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Michael Hiers, DS #21 QB, Samford 
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Name: Michael Hiers
College: Samford Number: 10
Height: 6-1 Weight: 205
Position: QB Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: rSr/2024
40 Low: 4.85 40 Time: 4.90 40 High: 4.95
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Height: 6010
Weight: 205
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Dates: 03/21/24
Hand: 09 3/4 Arm: 31 3/8
Wingspan: 72 1/2
Height: 6010
Weight: 205
40 Yrd Dash: 4.90
20 Yrd Dash: 2.81
10 Yrd Dash: 1.68
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Vertical Jump: 31 1/2
Broad Jump: 09'02"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.47
3-Cone Drill: 7.50
-10 LBs/40 Time Range: 4.89-4.90/Projected: 4.86/No Bench-Choice
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Data Scout Notes: **2022: OPOYC/1stC
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Michael Hiers, Samford, Player News
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2022 ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: QB Michael Hiers, Jr., Samford,...Hiers, the two-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Month, threw for 3,290 yards on 329-of-428 passing and 35 touchdowns, which is one shy of tying the single-season progra m record of 36 set by previous SoCon Offensive Player of the Year Delvin Hodges. The junior also ran for 161 yards and three scores on the ground. As of the end of the FCS regular season, Hiers leads all Division I passers with a 76.9 completion percenta ge. The Birmingham native ranks Top 10 nationally in completions per game (29.91/1st), passing efficiency (166.4/8th), passing touchdowns (35/3rd), passing yards (3,290/7th), passing yards per game (299.1/4th), points responsible for (228/3rd), points re sponsible per game (20.7/3rd) and total offense (313.7/4th). - Samford Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024  QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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2022 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Michael Hiers, Jr., QB, Samford,...Entering postseason play, Samford's Hiers leads the FCS in completion percentage (.769) and completions per game (29.91). He also ranks in the top 10 in the FCS in a plethora of other categories, including third in passing touchdowns (35), points responsible for (228) and points responsible for per game (20.7); fourth in passing yards (3,290), passing yards per game (299.1) and total offense (313.7); and eighth in passing efficiency (167.0). Hiers has completed 329-of-428 passes with just three interceptions this season. In addition to his 35 passing TDs, he has also run for 184 yards and three scores. He accounted for five total touchdowns each in wins over No. 1 2/11 Chattanooga and No. 16/19 Mercer to end the regular season. - SoCon Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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Quincy Crittendon scored on a 25-yard run in the second overtime and Samford defeated Mercer 50-44 on Saturday for the Bulldogs' first outright conference title in 86 years. No. 9 FCS Samford's 10-1 record matches the 1991 team for the best regular-seaso n record in school history. The Bulldogs, who clinched at least a tie for the SoCon title last week, last won an outright conference championship in 1936 when then-Howard College won the Dixie Conference with a 5-3-1 record. After Samford (8-0 Southern C onference) and Mercer (No. 16 FCS, 8-4, 5-3) scored touchdowns on their first overtime possessions, Mercer missed a field goal to open the second overtime. Crittendon ended it on the second play of Samford's possession. Samford's Michael Hiers completed 43 of 55 passes for 454 yards with four touchdowns. Fred Payton was 30-of-51 passing for 514 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Mercer. Ty James caught 13 passes for an astounding 351 yards, just 25 yards shy of the FCS single-game record. - Samford/AP College Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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NOV 14 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Jr, QB, Samford, Birmingham, Ala.,...Samford quarterback Michael Hiers claimed his fifth weekly honor of the season and second straight after accounting for five touchdowns and 354 yards of total offense in the Bulldogs' 35-24 win over No. 12/11 Chattanooga on Saturday. The junior from Birmingham, Alabama, improved upon his FCS-best completion percentage by going 37-for-47 (78.7 percent) for 353 yards and four touchdowns through the air, completi ng scoring passes of 22, 16, 5 and 80 yards on the day. Hiers also called his own number for a 1-yard TD run. Samford, which clinched at least a share of its first SoCon title since 2013 and the league's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, was named the A thlon FCS Team of the Week and Stats Perform FedEx Ground FCS National Team of the Week on Monday. Other nominees: JJ Hudson (The Citadel), Jacob Saylors (ETSU), Tyler Huff (Furman), Devron Harper (Mercer), Ailym Ford (Chattanooga), Censere Lee (Western Carolina) and Jimmy Weirick (Wofford). - SoCon Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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Michael Hiers threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score and Samford won the Southern Conference title with a 35-24 victory over Chattanooga on Saturday in a match-up between ranked teams. Samford (9-1, 7-0 Southern Conference), ranked ninth in the FCS coaches poll, collected its first title since 2013 and will look to sweep the conference schedule in its regular-season finale against Mercer next Saturday.Hiers threw three touchdown passes to Kendall Watson and also had a 1-yard TD run as Sa mford built a 28-7 lead late in the second quarter. Hiers tossed an 80-yard TD pass to D.J. Rias that made it 35-17 early in the third. Hiers was 37-of-47 passing for 353 yards. Rias made four catches for 100 yards. Chattanooga had just two possessions i n the fourth quarter that led to a punt and missed field goal. The Bulldogs kept the ball for the last eight minutes of the game. Ailym Ford and Preston Hutchinson each ran in for scores from short yardage in the third quarter for 12th-ranked Chattanooga (7-3, 5-2 Southern Conference). Hutchinson completed 24 of 37 passes for 320 yards but threw two interceptions. Ford carried the ball 24 times for 144 yards. - Samford/AP College Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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NOV 7 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Jr, QB, Samford, Birmingham, Ala.,...Samford quarterback Michael Hiers claimed his fourth weekly honor of the season after throwing for 322 yards and four touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 34-15 win over VMI on Saturday. The junior from Birmingham, Alabama, was 30-for-38 through the air, completing 78.9 percent of his passes on the day to assume the FCS lead in completion percentage this season at 76.4. Hiers threw scoring strikes of 2, 49, 70 and 13 ya rds on the afternoon, with his 70-yard bomb at the end of the third quarter putting Samford ahead for good and accounting for the Bulldogs' longest play from scrimmage this season. Other nominees: Ailym Ford (Chattanooga), Desmond Reid (Western Carolina) and Jimmy Weirick (Wofford). - SoCon Football
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Michael Hiers threw a career-high four touchdowns passes and Samford overcame a slow start to defeat VMI 34-15 on homecoming Saturday, giving coach Chris Hatcher his school-record 48th victory. Chandler Smith had 10 catches for 134 yards with two touchdo wns and Jaylan Thomas added 97 yards rushing, including a 32-yard score for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs (8-1, 6-0 Southern Conference), ranked No. 10 in the FCS coaches poll, trailed 12-7 at halftime.In the third quarter, Hiers threw for touchdowns of 49 yards to Smith for a 14-12 advantage and later 70 yards to Kendall Watson for a 20-15 lead. Hiers added a second TD connection with Smith in the fourth quarter. Thomas capped the scoring with his 32-yard dash. Hiers finished with 322 yards passing on 30 completions in 38 attempts. He was intercepted once. Jerry Rice made all five of his field goal attempts for VMI. Seth Morgan threw for 213 yards and Korey Bridy had 113 yards on the ground for the Keydets (1-8, 0-6). - Samford/AP College Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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Michael Hiers threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns and Samford rolled past The Citadel 38-3 on Saturday. Samford (7-1, 5-0 Southern Conference), ranked 13th in the FCS coaches poll, built a 21-3 halftime lead on two Hiers touchdown passes and a 1-yar d run by Jaylan Thomas. After Hiers' third TD pass in the third quarter, Trey Elston capped the scoring with a 53-yard fumble return in the fourth. Freshman Johnny Crawford III had 86 yards rushing among The Citadel's 255 yards on the ground, but the Bul ldogs (2-6, 2-4) attempted only 13 passes, completing four for 38 yards. Jay Stanton led Samford with 78 rushing yards on 15 carries and Kendall Watson caught 10 passes for 113 yards. - AP College Football
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OCT 24 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Jr., QB, Samford, Birmingham, Ala.,...Samford quarterback Michael Hiers was 45-for-51 for 442 yards and four touchdowns passing and ran for 50 yards and another score as the Bulldogs topped ETSU o n Saturday, 55-45. Hiers, who had separate consecutive completion streaks of 11, 14 and 15 passes in the game, completed 88.2 percent of his passes on the day, good for fifth-best by an FCS player this season, while his 45 completions are the most for an NCAA Division I quarterback this year. The Birmingham, Alabama, junior completed passes to 11 different players and threw for TDs of 51, 39, 5 and 6 yards in addition to running one in from 2 yards as the Bulldogs remained unbeaten in SoCon play and mov ed to 4-0 in the league for the first time since 2013. For his efforts, Hiers was also named the FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week by Stats Perform on Monday. Other nominees: Graeson Underwood (The Citadel), Tyler Riddell (ETSU), Dom inic Roberto (Furman), Ty James (Mercer), Jamoi Mayes (Chattanooga) and Desmond Reid (Western Carolina). - SoCon Football
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OCT 24 STATS FEDEX GROUND FCS NATIONAL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Samford, QB, Jr., 6-1, 221, Birmingham, Alabama,...Hiers' accuracy was off the charts as he completed 45 of 51 (88.2 percent) passes for 442 yards and four touchdowns, an d he also carried the ball 13 times for 50 yards and another TD, in Samford's 55-45 victory at ETSU. The junior college transfer connected with 11 different receivers while helping the Bulldogs (6-1) improve to 4-0 in the SoCon for the first time since 2 013. Honorable Mention: Michael Brescia, QB, Colgate; Trazon Connley, QB, Texas Southern; Aaron Dawson, RB, Valparaiso; Marques DeShields, RB, Rhode Island; Jalen Fowler, QB, North Carolina A&T; Xavier Gipson, WR, Stephen F. Austin; Geno Hess, RB, Southe ast Missouri; Andre Iosivas, WR, Princeton; Cornelius McCoy, WR, Eastern Kentucky; Parker McKinney, QB, Eastern Kentucky; Jaleel McLaughlin, RB, Youngstown State; Deonte McMahon, RB, McNeese; Tommy Mellott, QB, Montana State; ShunDerrick Powell, RB, Nort h Alabama. - STATS FCS Football
(DS#21 QB) rSr/2024 QB Michael Hiers, Samford
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Michael Hiers passed for 446 yards and four touchdowns and added 2-yard scoring run to help Samford beat East Tennessee State 55-45 Saturday night. Hiers completed 45 of 51 passes with no interceptions and finished with 50 yards rushing on 13 carries. Ke ndall Watson had 11 receptions for 146 yards and a touchdown and Chandler Smith, who also finished with 11 catches, had 97 yards receiving - including a 5-yard TD that gave Samford (6-1, 4-0 Southern Conference) the lead for good at 31-24 late in the sec ond quarter. The Bulldogs have won five on a row since a 33-0 loss to No. 1 Georgia on Sept. 10. Tyler Riddell threw completed 25 of 43 passes for 389 yards and five touchdowns for ETSU (3-5, 1-5). Samford finished with 34 first downs and 609 total yards . - Samford/AP College Football
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SEPT 26 SOCON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Jr., QB, Samford, Birmingham, Ala.,...Samford quarterback Michael Hiers led Samford to a 35-12 win over Western Carolina on Saturday as both squads opened league play. The junior from Birmingham, Alabama, connected on 80 percent of his passes on the day, going 24-for-30 for 292 yards and four touchdowns. Hiers connected for scoring strikes with four different receivers, throwing for TDs of 20 and 34 yards in the first quarter before adding a 60- yard score in the third and a 15-yard TD pass in the fourth. Hiers, who posted a 199.09 pass efficiency rating Saturday, ranks sixth in the FCS with 12 touchdown passes this season. Other nominees: Jacob Saylors (ETSU), Jace Wilson (Furman), Devron Harpe r (Mercer), Ailym Ford (Chattanooga), Jalynn Williams (Western Carolina) and Jimmy Weirick (Wofford). - SoCon Football
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Michael Hiers threw for two touchdowns, and Samford's defense kept Wofford in check for a 28-14 win on Saturday, the 16th-straight loss for the Terriers. It was a disappointing debut for Wofford head coach Shawn Watson, who stepped up from offensive coor dinator after Josh Conklin resigned on Thursday. The Bulldogs (5-1, 3-0 Southern Conference) limited the Terriers (0-6, 0-3) to 36 yards in the first half and took a 14-0 lead on Jay Stanton's 1-yard run and a 6-yard reception by Kendall Watson. Those dr ives only covered 48 and 47 yards, respectively.Hiers connected with D.J. Rias for a 54-yard score in the third quarter and Jaylan Thomas burst 37 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-7. Hiers was 31 of 42 for 251 yards. Watson had 10 receptions fo r 83 yards. Jimmy Weirick threw for a touchdown pass and Kyle Parson ran for one for Wofford. Conklin took his first two Terrier teams to the playoffs and was Southern Conference coach of the year after the second in 2019. However, Wofford was 1-10 last year and Conklin's mark in five seasons was 19-27. - AP College Football
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Michael Hiers passed for 292 yards and four touchdowns to propel Samford to a 35-12 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. Hiers completed 24 of 30 passes with an interception for Samford (3-1) in a Southern Conference opener. Hiers opened the scorin g with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Judd Cockett midway through the first quarter. He upped the Bulldogs' lead to 14-0 with a 34-yard strike to Chandler Smith early in the second quarter.Hiers connected with Jaylan Thomas for a 60-yard score and a 21-6 lead in the third quarter. Hiers and Ty King teamed up for a 15-yard touchdown in the fourth. Jay Stanton added a 49-yard touchdown run with 9:47 left to play. Smith finished with eight catches for 125 yards. Richard McCollum kicked four field goals for Western Carolina (2-2). Carlos Davis completed 29 of 44 passes for 301 yards for the Catamounts, but he was picked off twice. Samford leads the all-time series 17-3. The Catamounts haven't won in Birmingham since 1969. - AP College Football
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SEPT 5 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Michael Hiers, Jr., QB, Samford, Birmingham, Ala.,...Making his Samford debut, quarterback Michael Hiers accounted for all four touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 27-17 upset of No. 6/8 Kennesaw State on Thursday. The junior transfer from Northwest Mississippi Community College, playing in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, went 18-for-24 through the air, completing 75 percent of his passes for 289 yards and turning in a pass efficiency of 231.15. Hier s had touchdown tosses of 28, 6, 15 and 31 yards, with the latter two coming in the fourth quarter as the Bulldogs rallied from a three-point deficit at the end of the third quarter. Thanks in part to Hiers's efforts, the Bulldogs entered the Stats Perfo rm FCS Top 25 at No. 25 on Monday. Other nominees: Jacob Saylors (ETSU), Tyler Huff (Furman), Ty James (Mercer), Ailym Ford (Chattanooga) and Carlos Davis (Western Carolina). - SoCon Football
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Michael Hiers threw for four touchdowns in his Samford debut and the Bulldogs upset FCS power Kennesaw State 27-17 in a season opener for both teams Thursday night. Hiers, a junior college transfer, was 18-of-24 passing for 289 yards, completing two touc hdown passes each to Kendall Watson and Chandler Smith. Watson had nine catches for a career-high 187 yards. Hiers' two scores to Smith came in the fourth quarter, the final one a toss into the flat that the receiver turned into a 31-yard score with five minutes remaining and a 27-17 lead. Xavier Shepherd connected with Nykeem Farrow on a 72-yard pass play to the 7-yard line but was intercepted in the end zone by Kourtland Marsh with 3:41 left. Shepherd went over 1,000 rushing yards for his career but h ad just 64 yards on 35 carries with a score against the Bulldogs. The Owls fell in their first game since leaving the Big South, where they won three conference titles in seven years, including last season. They joined the Atlantic Sun this season. Both teams are headed for road games at ranked FBS teams on Sept. 10, Kennesaw State at No. 23-ranked Cincinnati and Samford at No. 3 Georgia. - AP College Football
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