Brandon Hill

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

DB · Pittsburgh · Jr. · #9

5′11″ · 195 lb · Apopka, FL

CFB Index 45 · #286 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceHouston — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 31, #248 overall

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 422 nationally · Signed with Duke

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Pittsburgh. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2016.
Drafted round 7 by the Houston in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 161 tackles — drafted at #248 overall by Houston.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

2016

Signed with Duke3-star out of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Signed with UAB3-star out of Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.

2019

Recruited3-star out of Wekiva

202113 games

All-ACCsecond

2023

Drafted by Houstonround 7, pick 248

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#422 national

CFB

College

Pittsburgh

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #248

Houston · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM

All-ACC 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

1 coach

2020–2022

Pat Narduzzi

Pittsburgh

Played his entire career under Pat Narduzzi.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

HoustonEntering 4th NFL season

#248Rd 7 · Pick 31

HoustonEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 26-12 over that span.

2020Pittsburgh6-5HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced

2021Pittsburgh11-3HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

45Rotational starter #286 of 493?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (91st percentile). Strength: tackles (90th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#222 / 2755 · 91st pct

Tackles#272 / 2755 · 90th pct

Passes defended#744 / 2755 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

QB hurries#1444 / 2755 · 24th pct

Sacks#1454 / 2755 · 24th pct

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Tackles for loss#2143 / 2755 · 18th pct

0.5

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

2022 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	6.9	0.1	0.0	0.3
Road5g	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.2	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	4.8	0.1	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pat Narduzzi

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Starter

Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

45 · #286 of 493 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #286 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Pittsburgh	66	39	0.5	2	--	--
2021	Pittsburgh	71	38	1.0	5	2	--
2020	Pittsburgh	24	15	0.0	1	1	--
Career		161	92	1.5	8	3	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 38-31vs West Virginia	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	L 27-34vs Tennessee	8	6	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 34-13@ Western Michigan	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 45-24vs Rhode Island	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 21-26vs Georgia Tech	11	7	0.0	—	1	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 6	W 45-29vs Virginia Tech	6	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 10-24@ Louisville	6	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 24-42@ North Carolina	5	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 19-9vs Syracuse	6	5	0.5	—	0
Wk 11	W 37-7@ Virginia	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 28-26vs Duke	8	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	W 42-16@ Miami	3	2	0.0	—	0
Total		66	39	0.5	—	2

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology