Utah State OL Hunter Hill Transfers To BYU Football
Aug 21, 2021, 9:43 PM | Updated: 10:20 pm
Hunter Hill chooses Utah State as Orem High School athletes sign their letters of intent during a signing ceremony in Orem on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football is proving recruiting never sleeps. The Cougars made another addition to their program by landing a commitment from Utah State offensive lineman Hunter Hill.
Hill, a former standout at Orem High School, transferred to BYU last week. The story was first reported by Cougar Sports Insider and has been confirmed by KSL Sports.
#BYU has built up a nice Transfer Portal pipeline of Orem High alums this year.
Jakob Robinson, Puka Nacua, and now OL Hunter Hill.#BYUFootball @kslsports
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— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) August 22, 2021
Hill is set to begin classes at BYU when the semester starts on August 30.
Coming out of high school, Hill was the 75th ranked offensive tackle prospect in the nation by 247Sports and held offers from USC, Washington State, Vanderbilt, and Virginia. Hill was originally committed to play for Washington State before opening up his recruitment and zeroing in on the in-state Aggies.
Hill arrives at BYU as a redshirt freshman beginning in 2021.
Hunter Hill: football career snapshot
During his two years at Utah State, the 6-foot-5, 285-pound Hill did not appear in any games. He redshirted in 2019 and didn’t make any appearances in 2020. Hill did earn All-MWC academic honors for his work in the classroom.
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Hill was a two-time state champion at Orem High School, and he’s the third transfer from Orem High to transfer into BYU this year. The other two were Puka Nacua and Jakob Robinson. Both are expected to contribute immediately in 2021.
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Hill was also teammates at Orem High with BYU defensive back Ethan Slade, who made a name for himself during training camp with a two-interception performance during BYU’s first scrimmage.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for KSLsports.com and host of the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (Saturday from 12-3 pm) on KSL Newsradio. Follow him on Twitter: @Mitch_Harper.
