Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022Pittsburgh
Brandon Hill
DB • 5'11" • 195 lbs • Apopka, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandon Hill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Player Story
Brandon Hill built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Apopka, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Brandon Hill's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
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- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2023
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 248
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Brandon Hill, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Brandon Hill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 161
- TFL
- 1.5
- Passes defended
- 8
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Brandon Hill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DB
- Career Tackles
- 161
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Georgia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Battle Ground Academy
- High school pipeline
- Battle Ground Academy · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2023 · Round 7 · Pick 31 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 66 tackles · DB 49th (top 6%) · ACC 25th (top 5%) · National 276th (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 7 | 24 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | 17.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 14 | 67 | 1 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 44.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 12 | 66 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 26.3 |
Related Context
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Brandon Hill played DB for Pittsburgh. Across 4 tracked seasons, Brandon Hill recorded 3 rushing yards, 161 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 8 primary output with 26.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
25
Usage
4.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 0. Tennessee: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Rhode Island: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. Virginia Tech: 0. Louisville: 0. North Carolina: 0. Syracuse: 0.5. Virginia: 0. Duke: 1. Miami: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 7 by 29.2. Tennessee: 8 by 33.3. Western Michigan: 3 by 12.5. Rhode Island: 2 by 8.3. Georgia Tech: 11 by 55.8. Virginia Tech: 6 by 25. Louisville: 6 by 25. North Carolina: 5 by 20.8. Syracuse: 6 by 30. Virginia: 1 by 4.2. Duke: 8 by 43.3. Miami: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.2 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
55.8 vs Georgia Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | @ Miami | W 42-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Duke | W 28-26 | 8 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Virginia | W 37-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Syracuse | W 19-9 | 6 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ North Carolina | L 24-42 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ Louisville | L 10-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Virginia Tech | W 45-29 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | vs Georgia Tech10+ tackles | L 21-26 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Rhode Island | W 45-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Western Michigan | W 34-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Tennessee | L 27-34 | 8 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs West Virginia | W 38-31 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandon Hill story
Brandon Hill built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a defensive back from Apopka, FL wearing No. 9, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Brandon Hill's career was his defensive production: 161 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 8 passes defended across 33 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Hill's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Pittsburgh
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 17.1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 8 | 26.9 | 4.5 | 6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 8 | 26.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2.5 | 25 | 4.9 | -5.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Georgia Tech
Week 5 · L 21-26 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Tennessee
Week 2 · W 41-34
2
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#3
@ Florida State
Week 10 · W 41-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 8 · W 27-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
68.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.3 takeover score.
#5
vs Duke
Week 12 · W 28-26 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Pittsburgh
8 primary output · 26.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
44.7
#2
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
44.7
8 primary · 26.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
26.3
2.5 primary · 25 efficiency · 4.9 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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