Dierre Hill Jr. holds the RB · Backup spot in Oregon Ducks’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Dierre Hill Jr. logged a 9.2% overall usage rate in 2025.

Dierre Hill Jr. is a sophomore running back from Centralia, Illinois who attended Althoff Catholic High School. A consensus four-star recruit ranked 150th nationally in the 2025 class, Hill was the top running back prospect from Illinois. As a true freshman in 2025, he appeared in all 15 games with one start and rushed 75 times for 656 yards and five touchdowns while adding 16 receptions for 137 yards and one receiving touchdown. He averaged 8.7 yards per carry, led the Big Ten in that metric, and recorded a 71-yard run, the longest of his season. Hill also returned two kickoffs for 50 yards and earned a 90.8 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, highest among Oregon offensive players.

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