2022 Football Roster
Brandon Hill
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Apopka, FL
- High School:
- Wekiva
2022: Started all 12 regular-season games at strong safety…team’s second-leading tackler with 67 stops and added two pass breakups and one fumble recovery…Honorable Mention All-ACC…named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance in a 28-26 win over Duke in which he had a 30-yard scoop and score in the fourth quarter…in addition to his TD, Hill added eight tackles and a pass breakup against the Blue Devils...tied his career-high with 11 tackles against Georgia Tech…had nine stops against Tennessee.
2021: Played in all 14 games, starting 13 at strong safety…totaled 81 tackles, one TFL, six pass breakups, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble…All-ACC (second team)…Paycom Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist…helped clinch a 41-34 win at Tennessee by collecting a team-high seven tackles and intercepting a pass at Pitt’s 17 and returning it 25 yards, allowing the Panthers to run out the final 4:52 on the clock…earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his Tennessee performance…posted a career-high 11 tackles and three PBUs against Clemson…had nine tackles and a TFL at Georgia Tech…also had nine tackles against North Carolina…in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, halted a Michigan State drive in Pitt territory with an interception, which the Panthers parlayed into a touchdown and 14-10 halftime lead…forced a fumble against Miami…recovered a fumble at Duke.
2020: Played in 10 games, starting two contests at safety (Florida State and Georgia Tech)…compiled 27 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one interception…made his first collegiate start at Florida State (Nov. 7) and figured prominently in the 41-17 win…collected a game-high eight tackles, forced a fumble and put an exclamation point on the victory with a 50-yard interception return for a touchdown…was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his performance against the Seminoles…logged eight tackles with a forced fumble against Notre Dame…had five stops at Georgia Tech…had 1.5 TFLs in the opener against Austin Peay.
2019: Played in four games as a true freshman, preserving a redshirt…appearances came against UCF, Delaware, Duke and Eastern Michigan (Quick Lane Bowl).
HIGH SCHOOL: One of the top defensive back prospects in Central Florida…had five interceptions and 12 pass breakups as a senior safety for Wekiva…averaged an amazing 28.4 yards per interception return…also collected 29 tackles and four tackles for loss…on offense, carried 36 times for 202 yards (5.6 avg.) and six touchdowns...helped Wekiva to an 11-2 record and back-to-back district championships…the No. 6-ranked player in the Orlando Sentinel Central Florida “Super60”…rated the nation’s No. 34 safety prospect by ESPN…played under Coach Rich Bedesem.
PERSONAL: Brandon Donovan Hill, born 9/6/00, is the son of Adrienne and Maurice Hill…has one brother…law, criminal justice and society major.
