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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Michigan State
Nick Hill
RB • 5'8" • Chelsea, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Nick Hill leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Nick Hill built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Chelsea, MI wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Nick Hill's career was his backfield work: 1,129...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Nick Hill, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Michigan State. Nick Hill leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.6 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,199
- Rushing yards
- 1,129
- Receiving yards
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 11
Quick Answers
Nick Hill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,199
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 50 games
- Best season
- 2014 Postseason · Michigan State
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Highland Springs · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Highland Springs · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2014
- 2014 Scrimmage yards rank
- 670 scrimmage yards · RB 122nd (top 23%) · Big Ten 29th (top 12%) · National 286th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 13 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 11 | 366 | 344 | 22 | 1 | 47.9 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 63.3 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 12 | 644 | 596 | 48 | 9 | 63.3 |
Related Context
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Nick Hill played RB for Michigan State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nick Hill recorded 1,129 rushing yards, 70 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Michigan State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason
Michigan State paired 670 primary output with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Win with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Postseason · Michigan State
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
55.8
Efficiency
53.6
Usage
14.3
Consistency
58.6
Best Game by takeover score
Indiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Baylor: 26. Jacksonville State: 51. Oregon: 14. Eastern Michigan: 58. Wyoming: 85. Nebraska: 30. Purdue: 72. Indiana: 178. Michigan: 26. Ohio State: -3. Maryland: 58. Rutgers: 75
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Baylor: 7 by 38.7. Jacksonville State: 12 by 41.6. Oregon: 7 by 20.8. Eastern Michigan: 14 by 43.2. Wyoming: 11 by 76.6. Nebraska: 9 by 34.7. Purdue: 9 by 83.3. Indiana: 16 by 96.4. Michigan: 4 by 62.5. Ohio State: 3 by 0. Maryland: 6 by 90.3. Rutgers: 13 by 54.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins65.9 · Games = 10 · +60.4 vs Losses
Losses5.5 · Games = 2 · -60.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Indiana
Best efficiency game
96.4 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1/1 | @ Baylor | W 42-41 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Rutgers2+ TD | W 45-3 | 12 | 59 | 4.90 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 5.8 |
| Sun 11/16 | @ Maryland | W 37-15 | 6 | 58 | 9.70 | 1 | — | — | 9.7 |
| Sun 11/9 | vs Ohio State | L 37-49 | 3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Michigan | W 35-11 | 3 | 17 | 5.70 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6.5 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ Indiana100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 56-17 | 16 | 178 | 11.10 | 1 | — | — | 11.1 |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Purdue2+ TD | W 45-31 | 9 | 72 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| Sun 10/5 | vs Nebraska | W 27-22 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Wyoming | W 56-14 | 10 | 71 | 7.10 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7.7 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 73-14 | 14 | 58 | 4.10 | 1 | — | — | 4.1 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oregon | L 27-46 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Jacksonville State2+ TD | W 45-7 | 11 | 42 | 3.80 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.3 |
Player Story
Nick Hill story
Nick Hill built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a running back from Chelsea, MI wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan State. The clearest part of Nick Hill's career was his backfield work: 1,129 rushing yards, 225 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 70 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Michigan State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 70 receiving yards and 1,909 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 50 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan State.
The arc is straightforward: Nick Hill 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
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Michigan State
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20102011201120122012201320142014
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Michigan State | 2 | 20.8 | 2 | — |
| 2011 Postseason | Michigan State | 113 | 41.7 | 3.4 | 111 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Michigan State | 113 | 41.7 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | Michigan State | 48 | 21.7 | 2.9 | -65 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan State | 48 | 21.7 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan State | 366 | 48.5 | 11.4 | 318 |
| 2014 Postseason | Michigan State | 670 | 53.6 | 14.3 | 304 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan State | 670 | 53.6 | 14.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 8 · W 56-17 · Conference game
Win with 178 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
178
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
178 scrimmage yards and 22.2 usage.
#2
vs Youngstown State
Week 3 · W 55-17
83
Scrimmage Yards
75.1 takeover
Win with 83 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
83 scrimmage yards and 12.9 usage.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 2 · W 21-6
73
Scrimmage Yards
73.1 takeover
Win with 73 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
73 scrimmage yards and 20 usage.
#4
vs Nebraska
Week 10 · L 24-28 · Conference game
30
Scrimmage Yards
70.3 takeover
Loss with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
30 scrimmage yards and 3.8 usage.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 2 · W 44-0
56
Scrimmage Yards
65.7 takeover
Win with 56 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
56 scrimmage yards and 19.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Postseason · Michigan State
670 primary output · 53.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
63.3
#2
2014 Regular Season · Michigan State
63.3
670 primary · 53.6 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Michigan State
47.9
366 primary · 48.5 efficiency · 11.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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