Quaylen Hill
Quaylen Hill
Wins his gap play after play. Quaylen Hill has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Florida International. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Delaware, Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida International | 21 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 22 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 6 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 49 | 19 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 42–9
vs Bethune-Cookman
1 TOT · 1 REC
Dominant 33-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida International
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida International
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida International · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #98 · 2026 recruiting class #102
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Damonic Williams’s 2025 season.
Matches Damonic on
Differs from Damonic on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Nelson's junior season at Western Michigan (2023).
Matches Mason on