As a Sophomore (2018): Started the first 10 games of the year at quarterback before suffering an injury at Indiana (11/10) ... Opened career with 84 pass attempts without an interception, before throwing first career pick against Temple - the longest streak for a Terp since Danny O’Brien (2010), who went on to win ACC Rookie of the Year ... completed 84-of-170 passes for 1,083 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions ... Tallied career-highs with 265 passing yards and three touchdowns against Illinois (10/27) ... Threw a career-best three touchdowns vs. Rutgers (10/13) ... Went 10-for-14 with TD and 0 INTs vs. Minnesota (9/22) ... Completed 8-of-16 passes without an INT at Bowling Green (9/8) ... Started the season-opening win against #23 Texas (9/1), recording career-highs in passing yards (222), completions (17) and long completion
(65).
As a Freshman (2017): Appeared in three games, including two starts at quarterback, before sustaining a season-ending injury against UCF (9/23) ... was highly efficient in three appearances, completing 18-of-21 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception ... made collegiate debut on the road against No. 23 Texas (9/2) in relief of the injured Tyrrell Pigrome ... entered the Texas game with a slight lead at the end of the third quarter and closed out the victory by completing all three pass attempts and rushing for a touchdown ... made first career start against Towson (9/9), completing 13-of-16 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns ... his .813 completion percentage against Towson was the seventh-highest single-game completion percentage (min.10 pass attempts) in Maryland history ... completed both pass attempts against UCF (9/23) before suffering a season-ending injury.
Before Maryland: A consensus 4-star recruit according to all major recruiting databases … the 93rd-ranked overall player in the 2017 class according to Rivals … a member of the ESPN300 … 2017 Washington D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year … played in the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game as a member of Team Armour … received quarterback MVP honors at The Opening’s Washington D.C. Regional … 2016 American Family Insurance/USA Today All-USA Washington D.C. First Team … 2016 Washington Post All-Metro Honorable Mention … 2016 WCAC All-Conference Third Team selection … 2015 All-MIAA selection playing quarterback for Gilman in Baltimore … honorable mention all-state selection as a junior … passed for 1,431 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 65 percent of his passes and rushed for 885 yards and 10 scores in 2016 … led the Cadets to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the WCAC championship game … also received offers from Michigan, Penn State and Michigan State … coached by Joe Casamento.
Personal: Son of Joe and Michele Hill ... has a younger sister, Kaylah, who has Down Syndrome ... calls Kaylah the most influential person in his life other than his parents ... has volunteered locally feeding the homeless, mentoring elementary school students and raising funds for the National Down Syndrome Society ... pretended to be Aaron Rodgers growing up.
HILL'S CAREER HIGHS
Completions - 17 (#23 Texas, 9/1/18)
Passing Yards - 265 (Illinois, 10/27/18)
Passing Touchdowns - 3 (2x, last vs. Illinois, 10/27/18)
Long Completion - 65 (#23 Texas, 9/1/18)
Rushing Yards - 41 (Towson, 9/9/17)
Rushing Touchdowns - 1 (at #23 Texas, 9/2/17)
Long Rush - 16 (Towson, 9/9/17)
Rushing Attempts - 5 (2x, last Towson, 9/9/17)
