Temple · L 13-17
No tackles.
UTSA · L 24-31
No tackles.
Hill has tackles in 6 of South Florida’s 8 games: none against Temple and UTSA.
Rodney Hill
Played for three head coaches at South Florida: Alex Golesh, Kevin Patrick and Brian Hartline. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Army — Week 2, 2026.
20 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Florida | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | South Florida | 18 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | South Florida | 18 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 56 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-9vs Florida International | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24@ Army | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-17vs Delaware State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 14-6@ Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 29-2vs Kent State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 30-10vs UAB | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -21 to +4 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
20tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups20 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Hartline
Pass share
42.1%
195 pass / 268 run
Plays / game
57.9
8 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
220 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #541 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #60 of 61 American Athletic LBs
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%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Alex Golesh → Brian Hartline. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
