| No. 10 – Utah Tech Trailblazers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 11, 2003 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California) |
| College | |
| Stats at ESPN | |
Deacon Hill (born February 11, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the Utah Tech Trailblazers. He previously played for the Wisconsin Badgers and Iowa Hawkeyes.
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 [1] 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. [2]
Hill did not play during his freshman season in 2020 and was redshirted in 2021. [3] In 2022, he played in only one game where he did not complete any passes. [4]
On October 9, 2022, Hill announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [5] 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. [6]
Following a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Cade McNamara early in the 2023 season, Hill assumed the starting role for the Iowa Hawkeyes. [7] He started eight of the team’s thirteen games and posted a 6–2 record in those starts. [8] Hill completed 122 of 251 passes for 1,152 yards, with five touchdowns and eight interceptions. [9]
Although Iowa’s offense ranked near the bottom nationally in total offense and scoring, Hill was noted by sportswriters for his composure and resilience while leading the team through several close, low-scoring games. [10]
Under his leadership, the Hawkeyes finished the regular season 10–2 and advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game. [11]
After spring practices in April 2024, Hill announced he would once again enter the transfer portal.
On May 18, 2024, Hill announced that he committed to Utah Tech.
| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Wisconsin Badgers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | DNP | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 13 | 9 | 6−3 | 122 | 251 | 48.6 | 1,152 | 4.6 | 5 | 8 | 87.4 | 50 | -126 | -2.5 | 2 | |
| Utah Tech Trailblazers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0−4 | 36 | 75 | 48.5 | 412 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 100.3 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 1 | |
| Career | 18 | 13 | 6–7 | 158 | 326 | 48.5 | 1,564 | 4.8 | 7 | 9 | 90.3 | 61 | -119 | -2.0 | 3 | |