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Player Dossier
2016-2020Ohio State
Justin Hilliard
LB • 6'1" • 231 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Hilliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
97
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Player Story
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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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Justin Hilliard, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Ohio State. Justin Hilliard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 84
- TFL
- 9
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Justin Hilliard quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 11 | 13 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 21.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 10 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 25.8 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 6 | 16 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 66.1 |
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Postseason
Ohio State paired 7 primary output with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
6
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
34.6
Usage
9.2
Consistency
53.6
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama: 2. Clemson: 1. Rutgers: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan State: 0. Northwestern: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama: 8 by 53.3. Clemson: 8 by 43.3. Rutgers: 2 by 8.3. Indiana: 1 by 14.2. Michigan State: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 9 by 67.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · -1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Wins
Game Log
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6 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Northwestern
Player Story
Justin Hilliard story
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 production: 84 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Hilliard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 16.7 | 3.1 | — |
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 0 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 3 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 4 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ohio State | 7 | 34.6 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ohio State | 7 | 34.6 | 9.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Northwestern
Week 16 · W 22-10 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Alabama
Week 1 · L 24-52 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 7 · W 30-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
59.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Clemson
Week 1 · W 49-28 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
58.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Rutgers
Week 12 · W 56-21 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Postseason · Ohio State
7 primary output · 34.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
66.1
#2
2020 Regular Season · Ohio State
66.1
7 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 9.2 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Ohio State
47.5
0 primary · 16.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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