Ryan Hilinski
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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

Best season
2,357
Passing yards, 2019 (South Carolina, 4–⁠8)
Best game
435 yards
Vs. Duke, week 2, 2022: No. 2 passing game in FBS that week

Career highs

435passing yards, career highvs. Duke, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2019South Carolina23640658.12,3575.8115
2020South Carolina4666.7345.700
2021Northwestern9517654.09785.634
2022Northwestern14225655.51,6196.367
2023Northwestern2450.08822.010
2024Northwestern91560.01218.101
Career48886356.55,1976.02117

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019South Carolina33−55−1.7114
2020South Carolina200.001
2021Northwestern23−67−2.918
2022Northwestern20−4−0.2222
2023Northwestern122.002
2024Northwestern2−4−2.000
Career81−128−1.6422

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019South Carolina3QBYr 1
2020South Carolina3QBYr 2
2021Northwestern3QBYr 3
2022Northwestern3QBYr 4
2023Northwestern3QBYr 5
2024Northwestern3QBSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. pass
2019South Carolina4370.079th (n=155)0.2731.954%0.22
2020South Carolina80.39––3.1––
2021Northwestern1930.084th (n=145)0.3315.433%0.14
2022Northwestern2680.1814th (n=250)0.3248.344%0.21
2023Northwestern50.87––4.4––
2024Northwestern150.10––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
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 26atIowaL 14–⁠40585800−4
Nov 2atPurdueW 26–⁠20245201–
Nov 23atMichiganL 6–⁠502311000
2023 Northwestern 2 games, 88 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 9vs.UTEPW 38–⁠71185102
Dec 23 ✦vs.UtahW 14–⁠713300–
2022 Northwestern 8 games, 1,619 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 27vs.NebraskaW 31–⁠282738314203
Sep 10vs.DukeL 23–⁠31366043521−5
Sep 17vs.Southern IllinoisL 24–⁠312743213124
Sep 24vs.Miami (OH)L 14–⁠172442232001
Oct 1atPenn StateL 7–⁠17153721011−10
Oct 8vs.WisconsinL 7–⁠421022147023
Nov 5vs.Ohio StateL 7–⁠2103000–
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 3–⁠313116801–
2021 Northwestern 9 games, 978 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 18atDukeL 23–⁠30273400–
Sep 25vs.OhioW 35–⁠6122088000
Oct 2atNebraskaL 7–⁠56253925610−47
Oct 16vs.RutgersW 21–⁠718332672015
Oct 23atMichiganL 7–⁠33142911401−11
Oct 30vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠4116500−7
Nov 13atWisconsinL 7–⁠35382501−8
Nov 20vs.PurdueL 14–⁠328116601–
Nov 27atIllinoisL 14–⁠47122312301−9
2020 South Carolina 2 games, 34 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Oct 10atVanderbiltW 41–⁠7–––––−1
Nov 7vs.Texas A&ML 3–⁠484634001
2019 South Carolina 11 games, 2,357 passing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 7vs.Charleston SouthernW 72–⁠102430282214
Sep 14vs.AlabamaL 23–⁠47365732421−5
Sep 21atMissouriL 14–⁠34133016611−10
Sep 28vs.KentuckyW 24–⁠7152714000−1
Oct 12atGeorgiaW 20–⁠17152011610–
Oct 19vs.FloridaL 27–⁠38173517010−24
Oct 26atTennesseeL 21–⁠41285131910−14
Nov 2vs.VanderbiltW 24–⁠724312352014
Nov 9vs.App StateL 15–⁠20325732511−13
Nov 16atTexas A&ML 6–⁠301641175007
Nov 30vs.ClemsonL 3–⁠38162710501−13

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′3¼″
Weight225 lb

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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