Matthew Hill

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Position:
Safety
Height:
6-1
Weight:
192
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Prev School:
Auburn
High School:
Brookwood HS

2023: Saw action in 11 games with...Finished season with 10 tackles (five solo), one TFL, one blocked punt, and nine kick returns for 238 yards (26.4 ypr)...Blocked his first career punt at Memphis (11/4), after the original punt was blown dead due to a Memphis false start. USF’s first blocked punt since vs. Florida State back in 2012....Posted a career-best 51-yard kickoff return vs Charlotte (11/25).

2022: Saw action in 11 games and made seven starts on the year…posted 30 tackles, one TFL, one INT, one FF, and one FR...made a season-best six stops at Louisville (9/24) where he add a FF and a FR…intercepted a pass at Cincinnati (10/8)…has six stops at Houston (10/29)…had four stops and a TFL vs. Tulane (10/15)…had five tackles at Temple (11/5)…made at least one tackle in nine games.

2021: Started all 10 games at SS..finished sixth on the team with 50 tackles...totaled seven tackles and one INT (27-yard return) versus NC State (9/2)...recorded eight tackles vs Florida A&M (9/18)...charted a team-high 11 tackles and a PBU at SMU (10/2)...played 94 snaps vs. Tulsa and found himself on the field for virtually every defensive snap all season in games he played in, missing two with injury.

2020 (AUBURN): Converted to safety in the preseason…saw action in three games…entered the transfer portal.

2019 (AUBURN): Versatile offensive threat who recorded eight catches for the season … three catches gained 25 yards vs. Samford … two receptions in Iron Bowl

2018 (AUBURN): True freshman in the rotation at wide receiver ... fumble recovery and a 22-yard rush vs. Alabama State ... one carry in Music City Bowl vs. Purdue

BROOKWOOD HS: Explosive wide receiver who led the Brookwood Broncos to an 11-3 record and the Georgia state Class 7A final four … also played strong safety for Coach Phillip Jones … Under Armour All-American Game … Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 … GSWA all-state and Gwinnett Daily Post offensive player of the year … Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN four star … Rivals No. 7 athlete nationally … Scout No. 14 overall prospect in Georgia … also a track and field letterman

PERSONAL: Birthday is March 11 … raised by his grandmother Georgia Hill Thompson and his father Bobby Hill … has four brothers – Chris, Myles, Preston and Alexander – and a sister, Egypt … earned his USF degree in the fall of 2022.

HILL’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles 11, at SMU (10/2/21)

HILL GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2023 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
WKU (2-2-0); UAB (4-1-3); FAU (1-1-0); Charlotte (3-1-2).

2022 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
BYU (2-1-1); Florida (2-0-2); Louisville (6-4-2); ECU (2-1-1); Cincinnati (1-1-0); Tulane (4-2-2); Houston (6-4-2); Temple (5-1-4); SMU (2-1-1)

2021 Tackles (Total-Solo-Assists)
NC State (7-2-5), Florida (4-4-0), Florida A&M (8-6-2); BYU (4-2-2); SMU (11-9-2); Tulsa (5-3-2); Temple (3-2-1); ECU (3-2-1); Houston (4-3-1); Tulane (1-1-0)