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Demetrius Hill

DB · #3 ·
Multi-transfer ×2
Height6'2"
Weight205 lbs
Est. eligibility0 yrs
Production index
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Roster status
RosteredDemetrius Hill (DB) officially transferred from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Florida International University
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Last updatedNov 9, 2026, 7:51 PM
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Background

2025 (Redshirt Junior): Played in all 13 games...logged 19 tackles with one pass breakup...recorded two assisted tackles and one pass breakup vs Bethune-Cookman (8/29)... at #2 Penn State (9/6), recorded one solo tackle... added two solo tackles at UConn (10/4)... recorded one assisted tackle at WKU (10/14)... tallied three total tackles (one solo, two assists) vs. Kennesaw State (10/21)... added six solo tackles at Sam Hosuton (11/29). 2024 (at Illinois): Did not play in a game...Entered the transfer portal following the season. 2023 (at Illinois): Played in one game before a season-ending injury...Made Illinois debut in season-opening win vs. Toledo (9/2/23). 2022 (at FIU): Named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team…becoming only the second FIU player to ever receive the honor (TY Hilton 2008)…earned a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team & College Football News Freshman All-America Team…appeared and started in all 12 games at safety…ranked third on the squad with 95 tackles...finished the season 3.5 tackles for loss, while recording one sack, three forced fumbles, one interception and one pass breakup…posted four games with double-digit tackles, including a career-high of 13 tackles with a forced fumble vs Middle Tennessee (11/26)…had back-to-back of double-digit stops with 10 at Texas State (9/10) and 11 at Western Kentucky (9/17)…recorded 11 tackles while forcing two fumbles in the victory vs Louisiana Tech (10/28). 2021 (at FIU): Redshirt season. PREP: Product of Miami Springs High School in Miami, Florida… Rated as a three-star prospect by 247sports… Ranks as Top 75 prospect in the nation among safeties… Ranks as a Top 100 prospect overall for the state of Florida… Tallied two interceptions, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery as a junior in 2019… Also had 17 pass breakups in 2019… Collected 48 total tackles, with 31 being for solos in 2019… Has also played quarterback during his high school career… Also recruited by Florida, FAU and Penn State among several others. Personal: Majoring in Communication Arts

Hometown
🏴󠁵󠁳󠁦󠁬󠁿Miami, FL
High schoolMiami Springs
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Career path
  • SignedUnknown · Jun 23, 2026
    Demetrius Hill (DB) signed with an agency
  • Transferred
    Demetrius Hill (DB) officially transferred from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Florida International University
Career stats
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2026
Florida International University
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2025
Florida International University
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2024
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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2023
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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2022
Florida International University
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2021
Florida International University
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Career38181,375High35215286
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Profile last updated Nov 9, 2026