Senior linebacker for Ohio State. 2020: 33 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.
6′1″ · 231 lb · Cincinnati, OH
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 35 nationally · Signed with Ohio State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Ohio State. 2020: 33 tackles, 5 tackles for loss.
Justin Hilliard
Five seasons at Ohio State, two different head coaches: Urban Meyer and Ryan Day. One game to point at: 9 tackles, 2 TFL against Northwestern — Week 16, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Ohio State, 84 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Urban Meyer → Ryan Day. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles for loss (82nd percentile). Concern: sacks (27th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ohio State | 33 | 20 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 13 | 7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 20 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2016 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 84 | 53 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | W 49-27vs Rutgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-12@ Michigan State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 22-10vs Northwestern | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 10 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |