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  08/21/21 - FS *Daxton HillJr/2022, Michigan

  It's no secret by now that Michigan is going to do everything it can to put Daxton Hill in advantageous positions this fall. The junior safety is the Wolverines' best defensive back, both from a speed and athleticism standpoint and statistically (last year, in six starts, Hill racked up 46 tackles, an interception and had five pass deflections), and is most effective when he's around the ball. First-year defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald has said he plans to dispatch multiple-looking fronts and alignments in order to keep opposing teams guessing. And that will include playing Hill across the backfield - at his traditional free-safety role, of course, but also at "nickel" as a fifth defensive back and even cornerback.

"It's a lot from last year," Hill admitted Tuesday. "Really trying to hone in on every position - whether it's corner, safety or nickel. Really just learning my plays every day." To do that, Hill says, he's spending extra around the football facility after meetings. The task is no longer just honing in on one position, but finding "a good balance" between the three. Currently, Hill is still spending a majority of his time in practice at safety. But he's thrown in at nickel and corner as needed, when the team requires a substitute or a specific defensive package is called. "It's not like I'm a play here, play there," Hill said. "We have a lot of good corners right now, so whenever they need me in certain situations or packages - that's when I'm really going in."


Jr/2022 FS *Daxton HillMichigan
News Source: that's when I'm really going in."



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