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Nikhai Hill-Green Career Story

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Player Story

Nikhai Hill-Green story

Nikhai Hill-Green built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a linebacker from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 41, spending time with Alabama, Charlotte, Colorado, and Michigan. The clearest part of Nikhai Hill-Green's career was his defensive production: 255 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Colorado. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Nikhai Hill-Green's production has multiple signals. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama, Charlotte, Colorado, and Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Nikhai Hill-Green moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Michigan

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Charlotte

    2023

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Colorado

    2024

    Peak year stop

  4. 4

    Alabama

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20202021202120222023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan04.20.7
2021 PostseasonMichigan318.34.43
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan318.34.40
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan0-3
2023 Regular SeasonCharlotte1443.611.614
2024 Regular SeasonColorado21.545.311.37.5
2025 PostseasonAlabama10255.9-11.5
2025 Regular SeasonAlabama10255.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Colorado to AlabamaP4 to P485.6Dec 22, 2024
2024Charlotte to ColoradoG5/FCS to P479.8Nov 30, 2023
2023Michigan to CharlotteP4 to G5/FCS19.6Apr 24, 2023

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ UCF

Week 5 · W 48-21 · Conference game

Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4

Havoc Plays

92.5 takeover

4 disruption/tackle impact with 92.5 takeover score.

#2

@ Tulsa

Week 10 · W 33-26 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

91.9 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 91.9 takeover score.

#3

@ Florida

Week 4 · L 7-22

2.5

Havoc Plays

80.5 takeover

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.

#4

vs Rutgers

Week 4 · W 20-13 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

79.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.

#5

vs Cincinnati

Week 9 · W 34-23 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

76.7 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Colorado

21.5 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 11.3 usage

75.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Charlotte

66.3

14 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 11.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Michigan

36.7

0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

Milestones

17

Impact games

14

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games