KD Hill

Arkansas

Sep 13 (Sat)

6:00 PM

2019 Football

Photos by Josh McCoy/ Ole Miss Athletics

Position:
DT
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 306
Hometown:
Eufaula, Ala.
High School:
Eufaula
Major:
Exercise Science

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS

• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2021)

2022 (REDSHIRT SENIOR*): Racked up 21 total tackles in his final year with the Rebels ... Had 2 tackles for loss on the season including first career sack ... vs. Troy (9/3/22): Started at defensive tackle for the Rebels in the team’s season-opener, but did not make his way onto the stat sheet ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Assisted on two tackles as the team’s starting defensive tackle ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Did not record any stats as the team’s starting defensive tackle ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Came off the bench to record one tackle and one QB hurry on the Rebel defensive line ... vs. Kentucky (10/1/22): Recorded five total tackles and one TFL as the team’s starting defensive tackle against the Wildcats ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Logged one tackle as the team’s starting nose tackle ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Got the start at defensive tackle for the Rebels, where he made a total of three tackles on the day ... at LSU (10/22/22): Started at nose tackle for the Rebels, but finished with no stats ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Made a pair of tackles for the Rebels after getting the start at nose tackle ... vs. Alabama (11/12/22): Made one tackle against the Crimson Tide after starting at nose tackle ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Finished his night tallying two tackles as the Rebels’ starting defensive tackle ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Tallied his first career sack with the Rebels, ending the day with two total tackles, one TFL, one sack and one pass breakup ... vs. Texas Tech (12/28/22): Earned the start for at nose tackle for the Rebels and tallied two total tackles ... Preseason watch list for Wuerffel Trophy.

2021 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts at nose tackle ... Registered 24 total tackles on the season ... Tallied two tackles for loss ... vs. Louisville (9/6/21): Recorded one total tackle as a reserve defensive tackle ... vs. Austin Peay (9/11/21): Lined up as a reserve nose tackle, tallying three tackles, including a TFL ... vs. Tulane (9/18/21): Notched two tackles, including one for a five-yard loss ... at #1 Alabama (10/2/21): Made one tackle as a starting nose tackle ... vs. #13 Arkansas (10/9/21): Started at nose tackle but didn’t record any stats ... at Tennessee (10/16/21): Started his third straight game at nose tackle ... vs. LSU (10/23/21): Notched a quarterback hurry as the starting nose tackle ... at #18 Auburn (10/30/21): Started and played 67 snaps at nose tackle ... vs. Liberty (11/6/21): Totaled a career-high five tackles in the victory ... vs. #11 Texas A&M (11/13/21): Recorded four tackles in 42 snaps as the starting nose tackle ... vs. Vanderbilt (11/20/21): Tallied a career-high six tackles as the starting nose tackle ... at Mississippi State (11/25/21): Started at nose tackle and made one stop in the Egg Bowl victory ... vs. Baylor (1/1/22): Earned the start at nose tackle and registered one tackle.

2020 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Participated in eight contests with seven starts at defensive tackle ... Tallied nine total tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss ... vs. #5 Florida (9/26/20): Earned the start in the season opener at nose tackle ... Registered one total tackle, his first career tackle for loss ... at Kentucky (10/3/20): Started at defensive tackle, totaling a career-high three tackles in the victory ... vs. #2 Alabama (10/10/20): Recorded one total tackle as the starting nose tackle ... at Arkansas (10/17/20): Totaled one tackle in his fourth straight start at nose tackle ... vs. Auburn (10/24/20): Played 37 defensive snaps at nose tackle ... Did not record any stats ... at Vanderbilt (10/31/20): Started at defensive tackle and made one tackle in 23 snaps ... at LSU (12/19/20): Tallied one solo tackle as the starting nose tackle ... vs. #7 Indiana (1/2/21): Recorded one tackle, appearing on 21 snaps as a reserve nose tackle.

2019 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Made 11 appearances on the season as a reserve defensive lineman ... at Memphis (8/31/19): Appeared in 2019 season opener ... vs. Arkansas (9/7/19): Saw time on special teams and defense in 31-17 win ... vs. Southeastern Louisiana (9/14/19): Played on defensive line in 40-29 victory ... at #2 Alabama (9/28/19): Saw time on defensive line and special teams ... vs. Vanderbilt (10/5/19): Recorded first career tackle in 31-6 win ... at Missouri (10/12/19): Appeared on defensive line and special teams ... vs. Texas A&M (10/19/19): Continued to appear on defense and special teams ... at #11 Auburn (11/2/19): Made eighth appearance of the season ... vs. New Mexico State (11/9/19): Recorded a tackle in 41-3 triumph ... vs. #1 LSU (11/16/19): Saw time on five total defensive and special teams situations ... at Mississippi State (11/28/19): Appeared as a reserve defensive lineman, but didn’t record any stats.

2018 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in two games and was redshirted ... Earned first letter ... Tallied only two tackles of the season vs. ULM (10/6/18).

HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals ... Rivals ranked him the No. 25 player in Alabama, and 247Sports slotted him No. 49 in the state ... Selected to play in the 2017 Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game ... Helped lead Eufaula to a 9-4 record as a senior en route to the third round of the AHSAA Playoffs ... Totaled 100-plus tackles for the Tigers in three seasons, including 52 as a senior ... Made 26 stops in his senior campaign ... Coached by Bryan Moore.

PERSONAL: Son of Arneta Williams ... Full name is Ka’Darian Jamal Hill ... Born May 9, 2000 ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in fall 2021 ... Graduated with a bachelor’s in exercise science in May 2021.