Michael Hiers

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Michael Hiers
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Position Quarterback
Major Accounting
Personal information
Born: (1999-05-28) May 28, 1999 (age 24)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career history
College
High school Briarwood Christian School
(Birmingham, Alabama)
Career highlights and awards

Michael Chapman Hiers (born May 28, 1999) is an American football quarterback. He played college football for the Murray State Racers, at Northwest Mississippi Community College and for the Samford Bulldogs.

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Early life

Hiers was born May 28, 1999, in Birmingham, Alabama. [1] He grew up playing football, basketball and baseball and attended Briarwood Christian School in Birmingham, where he played each of those sports. [2] [3] He played as a shortstop and pitcher in baseball, as a quarterback in football, and as a guard in basketball. [2] He was an All-County and All-City basketball player, an All-State, All-County and All-City baseball player and an All-State and All-County football player at Briarwood Christian. [4] Nicknamed "Magic Mike", he helped the football team compile a 14–1 record with a state championship appearance in his only year as a starter, throwing for 2,672 yards and 22 touchdowns while being the AHSAA Class 5A leader in passing yards, completion percentage (68.8%) and total touchdowns. [2] [4] An unranked recruit, Hiers committed to play college football for the Murray State Racers. [5]

College career

As a true freshman at Murray State in 2018, Hiers redshirted. [5] He then saw limited action in two games in 2019. [5] Hiers transferred to Northwest Mississippi Community College in 2020 and started six games for the team in the COVID-19-shortened season, completing 67% of his pass attempts while throwing for 1,426 yards and 13 touchdowns. [6] He led his school to a perfect record and the junior college national championship, being named the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) most valuable player. [6] He was named first-team All-American, an All-Mississippi Gridiron MVP selection and an All-MACCC choice. [7] In his second season at Northwest Mississippi, Hiers posted a league-leading 3,093 passing yards and 21 touchdowns while being named the co-MACCC Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team All-MACCC selection and a first-team All-State selection. [8]

Hiers transferred to the FCS Samford Bulldogs in 2022 and was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, a first-team All-Southern Conference player and a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. [9] [10] He completed 329-of-428 pass attempts for 3,290 yards and 35 touchdowns, being one touchdown short of the school record while being the NCAA Division I leader in completion percentage, as well as being the leader in completions per game, having the third most passing touchdowns, the third most points responsible for and the third most points responsible for per game. [9] He was named a third-team All-American by Associated Press, a second-team choice by Stats Perform and helped Samford reach the FCS playoffs. [4] [11]

Hiers returned to Samford for a final season in 2023, completing 314-of-436 pass attempts for 3,056 yards and 18 touchdowns with a 72.0% completion percentage. [12] Samford compiled a record of 6–5 and Hiers was invited to play at the Tropical Bowl all-star game. [13]

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  5. 1 2 3 Silva, Richard (September 15, 2023). "Auburn football vs. Samford: Our scouting report, score prediction for the FCS test". The Montgomery Advertiser .
  6. 1 2 Wogenrich, Mark (June 5, 2021). "Prolific Junior College Quarterback Visits Penn State". Sports Illustrated .
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  8. ↑ Brooks, Chris (December 9, 2021). "2021 All-MACCC First Team Selections". Capital Sports.
  9. 1 2 Etheredge, Alec (November 23, 2022). "Former Briarwood QB Hiers named SoCon Offensive Player of the Year, Walter Payton Award finalist". Shelby County Reporter .
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  13. ↑ Lentz, Brian (January 18, 2024). "Michael Hiers to Participate in Tropical Bowl". Northwest Mississippi Community College.
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