| Oregon Ducks–No. 23 | |
|---|---|
| Position | Running back |
| Class | Freshman |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Oregon (2025–present) |
| High school | Vashon (St. Louis, Missouri) Althoff Catholic (Belleville, Illinois) |
Dierre Hill Jr. is an American college football running back for the Oregon Ducks.
Hill is from Centralia, Illinois. [1] He started playing football in third grade, scoring six touchdowns in his first game. [2] He attended Vashon High School for two years before transferring to Althoff Catholic High School; in high school, he competed in football as a running back, track and field as a sprinter, and basketball as a guard. [3] [4] [5]
As a junior in football, Hill ran for 1,788 yards and 28 touchdowns. [6] Hill then ran for 2,588 yards and scored 51 touchdowns as a senior in 2024. [7] He helped Althoff to their first state title since 1990 as a senior, running for 436 yards and seven touchdowns in the championship game. [8] He was named the Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year in his final two seasons. [9] Ranked a four-star recruit and the fourth-best running back nationally, he committed to play college football for the Oregon Ducks. [3]
In his third game at Oregon, Hill led the team with five runs for 94 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown. [10]