Deacon Hill (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 2003)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox college football player
|name = Deacon Hill
|school = Utah Tech Trailblazers
|currentnumber = 10
|currentposition = Quarterback
|class =File:Redshirt.svg Junior
|major = Sports and Recreation Management
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|2|11}}
|birth_place = Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
|heightft = 6
|heightin = 4
|weight_lb = 258
|highschool = Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
|pastschools =
|bowlgames =
|espn = 4565552
}}
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
Hill attended Santa Barbara High School in Santa Barbara, California, where he lettered in football and basketball. He was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals{{cite web|url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/deacon-hill-254704|title=Deacon Hill, SOPHOMORE Quarterback, Iowa|website=Rivals.com|access-date=October 9, 2023}} and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN. Hill committed to play college football at Wisconsin over offers from Kansas State, Nevada and UCLA.{{cite news |last1=Temple |first1=Jesse |title=Why freshman QB Deacon Hill has been turning heads and what he's learned at Wisconsin: 'That dude's got a cannon' |url=https://theathletic.com/3031967/2021/12/26/why-freshman-qb-deacon-hill-has-been-turning-heads-and-what-hes-learned-at-wisconsin-that-dudes-got-a-cannon/?amp=1 |website=The Athletic |access-date=October 11, 2023}}
College career
= Wisconsin =
Hill did not play during his freshman season in 2020 and was redshirted in 2021.{{cite web|url=https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/deacon-hill/9922|title=Deacon Hill|website=Wisconsin Badgers}} In 2022, he played in only one game where he did not complete any passes.{{cite web |title=Iowa football thoughts: How Deacon Hill approaches Wisconsin return |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/college/iowa/football/2023/10/10/iowa-football-vs-wisconsin-kirk-ferentz-hawkeyes-big-ten-ncaa-deacon-hill/71100630007/ |website=Des Monies-Register |access-date=October 11, 2023}}
On October 9, 2022, Hill announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/wisconsin/football/deacon-hill-quarterback-transfer-portal|title=Wisconsin freshman QB Deacon Hill enters the transfer portal|work=Wisconsin Badgers on SI |publisher=SI.com|first=Matt|last=Belz|date=October 9, 2022|access-date=October 9, 2023}} On December 25, 2022, he announced that he would be transferring to Fordham, but on January 4, 2023, he announced that he would instead be transferring to Iowa.{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/news/former-wisconsin-qb-deacon-hill-changes-mind-commits-to-iowa/|title=Former Wisconsin QB Deacon Hill flips transfer destination, commits to Iowa|work=HawkeyeReport.com |publisher=On3.com|first=Chandler|last=Vessels|date=January 4, 2023|access-date=October 9, 2023}}
= Iowa =
In 2023, Hill was named the starting quarterback during Week 5 after Cade McNamara suffered a leg injury,{{cite web |title=Who is Deacon Hill? Meet Iowa's quarterback who's replacing the injured Cade McNamara |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/deacon-hill-iowa-football-backup-quarterback-replacing-the-injured-cade-mcnamara/45391932 |website=KCCI |date=October 6, 2023 |access-date=October 11, 2023}} becoming the heaviest quarterback in Iowa program history.{{cn|date=February 2025}} He made his career debut as a starting quarterback with six of 21 completed passing attempts for 110 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a QBR of 2.0.{{cite web|url=https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/2023/10/09/qb-deacon-hill-and-iowa-won-saturdays-game-in-hilarious-fashion/|title=QB Deacon Hill and Iowa won Saturday's game in hilarious fashion|website=Badgers Wire|first=Ben|last=Kenney|date=October 9, 2023|access-date=October 9, 2023}}{{Cite news |last=Dochterman |first=Scott |date=October 9, 2023 |title=Key play calls from Iowa's win against Purdue; Deacon Hill's first start |url=https://theathletic.com/4942241/2023/10/09/iowa-purdue-win-college-football-big-ten/?amp=1 |access-date=October 11, 2023 |work=The Athletic}}
After spring practices in April 2024, Hill announced he would once again enter the transfer portal.
=Utah Tech=
On May 18, 2024, Hill announced that he committed to Utah Tech.
= College statistics =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |Games ! colspan="8" |Passing ! colspan="5" |Rushing | |||||||||||||||
| GP
!GS !Record !Comp !Att !Pct !Yards !Avg !TD !Int !Rate !Att !Yards !Avg !TD | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wisconsin Badgers}}" |Wisconsin Badgers | |||||||||||||||
| 2020
| colspan="16"| Redshirt File:Redshirt.svg | |||||||||||||||
| 2021
| colspan="16" |DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2022
| 1 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || -10 || -10.0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Iowa Hawkeyes}}" |Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||||||||||||
| 2023
| 13 || 9 || 6−3 || 122 || 251 || 48.6 || 1,152 || 4.6 || 5 || 8 || 87.4 || 50 || -126 || -2.5 || 2 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Utah Tech Trailblazers}}" |Utah Tech Trailblazers | |||||||||||||||
| 2024
| 4 || 4 || 0−4 || 36 || 75 || 48.5 || 412 || 5.5 || 2 || 1 || 100.3 || 10 || 5 || 0.5 || 1 | |||||||||||||||
| [https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/stats/_/id/4565552/deacon-hill Career] | 18 | 13 | 6–7 | 158 | 326 | 48.5 | 1,564 | 4.8 | 7 | 9 | 90.3 | 61 | -119 | -2.0 | 3 |
References
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External links
- [https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/deacon-hill/9922 Wisconsin Badgers bio]
- [https://hawkeyesports.com/sports/football/roster/season/2023-24/player/deacon-hill/ Iowa Hawkeyes bio]
- [https://utahtechtrailblazers.com/sports/football/roster/deacon-hill/9630 Utah Tech Trailblazers bio]
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Category:American sportspeople of Samoan descent
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Category:American football quarterbacks
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