#23

Dierre Hill Jr.

RB · Oregon · Jr. · #23

Returning to Oregon for 2026
Jr. · Centralia, Ill. → Althoff Catholic HS
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Dierre Hill Jr.

RB · Oregon · Fr · #23

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#150 national
CFB
College
Oregon
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oregon756568.75--
Career756568.75--
SeasonTeam
2025Oregon161378.61--
Career161378.61--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025

W 23–0

at Texas Tech

13 rush yds (5 car)

Dominant 23-point win on the road against Texas Tech.

How he plays

Play style

Wins in space out of the backfield.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Oregon

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Oregon

Returning around him

  • 19% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -17 net (13 in / 30 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #5 · 2026 recruiting class #3

DNA match

Player DNA

Satellite Back

Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.

RB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ryan Montgomery’s 2021 season.

Cincinnati · 2021

#2

DeWayne McBride

UAB · 2020

NFL Rd 7
38%
#3

Braydon Bennett

Coastal Carolina · 2021

37%
#4

Isaac Brown

Louisville · 2025

All-ACC
33%
#5

Kendre Miller

TCU · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 8
26%

Differs from Ryan on

EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Class year (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to DeAndre Hughes’s path through Air Force.

Air Force · 2022

#2

Trey Sermon

Ohio State · 2020

All-Big TenNFL Rd 3 · Pk 25
42%
#3

Ahmonte Watkins

New Mexico State · 2024

36%
#4

Michael Carter

North Carolina · 2020

36%
#5

Jobi Malary

James Madison · 2025

37%

Differs from DeAndre on

Weight (higher)
Height (higher)
Yards per carry (higher)

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to DeWayne McBride's freshman season at UAB (2020).

UAB · 2020

All-Conference USANFL Rd 7
#2

Abu Sama III

Iowa State · 2023

40%
#3

Malachi Hosley

Georgia Tech · 2025

40%
#4

Tyler Buchner

Notre Dame · 2021

35%
#5

Duke Watson

Louisville · 2024

35%

Matches DeWayne on

Yards / carry

Differs from DeWayne on

Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (lower)
Weight (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #71

Final rank
#71
Avg #88.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #71 this season.

Background

As A Freshman (2025) Shined for the Ducks as a true freshman, playing in all 15 games and making one start while helping Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Rushed 75 times for 656 yards and five touchdowns … Also caught 16 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown … Led the Big Ten...

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