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.

Deacon Hill
Iowa Hawkeyes – No. 10
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorSports and Recreation Management
Personal information
Born: (2003-02-11) February 11, 2003
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight258 lb (117 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolSanta Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)

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
  1. "Deacon Hill, SOPHOMORE Quarterback, Iowa". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. "Deacon Hill, Santa Barbara, Quarterback". 247sports.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  3. 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.
  4. "Deacon Hill". Wisconsin Badgers.
  5. "Iowa football thoughts: How Deacon Hill approaches Wisconsin return". Des Monies-Register. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. Belz, Matt (October 9, 2022). "Wisconsin freshman QB Deacon Hill enters the transfer portal". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  7. Vessels, Chandler (January 4, 2023). "Former Wisconsin QB Deacon Hill flips transfer destination, commits to Iowa". On3.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  8. Kennedy, Will (January 4, 2023). "Former Wisconsin quarterback Deacon Hill commits to Iowa". Hawk Central. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  9. Howe, Rob. "Iowa Football Adds QB Deacon Hill". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  10. Bohnenkamp, John. "Deacon Hill Takes Reins for Iowa". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. "Who is Deacon Hill? Meet Iowa's quarterback who's replacing the injured Cade McNamara". KCCI. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  12. Kenney, Ben (October 9, 2023). "QB Deacon Hill and Iowa won Saturday's game in hilarious fashion". Badgers Wire. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  13. Dochterman, Scott. "Key play calls from Iowa's win against Purdue; Deacon Hill's first start". The Athletic. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
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