Naz Hill - 2024 Football Roster
Roster
Naz Hill
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Kankakee, Ill.
- High School:
- Kankakee
- Weight:
- 178
- Height:
- 6-3
- Major:
- American Studies
2023: Hill did not appear in any games and redshirted during his first season with the program.
High School: Naz Hill was ranked as a three-star recruit by 247 Sports and is rated as the No. 33 overall recruit in the state of Illinois by 247 Sports. He was named as a Special Mention member of the 2022 Champaign News-Gazette All-State football team as a defensive back. As a senior, Hill was part of a Kankakee team that posted an 8-3 record, finished second in the Southland Conference, with a 5-1 conference mark, and advanced to the second round of the Illinois Class 5A state playoffs. His junior season, Hill helped lead Kankakee High to a No. 1 ranking in Class 5A where they went on to finish as the runner-up for the Illinois Class 5A state championship with a 14-1 record and a 5-0 record in the Southland Conference to capture the 2021 league championship. He played for head football coach Derek Hart. Hill was also recruited by Akron, UConn, Kansas, Miami (Ohio) and Northern Illinois.
