Zi'Yon Hill: DL · Louisiana · #4.
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Zi'Yon Hill
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for three head coaches at Louisiana: Mark Hudspeth, Billy Napier and Michael Desormeaux. All-Sun Belt in 2021 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Southern Miss — Week 9, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs SE Louisiana | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-33@ Rice | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21@ UL Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Marshall | 5 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-18vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 9 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 17-23vs Troy | 4 | 4 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ No. 20 Florida State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-13@ Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 17 | 12.5 | 7.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
30%12 TFLSack rate
17%7 sacksHurry rate
21%9 hurries42 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 7 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
49.7%
441 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
68.2
13 games
Team sack rate
4.8%
458 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
42 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Six seasons at Louisiana, 20 sacks — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mark Hudspeth, Billy Napier, and Michael Desormeaux. Multi-era developmental context.
