Deacon Hill (American football)
| Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 10 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  |
| Major | Sports and Recreation Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 11, 2003 |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | |
| High school | Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California) |
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Deacon Hill (born February 11, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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]
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. "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. 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. "Key play calls from Iowa's win against Purdue; Deacon Hill's first start". The Athletic. Retrieved October 11, 2023.