High School
A consensus four-star recruit and the top running back prospect from the state of Illinois according to ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and the 247Sports Composite … Rated as the No. 10 back nationally and the No. 4 overall recruit out of Illinois by ESPN, coming in as the No. 140 overall prep in the 2025 cycle … Viewed as the No. 5 player from Illinois, the No. 12 running back nationally and the No. 171 overall player nationally by the 247Sports Composite … Graded as a top-200 recruit nationally by Rivals, clocking in as the No. 13 overall running back and the No. 6 player from Illinois … Viewed as the No. 17 running back nationally and the No. 7 player in Illinois by 247Sports … Rushed for over 5,000 yards and tallied 99 total touchdowns during high school career … Named the MaxPreps Illinois High School Football Player of the Year … Named the Prep Redzone IL Player of the Year … Helped guide Althoff Catholic to an undefeated 14-0 record and a Class 1A state title in 2024 … Ran for 2,588 yards and 40 touchdowns as a senior … Scored a touchdown in 12 games, finding the end zone multiple times in 10 of those contests … Put together a historic performance in the title game, rushing for 438 yards and adding 80 receiving yards, finding the end zone seven times while setting IHSA title game records for most rushing yards, total touchdowns, rushing touchdowns (6) and total points (42) … Needed just 13 carries to rack up 348 yards and four touchdowns against Mater Dei … Rushed for 318 yards and five touchdowns in the state semifinal game against Camp Point Central … Ran a kickoff back for a touchdown in the shutout win over St. Teresa … Added five receiving touchdowns in 2024, including a career long 72-yard catch-and-run against Granite City … 2023-24 Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois … Rushed for 1,788 yards and 25 touchdowns while averaging 13.6 yards per carry in 2023, leading Althoff Catholic to the Class 1A quarterfinals … Rushed for over 100 yards in 10 of 11 games and rushed for multiple touchdowns eight times … Ran for 264 yards and five touchdowns on just 11 carries against Centralia … Returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, caught one score and threw for another as a junior … Defensively, recorded 32 tackles and three interceptions, returning two of those for touchdowns … As a freshman at Vashon High School (Mo.), rushed for 1,120 yards and 24 TDs … Member of the track team, posting an 11.04 100 meter, a 22.60 200 meter and a 51.78 400 meter … Also recruited by Arkansas, Arkansas State, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Ole Miss and West Virginia.

Dierre Hill Jr.

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