Nick Hill: RB · Michigan State · #20.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Nick Hill
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. One game to point at: 178 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Indiana — Week 8, 2014.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 30.7% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.3% of his carries. 3 carries for -3 yds vs Ohio State; 16 for 178 vs Indiana.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9 of the team's 34 inside-the-5 carries (26.5%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 27
Detroit Free Press Oct 24
Lansing State Journal Oct 23Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan State | 107 | 622 | 5.8 | 9 | 76 |
| Career | 107 | 622 | 5.8 | 9 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan State | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2014 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-7vs Jacksonville State | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 2 | 17 | |
| Wk 2 | L 27-46@ No. 3 Oregon | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 73-14vs Eastern Michigan | 14 | 58 | 4.1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-14vs Wyoming | 10 | 71 | 7.1 | 0 | 20 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-22vs No. 19 Nebraska | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-31@ Purdue | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 2 | 37 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-17@ Indiana | 16 | 178 | 11.1 | 1 | 76 | Season-high 178 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 35-11vs Michigan | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 11 | L 37-49vs No. 13 Ohio State | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-15@ Maryland | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-3vs Rutgers | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 2 | 19 | |
 Bowl | W 42-41vs No. 4 Baylor | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Total | 107 | 622 | 5.8 | 9 | 76 |
Week 8 · 2014
W 56-17
at Indiana
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
59%99 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.8 yds/carry on 107 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 59% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2014 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 39.1 | 4.0 | 0.7 |
| Road4g | 80.5 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 44.7 | 4.6 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 61.8 | 6.1 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Dantonio
Pass share
40.9%
400 pass / 578 run
Plays / game
75.2
13 games
Team sack rate
2.9%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2014
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Michigan State, 622 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2010–2014
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mark Dantonio.
