Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-3vs New Hampshire | 15 | 90 | 6.0 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 90 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 18-21vs California | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 | 55 | |
| Total | 17 | 146 | 17.0 | 1 | 55 |
#20
Tylik Hill
Sophomore running back for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′9″ · 205 lb · Asbury Park, NJ · Pope John XXIII
Returning to Syracuse for 2026
The numbers
146
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 8.6 per carry · 1 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 90 rush yds, 1 TD, 5 rec yds, vs New Hampshire
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Syracuse. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Syracuse in 2025.
- 129 rushing yards in 2025. Then 146 in 2026.
Tylik Hill
Second year in the Syracuse backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt: 90 rush yds, 5 rec yds against New Hampshire — Week 1, 2026.
146 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 17 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Syracuse3-star out of Pope John XXIII
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Syracuse
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Fran Brown — 4-10 over that span.
2025Syracuse3-9HC: Fran Brown · Balanced
2026Syracuse1-1HC: Fran Brown · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (93rd percentile). Strength: long run (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 73.0 YDS/g, 17.0 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Fran Brown
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 66–3
90 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 63-point win at home against New Hampshire.
With S. Angeli — 263 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -14 rush yds (3 car) · D. Samuel Jr. — 2 SOLO · 2 TOT · 42 AVG
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · California · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.68(14:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 55 yards gain to the CAL08 (#7 D.Harris), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +2.46(12:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 12 yards gain to the UNH43 (#10 C.Cook; #12 J.Stone), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21(09:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNH00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31 #47 T.Woody kick attempt good (H: #17 R.Belin, LS: #21 F.Brown Jr.)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -1.12(13:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush left for 0 yards to the SYR40 (#42 T.Barry)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA +1.09(05:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNH03 (#10 C.Cook), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +1.08(14:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SYR40 (#15 M.Smith), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA -0.87(04:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush left for 1 yard loss to the UNH04 (#14 R.Pernell)
- Week 2 · California · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.85(14:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SYR37 (#3 K.Mothudi; #98 N.Burrell)
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +0.82(06:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush right for 12 yards gain to the UNH19 (#7 P.Harris; #12 J.Stone), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · New Hampshire · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.61(12:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 T.Hill rush left for 16 yards gain to the UNH27 (#12 J.Stone; #50 M.Sopp), 1ST DOWN
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Syracuse
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Syracuse
Returning around him
- 35% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- Transfer portal: -10 net (19 in / 29 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Syracuse · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #35 · 2026 recruiting class #35
Background
Freshman Year (2025): Appeared in eight games, with 24 carries for 129 yards, one catch for four yards and 12 kickoff returns for 262 yards ... Returned two kickoffs for 45 yards and had two carries for 20 yards against Colgate (9/12) in his collegiate debut ... One kickoff return for 26 yards in...
The backfield · Syracuse
- #4Ju'Juan Johnson155 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Tylik Hill129 rushing yards · 2025
- #28Malachi Coleman31 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Davion Kerr-3 rushing yards · 2025
- #22Ahmad Miller1 game · 2026
1 more on the roster · Syracuse team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology