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D'Yoni Hill

position

Defensive Back

Height

6-0

Weight

172 lbs.

Class

Junior

Hometown

Gainesville, Fla.

High School

Gainesville

Previous School

Marshall

Instagram

@yk.dyoni

Twitter

@DBU_Hill

D'Yoni Hill - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2024 (Junior): Saw action in 12 games and made five starts in lone season with Hurricanes…Totaled 33 tackles (29 solo) and one tackle for loss…Added one PBU…Had one tackle in Miami’s season opener at Florida (Aug. 31)…Made first start of career in win over Florida A&M (Sept. 7), finishing with one stop…Had one tackle and started in win over Ball State (Sept. 14)…Started and posted season-high seven tackles (six solo) in win at USF (Sept. 21)…Credited with five stops (three solo) and started in win against Virginia Tech (Sept. 27)…Had three tackles and started in come-from-behind win at Cal (Oct. 5)…Totaled four tackles at Louisville (Oct. 19)…Tallied two stops in win over Florida State (Oct. 26)…Had three tackles in win over Duke (Nov. 2)…Played against Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)…Saw time at Syracuse (Nov. 30)…Had six tackles in 2024 Pop-Tarts Bowl against Iowa State (Dec. 28).

Prior to Miami: Spent first two seasons of career (2022-2023) at Marshall, delivering breakout sophomore campaign…Saw action in all 13 games and started nine for Thundering Herd in 2023, finishing with 55 tackles, 10 pass breakups, one interception and one forced fumble…Added one tackle for loss…Appeared in 10 games as true freshman in 2022, largely on special teams…Had one tackle in 2022 Myrtle Beach Bowl win over UConn.

High School: Rated three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports… In addition to defensive back, played wide receiver at Gainesville…Competed on track and field team as member of the 4×100 relay team that earned spot in 3A state finals during his junior season.