Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2011-2015Iowa
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.
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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- 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
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 55.3 |
| 2013 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 54.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 9 | 96 | 2 | 54.1 |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 43.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 9 | 10 | 97 | 1 | 43.5 |
| 2015 Postseason | Iowa | 8 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 65.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 8 | 14 | 196 | 0 | 65.2 |
Related Context
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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.
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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 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 1/1 | vs Stanford | L 16-45 | — | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 12/6 | vs Michigan State | L 13-16 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/7 | @ Indiana | W 35-27 | — | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/31 | vs Maryland | W 31-15 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/17 | @ Northwestern | W 40-10 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs North Texas | W 62-16 | — | 2 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 9/20 | vs Pittsburgh | W 27-24 | — | 2 | 52 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 9/5 | vs Illinois State | W 31-14 | — | 2 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
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
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Iowa
2011-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 15 | 100 | 4.2 | 15 |
| 2013 Postseason | Iowa | 135 | 69.2 | 8.6 | 120 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 135 | 69.2 | 8.6 | 0 |
| 2014 Postseason | Iowa | 105 | 56.3 | 6.2 | -30 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 105 | 56.3 | 6.2 | 0 |
| 2015 Postseason | Iowa | 212 | 71.4 | 11.2 | 107 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 212 | 71.4 | 11.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Indiana
Week 10 · W 35-27 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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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
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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