2022 Junior:

Appeared in eight games, starting six, and threw for 1,644 yards and six touchdowns, also scoring two touchdowns on the ground
Named Co-Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after completing 27-of-38 passes (71.1%) for 314 yards and two TDs to help defeat Nebraska (8/27).
Completed 36-of-60 passes for 435 yards, two touchdowns with an interception against Duke, becoming the first NU QB to throw for 400+ yards in a game since 2018 (9/10).

2021 Sophomore:

Led the team with 978 passing yards across nine appearances
Started five games as a sophomore
Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
Made his Northwestern debut in the second half against Duke (9/18)
Made his first Northwestern start in a win over Ohio, completing 12-of-20 passes (9/25)
Completed 25-of-39 passes for 256 yards and his first NU touchdown against Nebraska (10/2)
Threw for 267 yards, including 231 in the first half, and two touchdowns with a 142.5 passer rating in a win over Rutgers (10/16)
Completed 8-of-11 pass attempts for 66 yards against Purdue (11/20)

2020 (South Carolina):

Saw action in two games
Completed 4-of-6 passes in the contest vs. Texas A&M (Nov. 7)
In 13 games at South Carolina, completed 240-of-412 passes (58%) for 2,391 yards and 11 touchdowns

2019 (South Carolina):

Thrust into the starter’s role in game 2 against Charleston Southern after starter Jake Bentley suffered a season-ending foot injury on the final play of the North Carolina contest
Started each of the final 11 games of the season
Completed 236-of-406 passes (58.1 pct.) for 2,357 yards and 11 touchdowns with five interceptions
Averaged 214.3 passing yards per game, sixth in the SEC overall and tops among SEC freshmen, and 209.3 yards of total offense, eighth in the conference overall and third among the freshmen
Tied the school’s freshman quarterback records for starts (11), while setting new marks for pass completions, attempts, passing yards and touchdowns
Became just the sixth true freshman to start at quarterback for the Gamecocks since joining the SEC
Hit his first 12 passes against Charleston Southern, finishing 24-of-30 for 282 yards and two touchdowns
Won SEC Freshman of the Week with 324 yards (36-for-57) and two touchdowns against Alabama ... Became just the second freshman in program history to throw for more than 300 yards against an SEC opponent ... The 57 pass attempts were the second most in a game in school history and the 36 completions rank third in school history
Recorded his second 300-yard passing game at Tennessee, completing 28-of-51 for 319 yards
Completed 30-of-57 passes for a season-high 325 yards against Appalachian State, becoming just the second freshman and the first true freshman to throw for over 300 yards on three occasions
Tied for seventh in school history with three 300-yard passing games in a career
Between throwing pick-sixes at Missouri and again versus Appalachian State, tossed a school record 180 passes without an interception, breaking the previous record of 177
Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

High School:

12th-best player in California, No. 2 pro-style quarterback in the country and No. 64 overall (247Sports) 66th on ESPN300 and No. 45 overall by Rivals.com
Concluded his high school career with 8,102 passing yards and 85 total touchdowns
Graduated following the fall semester of 2018
Led the Lancers to the playoffs by throwing for 2,771 yards (64.2% completion) and 29 scores in 2018
Invited to the Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl All-Star game in Mexico City and the Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio following his senior season
Received the 2018 Sam B. Nicola Award as the 2018 National High School Player of the Year
One of four finalists for the All-American Bowl Offensive Player of the Year Award
Elite 11 quarterback competition and Nike’s “The Opening” finalist
Named to the All-Trinity League first team
Pursuing a degree in communication studies
Brother, Kelly, played quarterback at Columbia and Weber State
Brother, the late Tyler Hilinski, was a quarterback at Washington State
Active in the community and with Hilinski's Hope

Ryan Hilinski