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Nikhai Hill-Green
Jersey Number 41

Nikhai Hill-Green

  • Position:
    Inside Linebacker
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    230
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Baltimore, MD.
  • High School:
    St. Frances Academy
  • Prev School:
    Charlotte/Michigan
AT COLORADO
2024 (Gr.)
  • Played in all 12 games and started the final 11 games of the 2024 season.
  • Finished the season with 82 total tackles, 54 unassisted tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, seven third down stops, five tackles for zero, four pass breakups, two interceptions, two quarterback hurries, and two fourth down stops.
  • Ranked fifth in unassisted tackles, 13th in average tackles per game, and 15th in total tackles in the Big 12.
  • Third in the Big 12 in tackles for loss.
  • All-Big 12 Coaches Second-Team Linebacker.
  • All-Big 12 AP Second-Team Linebacker.
  • CFN All-Big 12 Second-Team Linebacker.
TRANSFER RANKINGS
  • 247 Sports lists him with a transfer rating of .8600 as the No. 791 ranked player overall and No. 61 linebacker (as of July 27, 2024).
  • Enters Colorado as a graduate transfer with one year to play one.
AT CHARLOTTE (2023)
  • Played in 11 games, starting seven in his lone season with the 49ers.
  • Finished as the team’s second leading tackler with 73 total to go along with nine for a loss a team high, two sacks, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble. That led him to be named Third-Team All-American Conference.
AT MICHIGAN (2020-22)
  • Played in 17 games across three seasons at Michigan, making six starts and totaling 51 tackles, two for a loss, and one pass deflection.
  • Did not see game action in 2022.
  • In 2021 he played 14 games starting six games, finishing with 50 tackles, two for a loss, and one pass deflection.
  • During his freshman season he played in three games on special teams making one tackle against Wisconsin.
  • Made his collegiate debut on special teams against Michigan State.
  • A two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree in 2021 and 2022.
HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
  • A four-star prospect by the recruiting services.  
  • 247 Sports ranks him the No. 23 outside linebacker and the No. 12 player from Maryland.
  • Rivals ranked him as the No. 21 linebacker and the No. 19 player from Maryland.
  • 247 Composite: No. 384 player in the nation, No. 25 outside linebacker, and the No. 17 player from Maryland. 
  • On3 Consensus listed him as the No. 338 player in the country, No. 36 linebacker, and the No. 15 player from Maryland.
  • ESPN ranked him as the No. 30 linebacker and the No. 11 player from Maryland.
AT ST. FRANCIS ACADEMY
  • Attended St. Frances Academy (2020), coached by Biff Poggi and Hank Russell
  • Helped lead St. Frances to an 11-1 season in 2019 and the No. 3 rank in HighSchoolFootballAmerica.com’s national rankings and the No. 5 ranking in the USA Today Super 25.
  • Part of a defense that shut out six opponents in 2019.
  • Finalist for the 2019 High School Butkus Award.
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