Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#35
Adam Hill
Junior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 230 lb · Albany, TX · Albany
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Oregon State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2024.
Adam Hill
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Third year in the Texas Tech linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Albany
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 22-7 over that span.
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Workhorse
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Lamar Radcliffe’s 2025 season.
75%match
Matches Lamar on
Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share
Differs from Lamar on
Class year (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Joshua Samuel’s path through Austin Peay.
97%match
Matches Joshua on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Lamar Radcliffe's sophomore season at San José State (2025).
75%match
Matches Lamar on
Yards / carry
Weight
Receiving share
Differs from Lamar on
Class year (lower)
Background
2026 SEASON (JUNIOR) Switched to the inside linebacker room ahead of his junior season as a Red Raider … position was where the coaching staff projects him long-term after recruiting additional depth to the running back room. 2025 SEASON (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in eight games as a sophomore as a res...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #35Adam Hill1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology