
Quarterback, Northwestern (from South Carolina), 2019–24
Ryan Hilinski
Lettered 2019 at South Carolina (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Orange, CA
- Born
- Oct 24, 2000, in Orange, California
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Ryan Hilinski played quarterback at South Carolina (2019–20) and Northwestern (2021–24).
At a glance
Career highs
435passing yards, career highvs. Duke, 2022Passing
| Season | Team | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 236 | 406 | 58.1 | 2,357 | 5.8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 95 | 176 | 54.0 | 978 | 5.6 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 142 | 256 | 55.5 | 1,619 | 6.3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 88 | 22.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 121 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 488 | 863 | 56.5 | 5,197 | 6.0 | 21 | 17 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 33 | −55 | −1.7 | 1 | 14 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 23 | −67 | −2.9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 20 | −4 | −0.2 | 2 | 22 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 2 | −4 | −2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 81 | −128 | −1.6 | 4 | 22 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 3 | QB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | South Carolina | 3 | QB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Northwestern | 3 | QB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Northwestern | 3 | QB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Northwestern | 3 | QB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Northwestern | 3 | QB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′4″ | 225 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina | 437 | 0.07 | 9th (n=155) | 0.27 | 31.9 | 54% | 0.22 |
| 2020 | South Carolina | 8 | 0.39 | – | – | 3.1 | – | – |
| 2021 | Northwestern | 193 | 0.08 | 4th (n=145) | 0.33 | 15.4 | 33% | 0.14 |
| 2022 | Northwestern | 268 | 0.18 | 14th (n=250) | 0.32 | 48.3 | 44% | 0.21 |
| 2023 | Northwestern | 5 | 0.87 | – | – | 4.4 | – | – |
| 2024 | Northwestern | 15 | 0.10 | – | – | 1.4 | – | – |
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
2024 Northwestern 3 games, 121 passing yards
2023 Northwestern 2 games, 88 passing yards, 1 TD
2022 Northwestern 8 games, 1,619 passing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | vs. | W 31–28 | 27 | 38 | 314 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | L 23–31 | 36 | 60 | 435 | 2 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | L 24–31 | 27 | 43 | 213 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | L 14–17 | 24 | 42 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | at | L 7–17 | 15 | 37 | 210 | 1 | 1 | −10 |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 7–42 | 10 | 22 | 147 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | L 7–21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Nov 12 | at | L 3–31 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 1 | – |
2021 Northwestern 9 games, 978 passing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at | L 23–30 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 35–6 | 12 | 20 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 7–56 | 25 | 39 | 256 | 1 | 0 | −47 |
| Oct 16 | vs. | W 21–7 | 18 | 33 | 267 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Oct 23 | at | L 7–33 | 14 | 29 | 114 | 0 | 1 | −11 |
| Oct 30 | vs. | L 14–41 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −7 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 7–35 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 1 | −8 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | L 14–32 | 8 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Nov 27 | at | L 14–47 | 12 | 23 | 123 | 0 | 1 | −9 |
2020 South Carolina 2 games, 34 passing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at | W 41–7 | – | – | – | – | – | −1 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 3–48 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 South Carolina 11 games, 2,357 passing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 72–10 | 24 | 30 | 282 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 14 | vs. | L 23–47 | 36 | 57 | 324 | 2 | 1 | −5 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 14–34 | 13 | 30 | 166 | 1 | 1 | −10 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–7 | 15 | 27 | 140 | 0 | 0 | −1 |
| Oct 12 | at | W 20–17 | 15 | 20 | 116 | 1 | 0 | – |
| Oct 19 | vs. | L 27–38 | 17 | 35 | 170 | 1 | 0 | −24 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 21–41 | 28 | 51 | 319 | 1 | 0 | −14 |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–7 | 24 | 31 | 235 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 15–20 | 32 | 57 | 325 | 1 | 1 | −13 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 6–30 | 16 | 41 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 3–38 | 16 | 27 | 105 | 0 | 1 | −13 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3¼″ |
| Weight | 225 lb |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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