Justin Hilliard

LB • 6'1" • 231 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA

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Justin Hilliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.

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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker

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Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State

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Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 5
Program Path: Ohio State
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern

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Justin Hilliard built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 47, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Justin Hilliard's career was his defensive...

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Class 2015 · Rating 0.9851

St. Xavier · Cincinnati, OH

Committed To: Ohio State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2015

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Latest team and position: Ohio State · LB
Career Tackles: 84
Tracked sample: 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 36 games
Best season: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game: Northwestern
Recruit profile: 5-star · St. Xavier · Ohio State
High school pipeline: St. Xavier · 36 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 47 · Senior
2020 Tackles rank: 33 tackles · LB 293rd (top 26%) · Big Ten 66th (top 13%) · National 687th (top 14%)

Justin Hilliard played LB for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Hilliard recorded 84 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio State.

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