Rodney Hill
Rodney Hill
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Second year in the South Florida linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against UTSA — Week 11, 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
Brian Hartline
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 | South Florida | 18 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Florida | 18 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2025
W 63–36
at North Texas
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 27-point win on the road against North Texas.
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · South Florida
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (44 in / 34 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Florida · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #61 · 2026 recruiting class #90
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carson Willich’s 2023 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jake Howard's sophomore season at Florida International (2022).
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Background
2025: Saw action in all 13 games...posted 18 tackles, one tackle for loss and two quarterback hurries...had a season-best five tackles and a tackle for loss vs. UTSA (11/6)...logged tackles in nine games...posted two tackles in the season-opening win over No. 25 Boise State (8/28)...had two tackl...