Brandyn Hillman

Class:
Junior
Position:
DB
Height:
6-0
Weight:
200
Hometown:
Portsmouth, Va.
High School:
Churchland

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 7, 3x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025)
• Solos: 5, 3x - last vs. Ohio State (Nov. 29, 2025)
• Asst: 5 - at Oklahoma (Sept. 6, 2025)
• TFLs: 1.0, 2x - last at Maryland (Nov. 22, 2025)
• Sacks: 1.0 - vs. Alabama (Dec. 31, 2024)
• Int: 1 - vs. New Mexico (Aug. 30, 2025)
• FR: none
• PBUs: 1, 3x - last vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 13, 2025)

At Michigan
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media, 2025)
• Two-time letter winner (2023-24)
• Has appeared in 32 games (one game, special teams only) with 11 starts at safety

Junior (2025)
• All-Big Ten selection (honorable mention, coaches and media)
• Shared Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance against New Mexico
• In his first career start, notched five tackles and his first career interception with a shared TFL against New Mexico (Aug. 30)
• Started at Oklahoma (Sept. 6) and delivered seven tackles
• Broke up a pass and made one tackle starting against Central Michigan (Sept. 13)
• Delivered seven tackles in a start at Nebraska (Sept. 20)
• Made three tackles including one for loss in a start against Wisconsin (Oct. 4)
• Started at USC (Oct. 11) and made two tackles
• Forced a fumble, broke up a pass and totaled six tackles starting at MSU (Oct. 25)
• Started against Purdue (Nov. 1) and assisted on three stops
• Made three solo tackles in a start against Northwestern at Wrigley Field (Nov. 15)
• Broke up a pass and made one tackle for loss among four total stops in a start at Maryland (Nov. 22)
• Delivered seven tackles in a start against Ohio State (Nov. 29)

Sophomore (2024)
• Appeared in 12 games including 11 in the defensive backfield; made 21 tackles with 1.5 for loss, one sack, and two pass breakups to earn his second varsity letter
• Contributed as a defensive back and assisted on one tackle against Fresno State (Aug. 31)
• Contributed on special teams against Texas (Sept. 7)
• Delivered a solo tackle playing safety and also contributed on special teams against Arkansas State (Sept. 14)
• Played as a safety and contributed on special teams against USC (Sept. 21)
• Broke up a pass, shared a tackle for loss, and made two stops overall playing safety and on special teams against Minnesota (Sept. 28)
• Made two tackles playing safety and contributed on special teams at Washington (Oct. 5)
• Played at safety at Illinois (Oct. 19)
• Delivered three tackles playing in the secondary against Michigan State (Oct. 26)
• Credited with four tackles playing as a safety at Indiana (Nov. 9)
• Delivered three tackles playing from the safety spot against Northwestern (Nov. 23)
• Delivered one solo tackle from the back end at Ohio State (Nov. 30)
• Broke up a pass and delivered four tackles including a sack against Alabama in the ReliaQuest Bowl (Dec. 31)

Freshman (2023)
• Appeared in nine games at defensive back and contributed on special teams; made two tackles to earn his first varsity letter
• Made his U-M debut in the defensive backfield against ECU (Sept. 2)
• Assisted on one tackle playing defensive back and contributing on special teams against UNLV (Sept. 9)
• Played safety and contributed on special teams against Bowling Green (Sept. 16) and made one solo tackle
• Contributed on special teams against Rutgers (Sept. 23), Purdue (Nov. 4), at Nebraska (Sept. 30), at Maryland (Nov. 18)
• Played as a safety and contributed on special teams at Minnesota (Oct. 7)
• Played as a safety against Indiana (Oct. 14)

Prep
• Attended Churchland High School (2023) coached by Dontrell Leonard
• Helped the Truckers finish 7-4 overall in 2022 following a 7-3 mark his junior year in 2021

Key Statistics
• A 1,000-yard passer and rusher in both his junior and senior seasons
• His senior year (2022), passed for 1,312 yards with 11 touchdowns and added 1,236 rushing yards with 22 rushing touchdowns
• As a junior, amassed 2,400 all-purpose yards with 31 combined touchdowns

Honors and Rankings
• Earned a 247Sports Composite ranking of four stars; the No. 214 overall player nationally, the No. 9 athlete and the No. 5 player in the state of Virginia
• Named a four-star prospect by 247Sports; the No. 130 overall player in the nation, the No. 7 athlete and the No. 4 player in the state of Virginia
• Rated as a four-star prospect by ESPN, the No. 40 player in the region, the No. 33 athlete and the No. 8 player in the state of Virginia
• Rivals.com three-star prospect, the No. 54 safety in the nation and the No. 12 player in Virginia
• On3.com four-star consensus prospect, the No. 206 player in the nation, the No. 6 athlete in the country and the No. 5 player in Virginia
• On3.com four-star prospect, the No. 137 player in the nation, the No. 7 athlete, and the No. 5 player in Virginia
• Named Virginia Class 4 Region A Player of the Year as a junior (2021) and senior (2022)
• Earned All-District honors as a quarterback (first team, 2022, second team, 2021), defensive back (second team, 2022), and punter (second team, 2021-22)
• Two-time All-Tidewater (2021-22), honored as a quarterback

Personal
• Son of Shawn Hillman
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, majoring in General Studies