Daxton Hill: DB · Michigan · #30.
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Daxton Hill
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Third year in the same secondary at Michigan. First career honor, 2021: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Ohio State — Week 13, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 7 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Washington | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Rutgers | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17@ Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-7vs Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-37@ No. 8 Michigan State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 29-7vs Indiana | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ No. 23 Penn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 59-18@ Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 2 Ohio State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3vs No. 15 Iowa | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 39 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 38-17
at Wisconsin
1 interception · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Wisconsin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
69tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL69 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 8 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 23-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
41.1%
394 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #20 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 143 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #31 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 5th NFL season
