Running back, Michigan State, 2010–⁠14

Nick Hill

Lettered 2011–⁠14 (school media guide)

Number
No. 20
Height
5′8″
Hometown
Chelsea, MI

Nick Hill played running back at Michigan State (2010–⁠14).

Career highs

178rushing yards, career highat Indiana, 20142rushing touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Rutgers, 2014

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2010 and 2013

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Michigan State122.002
2011Michigan State291133.9018
2012Michigan State21482.3121
2013Michigan State673445.1135
2014Michigan State1076225.8976
Career2251,1295.01176

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2011Michigan State3899907170
2012Michigan State3267008710
2013Michigan State59501180
2014Michigan State3390–––
Career781,8030161060

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Michigan State20RB
2011Michigan State20RB
2012Michigan State20RB
2013Michigan State20RB
2014Michigan State20RB5′8″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Michigan State690.1372nd (n=226)0.078.99%0.06
2014Michigan State1130.1869th (n=253)0.1220.812%0.33

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Michigan State 12 games, 622 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29vs.Jacksonville StateW 45–⁠711422–––
Sep 6atOregonL 27–⁠467140–––
Sep 20vs.Eastern MichiganW 73–⁠1414581–––
Sep 27vs.WyomingW 56–⁠1410710–––
Oct 4vs.NebraskaW 27–⁠22930019–
Oct 11atPurdueW 45–⁠319722–––
Oct 18atIndianaW 56–⁠17161781–––
Oct 25vs.MichiganW 35–⁠113170–––
Nov 8vs.Ohio StateL 37–⁠493−30–––
Nov 15atMarylandW 37–⁠156581–––
Nov 22vs.RutgersW 45–⁠312592–––
Jan 1 ✦vs.BaylorW 42–⁠417260230–
2013 Michigan State 11 games, 344 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 26–⁠137330244–
Sep 7vs.South FloridaW 21–⁠69630–––
Sep 14vs.Youngstown StateW 55–⁠1798312431
Sep 21atNotre DameL 13–⁠171334018–
Oct 5atIowaW 26–⁠14460–––
Oct 26atIllinoisW 42–⁠313700–––
Nov 2vs.MichiganW 29–⁠6120–––
Nov 16atNebraskaW 41–⁠28––––––
Nov 23atNorthwesternW 30–⁠66340–––
Nov 30vs.MinnesotaW 14–⁠34230–––
Dec 7vs.Ohio StateW 34–⁠241−40–––
2012 Michigan State 13 games, 48 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.Boise StateW 17–⁠132404851
Sep 8atCentral MichiganW 41–⁠741011322
Sep 15vs.Notre DameL 3–⁠20–––1241
Sep 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 23–⁠71102371
Sep 29vs.Ohio StateL 16–⁠171−3041021
Oct 6atIndianaW 31–⁠27–––2532
Oct 13vs.IowaL 16–⁠19350468–
Oct 20atMichiganL 10–⁠12–––116–
Oct 27atWisconsinW 16–⁠133−60129–
Nov 3vs.NebraskaL 24–⁠282300213–
Nov 17vs.NorthwesternL 20–⁠23–––5101–
Nov 24atMinnesotaW 26–⁠10480235–
Dec 29 ✦vs.TCUW 17–⁠161−10375–
2011 Michigan State 13 games, 113 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2vs.Youngstown StateW 28–⁠6270241–
Sep 10vs.Florida AtlanticW 44–⁠0145601313
Sep 17atNotre DameL 13–⁠31–––4129–
Sep 24vs.Central MichiganW 45–⁠782002414
Oct 15vs.MichiganW 28–⁠14–––240–
Oct 22vs.WisconsinW 37–⁠31–––6119–
Oct 29atNebraskaL 3–⁠24–––4119–
Nov 5vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠24–––486–
Nov 12atIowaW 37–⁠21–––383–
Nov 19vs.IndianaW 55–⁠35300167–
Nov 26atNorthwesternW 31–⁠17–––364–
Dec 3vs.WisconsinL 39–⁠42–––4118–
Jan 2 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 33–⁠30–––261–
2010 Michigan State 1 game, 2 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠14120–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2015
Height5′5¾″
Weight197 lb
Arm length27⅞″
Hand size8¾″
40-yard dash4.40 s
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.21 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

Is this you, or do you know of something wrong or missing here? Suggest a correction. We check each one against a source before changing the page.