Jayden Hill

Position:
S
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Gahanna, OH
High School:
Gahanna Lincoln HS
Prev School:
Ohio Dominican

2024: Played and started in 11 games at safety ... second on the team with 79 total tackles ... led UNT and ranked fifth in the AAC with 50 solo tackles ... also had 3.0 TFLs and two PBUs on the season ... was named an Honorable Mention AAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against FAU that consisted of eight tackles, 1.5 TFLs, a sack, a PBU and the game-sealing interception ... had a season-high 12 tackles against Army ... had multiple tackles in every game he played in ... named to the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football Midseason Second-Team All-Texas Team.

Prior to UNT: Spent four seasons at DII Ohio Dominican in the GMAC … started 38 consecutive games in the secondary for ODU … selected as a three-time All-GMAC player, once on the First Team (2022) and twice on the Second Team (2023 & 2021) … posted 250 total tackles, 6.5 TFLs, two INTs, 23 PBUs, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in his four seasons … was a Second Team All-GMAC selection in 2023 … had 72 tackles with a pair of TFLs, a PBU and a forced fumble in 2023 … finished with nine tackles, a TFL and a forced fumble on the road against Thomas more … had eight tackles, six of which were solo, against Lake Erie … posted nine tackles at home against Tiffin … First Team All-GMAC honoree in 2022 … had a strong third season with 68 tackles, one TFL, five PBUs and an INT … had a season-high 15 tackles on the road against Tiffin … posted 10 tackles at home against UIndy … had seven tackles, a TFL and an INT at Northwood … was stellar in the 2021 season with 74 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, 11 PBUs, an INT and two forced fumbles … opened the year with five tackles, a fumble recovery and an interception against Shepherd … finished with 10 tackles and a PBU against Findlay … closed the season with nine tackles, a TFL and a PBU at Hillsdale … earned Second Team All-GMAC honors in the Spring 2021 season … had a breakout season across six games with 36 tackles and five PBUs … opened his career with a strong performance at Lake Erie with four tackles, a TFL and two PBUs … had a season-best eight tackles in the final two games of the season against Tiffin and Hillsdale … did not see action in 2019 … preserved a redshirt … prepped at Gahanna Lincoln HS in Gahanna, Ohio … earned All-OCC, All-District and All-Region honors … finished his senior season with 91 tackles and 11 PBUs … was also a standout on the track and field team.