Phillip Hill: S · North Texas.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Phillip Hill
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for three head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles against UTSA — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 2 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 2 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | North Texas | 37 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | UNLV | 46 | 33 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | UNLV | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 85 | 55 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-58vs California | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 39-46@ Florida International | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-37@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-31vs Abilene Christian | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-27@ Navy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Temple | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-35@ No. 23 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 42-45vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 29-37vs UTSA | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 21-45@ SMU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-28@ Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 21 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL37 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
50.9%
462 pass / 445 run
Plays / game
75.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.6%
489 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at UNLV and North Texas, 85 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tony Sanchez, Marcus Arroyo and Eric Morris.
