Daniel Hill
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 19 points in belief.
Daniel Hill
Wears you down at the goal line. This is his second year in the same backfield at Alabama. The receipt: 60 rush yds, 37 rec yds against Oklahoma — Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Career stats
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Alabama
Returning around him
- 43% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 10 Alabama players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (17 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Alabama · Last season: 11-4 (AP #11) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #2
DNA match
Player DNA
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Adkins’s 2021 season.
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
Narii Gaither
Garrett Groshek
Gerrid Doaks
Matches Andrew on
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Adkins's sophomore season at Army (2021).
Matches Anthony on
Differs from Anthony on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #131
Peaked at #131 this season.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025+366%
Up 366% from first season to most-recent.
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Rotated in at tailback while also working on special teams in 14 games with three starts ... rushed 75 times for 284 yards and six touchdowns while adding 28 catches for 203 total yards and a score. Florida State: Rushed three times for nine yards ... added two receptions f...