Deacon Hill (American football)
| Utah Tech Trailblazers – No. 10 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Sports and Recreation Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 11, 2003 Santa Barbara, California |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California) |
Deacon Hill (born February 11, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Utah Tech Trailblazers. He previously played for the Wisconsin Badgers and Iowa Hawkeyes.
Early life and high school
[edit]Hill grew up in Santa Barbara, California and attended Santa Barbara High School where he lettered in football and basketball. He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals[1] and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN. He committed to play college football at Wisconsin over offers from Kansas State, Nevada and UCLA.[2][3]
College career
[edit]Wisconsin
[edit]Hill did not play during his true freshman season in 2020 or 2021 and was redshirted.[4] During the 2022 season, he played in only one game where he did not complete any passes.[5]
On October 9, 2022, Hill announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[6] On December 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Fordham,[7] but on January 4, 2023, he announced that he would instead be transferring to Iowa.[8][9]
Iowa
[edit]During the 2023 season, Hill was named the starting quarterback during Week 5 after Cade McNamara suffered a leg injury during the first quarter and became the heaviest quarterback in Iowa program history.[10][11] He made his career debut as a starting quarterback with six out of 21 completed passing attempts for 110 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a QBR of 2.0. [12][13]
After spring practices in April 2024, Hill announced he would once again be moving on and entered the transfer portal.
Utah Tech
[edit]On May 18, 2024, Hill announced on social media that he committed to Utah Tech. The Trailblazers are located in Saint George, Utah, which is closer to Hill's home state of California.
College statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0−0 | Redshirt | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0−0 | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0−0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 12 | 8 | 6−2 | 115 | 233 | 49.4 | 1,096 | 4.7 | 5 | 6 | 90.8 | 43 | -106 | -2.5 | 2 | |
| Career | 13 | 8 | 6−2 | 115 | 233 | 49.9 | 1,096 | 4.7 | 5 | 6 | 90.8 | 44 | -116 | -2.6 | 2 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Deacon Hill, SOPHOMORE Quarterback, Iowa". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Deacon Hill, Santa Barbara, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Temple, Jesse. "Why freshman QB Deacon Hill has been turning heads and what he's learned at Wisconsin: 'That dude's got a cannon'". The Athletic. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Deacon Hill". Wisconsin Badgers.
- ^ "Iowa football thoughts: How Deacon Hill approaches Wisconsin return". Des Monies-Register. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Belz, Matt (October 9, 2022). "Wisconsin freshman QB Deacon Hill enters the transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Vessels, Chandler (January 4, 2023). "Former Wisconsin QB Deacon Hill flips transfer destination, commits to Iowa". On3.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Will (January 4, 2023). "Former Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill commits to Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Howe, Rob (January 4, 2023). "Iowa Football Adds QB Deacon Hill". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Bohnenkamp, John. "Deacon Hill Takes Reins for Iowa". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ "Who is Deacon Hill? Meet Iowa's quarterback who's replacing the injured Cade McNamara". KCCI. October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
- ^ Kenney, Ben (October 9, 2023). "QB Deacon Hill and Iowa won Saturday's game in hilarious fashion". Badgers Wire. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ Dochterman, Scott (October 9, 2023). "Key play calls from Iowa's win against Purdue; Deacon Hill's first start". The Athletic. Retrieved October 11, 2023.