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Stephen Hill was one of the final draft busts of Mike Tannenbaum's tenure as Jets' general manager. The second round wideout ended up with just 45 career catches as he lasted just two years with the Jets and was soon out of the league altogether. For one game, though, it looked like the Jets had found a difference maker. Hill caught five passes for 84 yards and two touchdowns as the much-maligned Jets offense stunned the Bills 48-28 in Hill's NFL debut.

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Hill's five-catch, two-TD debut was an outlier; he finished with just 45 career catches.

Hill was a second-round draft bust under Mike Tannenbaum who lasted just two years with the Jets before leaving the league, finishing with only 45 career catches. His NFL debut against the Bills—five catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-28 Jets win—was an outlier performance; he was injury-prone and displayed shaky hands throughout his career, though he did post a 100-yard game against the Bills in his second season.

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