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Name: Ryan Hilinski (Transfer from South Carolina)
College: Northwestern
Number: 3
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2025
40 Low: 4.78 40 Time: 4.87 40 High: 4.96
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Data Scout Notes: X-Lower Tryout Tier QBs/Been around a while/Was Top 10 HS QB Recruit/3rd Sring QB-4GP in 23-24 2024: NAC...2023: NAC...2022: NAC...PUnitas/PAFCAGoodWorks...2021: NAC...2020: NAC...2019: (+) Coming off Nov 2019 Knee INJ
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Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern, Player News
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AUG 29 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern, QB - Jr. - Orange, Calif. - Orange Lutheran,...Completed 27-of-38 passes for 314 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's win over Nebraska in Dublin, Ireland, becoming the first Northwestern quarterback to throw for 300+ yards and two or more touchdowns without an interception since Brett Basanez against Michigan State in 2005...Finished the first half completing 20-of-23 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns, while his 20 com pletions are more than Northwestern had in all but three games last season...Hillinski is the first Northwestern quarterback to complete over 70 percent (71.1) of his passes and throw for 300+ yards since Clayton Thorson against Bowling Green (76.7, 370) in 2017...Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Northwestern Offensive Player of the Week: Evan Hull (Sept. 27, 2021). - Big Ten Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025  QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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Momentum. Drive times opportunity. Heart times hard work. Those are some of the staple phrases in Nebraska's national television spot. Such narration could also be used to describe Northwestern junior quarterback Ryan Hilinski's performance against the C ornhuskers on Saturday. "I was just excited to go out there and play with the guys because man, we've been through a lot this offseason and we're just excited to get out there and play football again," Hilinski said. "Show the people who the Wildcats are and they don't forget again." Hilinski, who didn't find out he was the starter until right before kickoff, was a man on a mission in Dublin.His offseason preparation and confidence both internally and in offensive coordinator Mike Bajakian's play book was evident early in the game. He started out a perfect 8-for-8 before an incomplete pass around three minutes into the second quarter. His next pass? A 41-yard touchdown throw to senior wideout Raymond Niro III. The highlight was a much-needed boos t for NU after opening the 75-yard drive down 14-3 and on the backfoot against the Cornhuskers. "At the end of the day it was (about) playing within myself, playing within the offense," Hilinski said of his early start. "Coach Bajakian called a great gam e. That opening script we had was great and made me feel really calm." - The Daily Northwestern
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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Ryan Hilinski threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns to help Northwestern rally for a 31-28 victory over Nebraska in Saturday's season opener in Ireland. Northwestern handed the Cornhuskers their seventh consecutive loss going back to last season and add ed more pressure on embattled coach Scott Frost, who took the blame for a failed onside kick that changed the momentum of the game in the third quarter. The Wildcats (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten) finished with 527 yards and gained a measure of revenge after their h umiliating 56-7 loss to the Huskers last October. Nebraska hasn't won since then.Nebraska (0-1, 0-1 Big Ten) was looking for a bounce-back season with a revamped offense following a 3-9 season, but the team and its many fans who made the trip are headed home bitterly disappointed. Quarterback Casey Thompson had a big game in his Huskers debut, throwing for 355 yards, but a fourth-quarter mistake was costly. Cameron Mitchell intercepted Thompson's pass and returned it almost 40 yards. Six plays la ter, Evan Hull ran it in from the 4 to give the Wildcats a 31-28 lead. Hull finished with 22 carries for 119 yards. Xander Mueller picked off a pass that bounced off receiver Wyatt Liewer's hands with 1:27 to play and the Wildcats sealed the win. - North western/AP College Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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2022 PRESEASON ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE: Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern University,...Northwestern junior quarterback Ryan Hilinksi has been nominated to Allstate's American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team. 114 student-athle tes that were nominated show exemplary community service, academic dedication and impact on and off the field. This year's candidates are scholars, leaders and community champions. They have volunteered to build homes, mentor underserved kids and feed th e hungry, as well as advocate against domestic violence and civil injustice. - Northwestern Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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Ryan Hilinski threw for 267 yards and two touchdown passes on Saturday afternoon to boost Northwestern to a 21-7 victory over Rutgers. Hilinski, making his third start since transferring from South Carolina, opened the scoring for the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2 Big Ten) by capping off a 98-yard drive in the first quarter, hitting Malik Washington for a 64-yard touchdown pass. The completion - Hilinski's longest as a Wildcat - helped his team secure its first conference win of the season. "I think one of the big gest things is that we're continuing to have fun," Hilinski said. "This is a game we played when we were 5 years old. I personally play best when I'm having fun and just recognizing that this is a game we've been playing our whole lives." Washington plow ed through a downfield defender on his touchdown grab and finished with 84 receiving yards on five catches.Fellow wideout Stephon Robinson Jr. had 115 yards, taking pressure off a Wildcats rushing attack that struggled to get going throughout the day. Often a key to Northwestern's offensive approach, the ground game combined for just 135 yards on 48 attempts. "Really proud of the squad," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "The way they bounced back this game and these last couple weeks. I th ought they put a ton of work in to get better fundamentally. We were able to carry our preparation over into the game." - Northwestern/AP College Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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Former South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski announced Tuesday he is transferring to Northwestern. He is expected to become the Wildcats starter after Peyton Ramsey, who transferred in last season from Indiana, announced after the season he won't retu rn. Hilinski will have three more years of eligibility as the NCAA is not counting the 2020 season against athletes' eligibility clocks. Hilinski started 11 games for South Carolina as a freshman in 2019, throwing for 2,357 yards with 11 touchdowns and f ive interceptions. - Chicago Tribune
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski entered the NCAA transfer portal on Wednesday afternoon, USC officials confirmed. The sophomore, who has four years of eligibility remaining after every player in the country was given a free season due to the pan demic, will move on after a 2020 season that barely saw him take the field. During the 2019 season, Ryan Hilinski completed 236 of 406 passes for 2,357 yards and 11 touchdowns. He set a school record with 180 straight completions without an interception. - The Post and Courier
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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South Carolina starting quarterback Ryan Hilinski will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. A release from the school Tuesday stated that a surgery date for the 6-foot-3 freshman starter has not yet been scheduled, but he is expected to be fully healthy when the Gamecocks start offseason workouts next month. Hilinski started the final 11 games when senior starter Jake Bentley injured his foot in the opener and was lost for the year. Bentley announced Monday he was leaving South Carol ina to play a final college season elsewhere. Hilinski threw for 2,357 yards and 11 touchdowns with five interceptions. He was first among Southeastern Conference freshmen with 214 passing yards a game. Hilinski also set a school record by throwing 180 p asses without an interception. Hilinski's father, Mark said his son was opting for the procedure to return "to full go as quickly as possible." - AP College Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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South Carolina made it through with further injuries to its quarterback corps. The season's starter, Jake Bentley, is out for the year with a fractured foot while backup Dakereon Joyner had a strained hamstring. Bentley has a scooter device to keep his f oot elevated while Joyner was on crutches. Freshman Ryan Hilinski, the SEC rookie of the week two weeks ago, had a steady performance in victory. He finished with 140 yards on 15-of-27 passing. - South Carolina/AP College Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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WEEK 3 SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Ryan Hilinski, QB, South Carolina,...True freshman Ryan Hilinski, making just his second career start and his first against an FBS opponent, completed 36-of-57 passes for 324 yards with two touchdowns against Alabama...Th e 57 attempts were the second-most in a single-game in school history, topped only by the 58 that Steve Taneyhill threw against East Carolina in 1994, while the 36 completions ranks third in school history, topped only by Taneyhill on two occasions - 39 vs. ECU in '94 and 38 vs. Mississippi State in 1995...Hilinski became just the second freshman in program history to throw for more than 300 yards against an SEC opponent, joining Todd Ellis, who threw for 342 yards against Georgia in 1986. - SEC Footbal l
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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South Carolina fans gave quarterback Ryan Hilinski even more love than a second string QB typically gets in his first start and the freshman with the inspiring backstory responded with a storybook debut. Hilinski completed 24 of 30 passes for 282 yards a nd two touchdowns and ran for another score leading the Gamecocks (1-1) to a 72-10 win over Charleston Southern on Saturday. The highly touted Hilinski earned the backup job in spring practice after enrolling early from high school and was elevated to st arter after senior Jake Bentley broke his foot in the last play of the opening loss to North Carolina. Bentley is out for at least several weeks.While South Carolina was recruiting Hilinski, his older brother Tyler Hilinski killed himself while pl aying quarterback for Washington State. The school promised to do whatever it could to help his family and their Hilinski's Hope foundation in Tyler's honor to help make the mental health of college athletes as important as their physical health. The cro wd chanted "Let's go Ryan!" during his first two drives. Hilinski's parents were in the stands and his mother, Kym, said during an in-game interview with the SEC Network that she caught herself cheering for Tyler as her younger son took the field for Sou th Carolina. - AP College Football
(DS#45 QB) rSr/2025 QB Ryan Hilinski, Northwestern
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