Caesars Superdome by making history yet again.
The former BYU quarterback made contributions as a runner, receiver and passer in the Saints’ 29-6 over the New York Jets on Sunday.
That included running for a team-high 42 yards on 12 carries, finishing with four catches for 36 yards — he is listed as a tight end nowadays, after all — and completed his only pass attempt for a 38-yard touchdown pass to Chris Olave to cap the victory.
With his 36 receiving yards, Hill — who’s played multiple positions on offense and been a special teams ace during his time in New Orleans — moved past 1,000 career receiving yards.
By doing so, he became the only player in the Super Bowl era to have 1,000 yards passing, rushing and receiving in his career — a true 1 of 1 situation for the beloved Saint.
Hill now has 2,388 passing yards, 2,545 rushing yards and 1,002 receiving yards in his career.
The 35-year-old Hill, who’s in the final year of a four-year contract extension that includes voidable years in 2026 and 2027, became emotional when he reflected on his time in New Orleans after the win.
“As I was driving to the stadium today, you start to think about the last nine years and what it has meant to me and my family,” he told reporters postgame, per the team website.
“I think for me, you just try to take it all in. It’s been a great experience here today and I don’t know what the future holds for me, but it was a special day for me and my family.”
Hill restructured his contract last offseason, and there are no contractual ties to keep him in New Orleans beyond 2025. He started the year on the PUP list after having his 2024 campaign cut short by a significant knee injury that included a torn ACL, and it makes sense for a rebuilding Saints team to move in another direction.
“I can tell you, I have so much love for the city of New Orleans and this fan base and the way that they’ve embraced me and my family,” Hill said.
“It’s been really special. I wouldn’t want to play somewhere else, but there’s a lot of circumstances that are out of your control and I understand the nature of this business. I’m not thinking that way right now, but we’ll tackle that when we get there.”
“This league talks about trying to find ‘Taysom Hills,’ but no one can duplicate it.”
— New Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore
New Orleans first-year coach Kellen Moore, who is Hill’s third head coach in his time with the Saints, shared what Hill has meant to the franchise.
“This league talks about trying to find ‘Taysom Hills,’ but no one can duplicate it,” Moore said. “His ability to play every phase of the offense and contribute on special teams is really special.
“He’s an A-plus person, an A-plus human being and an A-plus player. Our young guys can learn a lot from him.”
In Sunday’s game, Hill delivered an effort that was vintage Swiss Army Knife.
He led New Orleans in rushing, made plays from his tight end position and even threw a touchdown with under two minutes to play.
That score was something the Saints acknowledged they were trying to get for Hill, in case he doesn’t return.
When he heard the team was trying to get Hill a touchdown, Olave made sure he was on the field at a point in the game when he didn’t need to be in the contest risking injury.
“Definitely wanted to be a part of that, especially knowing they wanted to get Taysom a touchdown, so I wanted to be a part of that — a deep ball, too — so I definitely wanted to be in there,” Olave said.