Brandyn Hillman
Virginia Cavaliers
87
Great

Brandyn Hillman

Virginia CavaliersAverage
SSDefenseGreatTRANSFER · Michigan
Projected Starter

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Brandyn Hillman is the projected starter at SS for Virginia Cavaliers.

Senior · #6 · 6'0", 190 lbs

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Depth at SS · Virginia Cavaliers

  1. 1687Brandyn HillmanStarter
  2. 2167Montino Williams

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The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Churchland, ranked #216 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 49 tackles, 1 INT, 3 PBU. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 86th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Recruit4★ · #216 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile86th
Portsmouth, VA
Jersey
#6
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
190 lbs
Transfer
Michigan

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—4913

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9201
National Rank
#216
High School
Churchland
Hometown
Portsmouth, VA

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 86th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 87.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 86% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WSYRTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 28-25

Oct 3LFSUTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-7

Sep 26WDELTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-3

Sep 19LWVUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-27

Sep 11WNORFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
2
PD
0

Final W 59-3

Aug 29WNCSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 34-8

Brandyn Hillman's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

49 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement83%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.