Quaylen Hill is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Florida International.
Hill wins the gap play after play. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Florida International. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Delaware, Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 21 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| 2024 | Florida International | 22 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Florida International | 6 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 49 | 19 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-34@ No. 2 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-28vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-38vs Delaware | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 25-6@ Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 26-45vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 56-30@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-27vs Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-21vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 20-57vs UTSA | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
19%4 TFLSack rate
10%2 sacksHurry rate
5%1 hurry21 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
47.3%
428 pass / 476 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
409 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #41 of 45 Conference USA DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
