Deacon Hill (American football)
Deacon Hill (born February 11, 2003) is an American football quarterback for the Iowa Hawkeyes. He previously played for the Wisconsin Badgers.
Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 10 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | ![]() Redshirt |
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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Early life and high school
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
Wisconsin
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
During the 2023 season, Hill was named the starting quarterback during Week 5 after Cade McNamara suffered a leg injury during the first quarter which had Hill enter in.[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]
References
- "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 11 October 2023.
- "Deacon Hill". Wisconsin Badgers.
- "Iowa football thoughts: How Deacon Hill approaches Wisconsin return". Des Monies-Register. Retrieved 11 October 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 11 October 2023.
- Bohnenkamp, John. "Deacon Hill Takes Reins for Iowa". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- "Who is Deacon Hill? Meet Iowa's quarterback who's replacing the injured Cade McNamara". KCCI. Retrieved 11 October 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 11 October 2023.