Taysom Hill

New Orleans Saints Andy Dalton (14) congratulates Taysom Hill (7) after scoring his second touchdown against Seattle Seahawks during a NFL football game at the ...

New Orleans held a 17-13 lead inside of two minutes, and it was looking to add to it. Kamara and Hill were responsible for the bulk of the next scoring drive. He slipped through the first level of the Seattle defense, and there was nobody there in front of him. New Orleans played the remainder of the game with just three healthy receivers. And the Saints needed the offensive juice to hold off a feisty Seattle offense, led by quarterback Geno Smith. Hill had a hand in three total touchdowns, while Kamara rolled up 194 yards from scrimmage in his first action since Week 3.

Hill ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as the Saints moved to 2-3 with a 39-32 win. The third touchdown came on a 60-yard run in the fourth quarter ...

The Saints were playing without [Jarvis Landry](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/1864/jarvis-landry) and Michael Thomas as well, so the big days for Hill and Kamara were all the more welcome. [Adam Trautman](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/60131/adam-trautman) for a 22-yard score in the third quarter. [Chris Olave](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/67167/chris-olave) was on the receiving end of that touchdown, but it was his final play of the day because he suffered a concussion when his head slammed into the ground on the catch. Kamara had 23 carries for 103 yards and his overall effort overshadowed a costly fumble in the first half. Hill ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as the Saints moved to 2-3 with a 39-32 win. [Andy Dalton](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/1621/andy-dalton) was 16-of-24 for 187 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in his second start in place of the injured [Jameis Winston](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/12159/jameis-winston).

Taysom Hill is doing it all in Week 5, and in the process he's breaking fantasy football and ruining the day of lots of fantasy footballers.

In the first half, Hill racked up about 15 PPR points. In just the first half, Hill scored two rushing touchdowns, recovered a fumble on special teams, and had a kick return for over 20 yards. It’s been a while since we’ve seen one of these games from Hill, but he’s in full Swiss Army Knife mode today, which is truly when he’s at his best.

Payton was enamored with Hill as a gadget player, and when Jameis Winston was named the starter with Andy Dalton as a backup fairly early in training camp, it ...

It's possible the Saints were just looking for a spark, but under Payton, Hill was getting about five carries per game in his past two seasons. Hill had 7.75 defenders in the box per play on his touchdown plays. It started in the Saints' third drive of the game after the previous two ended with a field goal and a punt. He then capped the drive off with a touchdown from eight yards out. Entering Sunday's Week 5 game against the Seahawks, however, the Saints were 1-3 and looking for consistency on offense with Winston out for the second week in a row. When Sean Payton abruptly retired after last season, it seemed like Taysom Hill's time in the NFL as a quarterback was over.

Hill ran for 112 yards and three touchdowns, completed pass for 22-yard touchdown.

Defensive end Carl Granderson and running back Dwayne Washington had the heads ups on the play, because they tackled Dickson – who appeared to have time to get off the punt, but chose to roll to his right and keep the ball – and were credited with the stop. Jordan's relentlessness remains on display (a Smith rollout couldn't fool him, he stayed home and forced an incompletion) and he's as formidable against the run as ever. Pigeonholing him as a quarterback, or a tight end, or anything else boxes him in when, essentially, he appears to be able to do enough of that – and three or four other things – to help the team win. Defensive tackle David Onyemata recovered at the 31 and six plays later, the Saints took a 24-19 lead on Andy Dalton's touchdown pass to Chris Olave. He had 1.5 sacks – his 14-yard solo sack of Seattle quarterback Geno Smith ended the Seahawks' last offensive possession – and he added two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits. It was a thoroughly dominating performance, particularly armed with the knowledge that opponents know pretty much what Hill is going to do when he lines up at quarterback, and some are almost powerless to do anything about it.

Former BYU QB and current Saints TE Taysom Hill ran for a pair of TDs and recovered a fumble by the Seahawks in a span of a few minutes.

[Kyle Ireland](https://kslsports.com/category/kyle-ireland/) is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and co-host of the [Yards After College Podcast](https://kslsports.com/category/podcasts/). As a passer in the league, Hill has thrown for 2,025 yards, eight touchdowns, and eight interceptions with a 64.2 percent completion rate. After a run by Alvin Kamara, Hill took another direct snap and ran the ball nine yards into the end zone for another score. The Seahawks are 2-2 to begin the 2022 season. It was the former BYU star’s fourth game of the season. The touchdown and subsequent PAT tied the game at 10-10.

Tight end, quarterback, or running back? Call him what you want, electric New Orleans Saints weapon Taysom Hill says 'I just work here.'

His unique role has caused an uproar in the fantasy football community. Don’t get too worked up about what position he’s wearing, unless you’re a fantasy football fanatic. He added a 22-yard touchdown pass to tight end Adam Trautman on the afternoon.

Taysom Hill was fantasy royalty in Week 5, scoring four TDs and qualifying at two different positions. Scott Pianowski examines Sunday's highs and lows.

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