Player Dossier

2013-2016

Michigan

Delano Hill

S • 6'1" • Detroit, MI, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Delano Hill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Usage / Role

59%

Regular defensive contributor

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Impact Production

68

Solid production for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

60

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Player Story

Delano Hill built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Detroit, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Delano Hill's career was his defensive production: 50...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8226

Cleveland · Rio Rancho, NM

Committed To
Fresno State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2017
Selection
Round 3 · Pick 31
Overall
No. 95
NFL Team
Seattle Seahawks

Delano Hill, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Michigan. Delano Hill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 27 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
50
TFL
4.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
3
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Delano Hill quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · S
Career Tackles
50
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 12 games
Best season
2016 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Maryland
Recruit profile
3-star · Cleveland · Fresno State
High school pipeline
Cleveland · 15 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
NFL Draft
2017 · Round 3 · Pick 31 · Seattle Seahawks
Latest roster
No. 44 · Class 2016
2016 Tackles rank
50 tackles · S 120th (top 32%) · Big Ten 77th (top 13%) · National 706th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00-0--0-
2016 PostseasonMichigan12410--056.6
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan12463.5013256.6

Related Context

Delano Hill played S for Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Delano Hill recorded 50 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Michigan paired 11.5 primary output with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 27 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Maryland

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Postseason · Michigan

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

27

Usage

5.6

Consistency

52.8

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. Florida State: 1. Hawai'i: 3. UCF: 0. Colorado: 1. Penn State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Rutgers: 0. Illinois: 1. Michigan State: 1. Maryland: 2.5. Iowa: 2. Ohio State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida State: 4 by 26.7. Hawai'i: 1 by 34.2. UCF: 3 by 12.5. Colorado: 6 by 35. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 2 by 18.3. Michigan State: 11 by 55.8. Maryland: 6 by 50. Iowa: 4 by 36.7. Ohio State: 8 by 33.3

Split Comparison

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Wins0.9 · Games = 9 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 3 · +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

Maryland

Best efficiency game

55.8 vs Michigan State

Result
Sat 12/31@ Florida StateL 32-3343100
Sat 11/26@ Ohio StateL 27-3086000
Sun 11/13@ IowaSplash gameL 13-1443101
Sat 11/5vs MarylandSplash gameW 59-3650.50020
Sat 10/29@ Michigan State10+ tacklesW 32-231110000
Sat 10/22vs IllinoisW 41-821001
Sat 10/8@ RutgersW 78-011000
Sat 10/1vs WisconsinW 14-732000
Sat 9/24vs Penn StateW 49-1010000
Sat 9/17vs ColoradoW 45-2864100
Sat 9/10vs UCFW 51-1431000
Sat 9/3vs Hawai'iSplash gameW 63-3111011

Player Story

Delano Hill story

Delano Hill built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a safety from Detroit, MI wearing No. 44, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Delano Hill's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3 interceptions, and 3 passes defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Delano Hill's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Michigan.

The arc is straightforward: Delano 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

    2013-2016

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Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonMichigan0
2014 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2015 Regular SeasonMichigan00
2016 PostseasonMichigan11.5275.611.5
2016 Regular SeasonMichigan11.5275.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Maryland

Week 10 · W 59-3 · Conference game

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5

Havoc Plays

75.8 takeover

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.8 takeover score.

#2

vs Hawai'i

Week 1 · W 63-3

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Havoc Plays

65.3 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Michigan State

Week 9 · W 32-23 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#4

@ Iowa

Week 11 · L 13-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

55 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 55 takeover score.

#5

@ Florida State

Week 1 · L 32-33 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

42.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 42.5 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Postseason · Michigan

11.5 primary output · 27 efficiency · 5.6 usage

56.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Michigan

56.6

11.5 primary · 27 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Michigan

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

3

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games