Usage Score
4.2
Player Dossier
2019-2024Northwestern
Ryan Hilinski
QB • 6'4" • 225 lbs • Orange, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ryan Hilinski is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Efficiency
51.7
Consistency
72
Season Value
33.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- South Carolina • Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Scouting Read
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Ryan Hilinski, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · South Carolina. Ryan Hilinski is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.2 usage in the latest tracked season.
Ryan Hilinski played QB for South Carolina and Northwestern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Ryan Hilinski recorded 5,197 passing yards, -128 rushing yards, and -14 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
South Carolina paired 2,302 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 51.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across South Carolina, Northwestern.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Win with 52 yards of offense and 50 efficiency. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
3
Primary Metric / G
39
Efficiency
51.7
Usage
4.2
Consistency
72
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 54. Purdue: 52. Michigan: 11
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 9 by 55.7. Purdue: 4 by 50. Michigan: 4 by 49.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Losses32.5 · Games = 2
First Half53 · Games = 2
All Games39 · Games = 3
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
55.7 vs Iowa
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
South Carolina
2019-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Northwestern
2021-2024
Final stop
Season Progression
2019202020212022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | South Carolina | 2,302 | 56.4 | 10.8 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | South Carolina | 34 | 28 | 3.8 | -2,268 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Northwestern | 911 | 48.5 | 9.3 | 877 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Northwestern | 1,615 | 49 | 9.7 | 704 |
| 2023 Postseason | Northwestern | 90 | 63.6 | 2.6 | -1,525 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northwestern | 90 | 63.6 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northwestern | 117 | 51.7 | 4.2 | 27 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Purdue
Win with 52 yards of offense and 50 efficiency.
52
Primary metric
52 total offense with 50 efficiency.
#2
UTEP
87
Primary metric
Win with 87 yards of offense and 80 efficiency.
87 total offense with 80 efficiency.
#3
Rutgers
282
Primary metric
Win with 282 yards of offense and 68 efficiency.
282 total offense with 68 efficiency.
#4
Alabama
319
Primary metric
Loss with 319 yards of offense and 50.9 efficiency.
319 total offense with 50.9 efficiency.
#5
Georgia
116
Primary metric
Win with 116 yards of offense and 74.4 efficiency.
116 total offense with 74.4 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2019 Regular Season · South Carolina
2,302 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
58.7
#2
2022 Regular Season · Northwestern
48.9
1,615 primary · 49 efficiency · 9.7 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Northwestern
37.4
911 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 9.3 usage
Milestones
7
250+ passing yards
5
300+ total offense
1
3+ takeover TD games
7
Above avg efficiency
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2019 · Rating 0.9695
Orange Lutheran · Orange, CA
- Committed To
- South Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
5,069
Career Total Offense
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.