Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Michigan
Brandyn Hillman
DB • 6'0" • 200 lbs • Portsmouth, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Brandyn Hillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Alabama
Player Story
Brandyn Hillman built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Portsmouth, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandyn Hillman's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Brandyn Hillman, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Michigan. Brandyn Hillman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 22.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Brandyn Hillman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Michigan
- Top game
- Alabama
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Churchland · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Churchland · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 49 tackles · DB 143rd (top 15%) · Big Ten 80th (top 11%) · National 632nd (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37 |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 17 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 29.2 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 12 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 12 | 48 | 2.5 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 43.5 |
Related Context
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Brandyn Hillman played DB for Michigan. Across 3 tracked seasons, Brandyn Hillman recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Michigan paired 6.5 primary output with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 22.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Michigan
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
22.4
Usage
4.5
Consistency
13.9
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 0. New Mexico: 1.5. Oklahoma: 0. Central Michigan: 1. Nebraska: 0. Wisconsin: 1. USC: 0. Michigan State: 1. Purdue: 0. Northwestern: 0. Maryland: 2. Ohio State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico: 5 by 35.8. Oklahoma: 7 by 29.2. Central Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Nebraska: 7 by 29.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 22.5. USC: 2 by 8.3. Michigan State: 6 by 35. Purdue: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5. Maryland: 4 by 36.7. Ohio State: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.8 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
Maryland
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Maryland
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/31 | @ Texas | L 27-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs Ohio State | L 9-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 45-20 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ Northwestern | W 24-22 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Purdue | W 21-16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Michigan State | W 31-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ USC | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Wisconsin | W 24-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Nebraska | W 30-27 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Central Michigan | W 63-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Oklahoma | L 13-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs New Mexico | W 34-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brandyn Hillman story
Brandyn Hillman built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Portsmouth, VA wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Brandyn Hillman's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Brandyn Hillman's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Michigan
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 4.2 | 0.8 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Michigan | 4.5 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 4.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Michigan | 4.5 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Michigan | 6.5 | 22.4 | 4.5 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Michigan | 6.5 | 22.4 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Alabama
Week 1 · W 19-13 · Postseason
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
78.3 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 78.3 takeover score.
#2
@ No. 75 Maryland
Week 13 · W 45-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 73 New Mexico
Week 1 · W 34-17
1.5
Havoc Plays
58.3 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.3 takeover score.
#4
vs No. 85 Wisconsin
Week 6 · W 24-10 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
49.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 82 Michigan State
Week 9 · W 31-20 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Michigan
6.5 primary output · 22.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage
43.5
#2
2025 Regular Season · Michigan
43.5
6.5 primary · 22.4 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Michigan
37
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.8 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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