Player Dossier

2011-2015

Iowa

Jacob Hillyer

WR • 6'4" • Somerset, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jacob Hillyer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

23

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Iowa

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Iowa
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Player Story

Jacob Hillyer built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Somerset, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jacob Hillyer's career was his receiving role: 39...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.835

Somerset · Somerset, TX

Committed To
Iowa
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

Jacob Hillyer, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Postseason · Iowa. Jacob Hillyer reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
467
Receptions
39
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Jacob Hillyer quick answers

Latest team and position
Iowa · WR
Career Receiving Yards
467
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 26 games
Best season
2015 Postseason · Iowa
Top game
Indiana
Recruit profile
3-star · Somerset · Iowa
High school pipeline
Somerset · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Class 2015
2015 Receiving yards rank
212 receiving yards · WR 434th (top 46%) · Big Ten 56th (top 26%) · National 569th (top 30%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonIowa0-00-
2012 Regular SeasonIowa1115055.3
2013 PostseasonIowa8239054.1
2013 Regular SeasonIowa8996254.1
2014 PostseasonIowa918043.5
2014 Regular SeasonIowa91097143.5
2015 PostseasonIowa8216065.2
2015 Regular SeasonIowa814196065.2

Related Context

Jacob Hillyer played WR for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jacob Hillyer recorded 467 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Iowa.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Postseason

Iowa paired 212 primary output with 71.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 71.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2015 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2015 Postseason · Iowa

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

26.5

Efficiency

71.4

Usage

11.2

Consistency

52

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. Stanford: 16. Illinois State: 38. Pittsburgh: 52. North Texas: 22. Northwestern: 8. Maryland: 15. Indiana: 53. Michigan State: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Stanford: 2 by 53.3. Illinois State: 2 by 100. Pittsburgh: 2 by 100. North Texas: 2 by 73.3. Northwestern: 1 by 53.3. Maryland: 2 by 50. Indiana: 4 by 88.3. Michigan State: 1 by 53.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins31.3 · Games = 6 · +19.3 vs Losses
Losses12 · Games = 2 · -19.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

100 vs Pittsburgh

Result
Fri 1/1vs StanfordL 16-452168809
Sun 12/6vs Michigan StateL 13-16188808
Sat 11/7@ IndianaW 35-2745313.313.30020
Sat 10/31vs MarylandW 31-152157.57.50012
Sat 10/17@ NorthwesternW 40-10188808
Sat 9/26vs North TexasW 62-162221111016
Sun 9/20vs PittsburghW 27-242522626032
Sat 9/5vs Illinois StateW 31-142381919020

Player Story

Jacob Hillyer story

Jacob Hillyer built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a wide receiver from Somerset, TX wearing No. 17, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Jacob Hillyer's career was his receiving role: 39 catches, 467 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. That gives Jacob Hillyer's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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

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    Iowa

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonIowa0
2012 Regular SeasonIowa151004.215
2013 PostseasonIowa13569.28.6120
2013 Regular SeasonIowa13569.28.60
2014 PostseasonIowa10556.36.2-30
2014 Regular SeasonIowa10556.36.20
2015 PostseasonIowa21271.411.2107
2015 Regular SeasonIowa21271.411.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Indiana

Week 10 · W 35-27 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

53

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

53 receiving yards with a 88.3 efficiency score.

#2

@ LSU

Week 1 · L 14-21 · Postseason

39

Receiving Yards

83.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 5 · W 24-10 · Conference game

35

Receiving Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

35 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Pittsburgh

Week 3 · W 27-24

52

Receiving Yards

74.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Northwestern

Week 9 · L 17-28 · Conference game

15

Receiving Yards

71.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Postseason · Iowa

212 primary output · 71.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

65.2

#2

2015 Regular Season · Iowa

65.2

212 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 11.2 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Iowa

55.3

15 primary · 100 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games