Nicholls State University

2021 Season (Junior): Started at guard for the third consecutive season... line made way for the No. 4 total offense in the FCS, which also ranked fifth in rushing... team featured the top two rushers in the Southland Conference... unit ranked No. 1 in the nation in fewest tackles for loss allowed and eighth in sacks allowed... backfield registered 14 100-yard rushing performances by four different players.

2021 Spring Season (Junior): Appeared in six games and started at right guard on the offensive line... paved the the way for the Southland's top rushing offense which ranked No. 3 in the nation... offense set team records in points per game and yards per game.

2019 Season (Redshirt Sophomore): Made an immediate impact in his first year with the Colonels, starting at guard on the offensive line... played in all 14 games, logging 11 starts... helped block for the Southland's top rushing offense... team accounted for 36 rushing touchdowns, including a school-record 16 by running back Julien Gums... Gums also rushed for a program record 1,232 yards... line allowed the third fewest sacks in the Southland.

At Memphis: Played in 13 games as a backup offensive lineman... received a redshirt in 2017... Tigers went 10-3 and won The American West Division title... team played in the Liberty Bowl.

At West Jefferson: Rated the No. 1 OG in the state of Louisiana by Scout.com … Also ranked the No. 26 OG in the South and No. 89 OG nationally by Scout.com … Top-60 player in the state of Louisiana as rated by Rivals.com (No. 39) and ESPN.com (No. 52) … Ranked the No. 66 OG nationally by 247Sports.com … Four-year starter on the line at West Jefferson High School from 2013-16 … Played for head coaches Marcus Scott (2013-14) and Cyril Crutchfield (2015-16) … Only freshman to start for the Buccaneers in 2013 … Helped lead West Jefferson High School to the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Class 5A state playoffs as a freshman … The Buccaneers finished in second in the LHSAA Class 5A District 8 standings in 2013 (4-2 district record) … As a senior, earned 2016 New Orleans Times-Picayune/NOLA.com All-Metro Large Schools Team (5A/4A) honors … Member of the Buccaneers offensive line that paved the way for rushing game to pile up over 1,100 yards and 12 TD … Blocked for the team’s QB who passed for nearly 1,700 yards … Other 2016 honors included: No. 18 player in the state among Times-Picayune/NOLA.com 2017 Top-20 prospects in Louisiana … A Times-Picayune/NOLA.com 2016 preseason All-Metro Team pick … A 2015 Times-Picayune/NOLA.com All-Metro Large Schools honorable mention (5A/4A) selection.

Personal: Born June 19, 1998... son of Mia Hill ... has one brother, Malik ... his cousin, Robert Royal, played tight end at LSU and for nine years in the NFL with Washington, Buffalo and Cleveland... majoring in interdisciplinary studies.