Ryan Hilinski
Ryan Hilinski
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Ryan Hilinski has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Northwestern. The receipt: 58 pass yds against Iowa — Week 9, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Northwestern, 2,806 passing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Pat Fitzgerald → David Braun. 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
David Braun
Career stats
| Season | Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 9 | 15 | 60.0% | 121 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 114.4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 | 317.3 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 142 | 256 | 55.5% | 1,619 | 6.3 | 6 | 7 | 110.9 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 95 | 176 | 54.0% | 978 | 5.6 | 3 | 4 | 101.7 | -- | -- |
| Career | 248 | 451 | 55.0% | 2,806 | 6.2 | 10 | 12 | 109.2 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 20 | -4 | -0.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 23 | -67 | -2.9 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 46 | -73 | -1.6 | 3 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Gavin Hardison’s 2020 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Gavin Hardison's senior season at UTEP (2022).
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Development
Development Trajectory · passing yards
2021–2024-88%
Sharp dropoff (-88%) — career inflection point.