#38

Ka'Darian Hill

Senior defensive tackle for Ole Miss. 2022: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

DT · Ole Miss · Sr. · #38

6′1″ · 310 lb · Eufaula, AL

CFB Index 40 · #180 of 278 interior linemenLow confidenceOle Miss 2022 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 832 nationally · Signed with Ole Miss

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive tackle for Ole Miss. 2022: 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, 19 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Ole Miss, 56 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2018

Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Eufaula

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#832 national

CFB

College

Ole Miss

2018–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2022

2 coaches

2018–2019

Matt Luke

Ole Miss

2020–2022

Lane Kiffin

Ole Miss

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Luke → Lane Kiffin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Ole Miss5-7HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2019Ole Miss4-8HC: Matt Luke · Run-heavy

2020Ole Miss5-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Ole Miss10-3HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Ole Miss8-5HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-heavy, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

40Below cohort / limited sample #180 of 278?

Low confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: solo tackles (4th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#845 / 2755 · 61st pct

1.0

QB hurries#823 / 2755 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1116 / 2755 · 48th pct

Tackles for loss#1332 / 2755 · 47th pct

2.0

Tackles#1922 / 2755 · 29th pct

Solo tackles#2618 / 2755 · 4th pct

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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road3g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.4	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	0.2	0.2	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Golding

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

40 · #180 of 278 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #180 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Ole Miss	19	4	2.0	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Ole Miss	24	6	1.5	0.0	--	--	--
2020	Ole Miss	9	4	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2019	Ole Miss	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Ole Miss	2	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		56	14	4.0	1.0	1	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 22–19

vs Kentucky

5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With J. Dart — 213 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 71.7 · 40 rush yds (8 car) · F. Masin — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 58 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 59-3vs Central Arkansas	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 35-27vs Tulsa	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 22-19vs Kentucky	5	3	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 5 tackles
Wk 6	W 52-28@ Vanderbilt	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 48-34vs Auburn	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 31-28@ Texas A&M	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 24-30vs Alabama	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 27-42@ Arkansas	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 22-24vs Mississippi State	2	1	1.0	1.0	—	1
Total		19	4	2.0	1.0	—	1

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

Ka'Darian Hill

2018

2022 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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