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WATCH: Tommi Hill scores pick-six touchdown for Huskers

Tommi Hill gave Nebraska a two-touchdown lead.

Nebraska football had a strong start from the defense on Saturday night. Corner Tommi Hill picked off a Shedeur Sanders pass from the six-yard line and took it to the house for a touchdown. The pick-six gave Nebraska a 14-0 lead following the extra point.

It was another strong defensive play for a unit that was able to get pressure on Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders early. It will be interesting to see if the defense can continue this level of play throughout the course of the entire night. Nevertheless, the returns are strong early.

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Nebraska Football Countdown to Kickoff: No. 6 DB Tommi Hill

The countdown until August 31 is down to six days.

It’s officially less than a week until football returns to Memorial Stadium as the Nebraska Cornhuskers continue to prepare for their 2024 season opener against the University of Texas – El Paso Miners on August 31.

The countdown to kickoff continues on her at Cornhuskers Wire and in today’s spotlight is Huskers senior defensive back Tommi Hill.

The Orlando, Florida native is entering his third season with the Huskers after appearing in 23 games over the psat two seasons which included making 13 starts. In his 23 games for the Huskers, Hill has recorded 43 total tackles including 27 solo tackles. He also has 17 career pass deflections, 13 of which came last esason and four interceptions.

Despite the terrific performance a year ago, he was only named an All-Big Ten honorable-mention by both the coaches and media.

Hill will be one of the Huskers starting cornerbacks this year alongside Marques Buford Jr and is expected to be one of the top cornerbacks in the country this season. Recently, an early 2025 mock draft on ESPN had Hill as a late first-round pick.

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Husker Tommi Hill first-round selection in latest ESPN mock draft

Tommi Hill is headed out west in a recent ESPN mock draft.

Nebraska football did not have any players selected in last year’s NFL draft but that could change in the near future. Corner Tommi Hill was recently projected to the San Francisco 49ers with the 32nd overall selection in the latest mock draft from ESPN’s Field Yates

Hill is coming off a stellar 2023 season that saw him record 26 total tackles and four interceptions. He became a dependable player in the Nebraska football secondary and is now one of 10 players to wear single-digit numbers for 2024.

As Yates noted in his piece, the 49ers will be in the market for secondary depth, as both Charvarius Ward and Deommodore Lenoir will be free agents. This would be an opportunity for Hill to take the reins in the secondary and give them depth to build on further for the future.

Nebraska football has not had a first-round pick since Prince Amukamara went to the Giants in 2011 at 19th overall. Hill could easily break the trend with another strong season.

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Huskers Tommi Hill and Vince Genatone named to ‘Freaks’ list

Tommi Hill and Vince Genatone could play valuable roles in the defense next season.

Nebraska football had two representatives on Bruce Feldman’s ‘Freak List’* (subscription required) earlier this week. Cornerback Tommi Hill (No. 57) and linebacker Vince Genatone (No. 83) made the list.

Hill is coming off a 2023 season that saw him record 26 combined tackles and four interceptions. His four interceptions were a career-high.

Genatone came to the program in April following spending two seasons at Montana, committing to Nebraska as a preferred walk-on. He was a Nebraska high school standout, recording 911 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns at North Platte. He also played linebacker, recording 136 tackles over the course of his high school career.

Both players will have a chance to make an impact on the Nebraska defense, notably Hill.

The latter is an essential part of the Nebraska football secondary this season. Genatone could also play a role in the linebacker unit.

 

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Nebraska DB moving to WR

A Nebraska CB has moved to WR

Nebraska Cornhuskers cornerback Tommi Hill has moved to wide receiver. On the team’s roster, he is now listed as a wide receiver, and his number has been changed to #2.

Hill played wide receiver in high school. At Edgewater High School, Hill recorded 85 receptions for 1,586 yards and 14 touchdowns per MaxPreps.

Hill has a chance to make an immediate impact on offense. According to multiple reports, he was taking practice reps with the No. 1 offense on Tuesday.

Quarterback Casey Thompson spoke highly of Hill. “Lots of people are going to be surprised with what they see from him,” Thompson said per Nick Sehnert of 93.7 The Ticket.

Hill began his college career at Arizona State. As a freshman, he appeared in seven games. He posted nine total tackles and returned four kicks for 79 yards. Following the season, he transferred to Nebraska. Hill played five games at cornerback for the Cornhuskers this season. He had 17 total tackles and four passes defended.

He flashed potential on defense. Against Northwestern, he had a quarterback hurry, and he had this nice pass breakup.

Below is a short photo gallery of Tommi Hill’s college career thus far.

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers Snapshot Profile: CB Tommi Hill

Let’s take a look at Nebraska Cornhuskers CB Tommi Hill.

Leading up to the 2022 season, Cornhuskers Wire will be taking a closer look at many players on Nebraska’s current roster.

Each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, their career statistics, and what role they will play for head coach Scott Frost this season.

Today, we will take a look at cornerback Tommi Hill. In 2021, Hill spent the first season of his college career at Arizona State, where he played a limited role.

Hill transferred to the Cornhuskers in December 2021.

Without further ado, let’s dive in. Here is Tommi Hill’s snapshot player profile.

Tommi Hill’s Player Profile

Who are the most talented transfers entering the 2022 season?

Who are the most talented players to switch teams during the offseason?

Outside of conference realignment, the transfer portal has been a topic of conversation in college football. A system that once heavily restricted the ability of athletes to change schools has now become a world where athletes can leave their current school without penalty, and some coaches are even accused of actively recruiting other schools’ scholarship athletes. And one of the more aggressive teams in the 2022 transfer portal was the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

In fact, 247Sports ranked the Huskers as having the No. 7 portal class sandwiched between No. 6 Alabama and No. 8 UCLA. Nebraska ended up adding 16 new players overall to their roster heading into this year. The two biggest stars of the class are former Arizona State Corner Back Tommi Hill and former TCU Edge Rusher Ochaun Mathis. Did either of these two make the list of the “most talented transfers entering 2022?” Scroll below and take a look at who author Brad Crawford says are the most talented transfers of the upcoming season.

247Sports’ Nick Kosko predicts Nebraska to upset Iowa in the 2022 season finale

247Sports’ Nick Kosko likes the Nebraska Cornhuskers to upset the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2022 regular season finale.

Iowa has owned the series against Nebraska, winning the past seven contests against the Cornhuskers. It looked like the Hawkeyes’ dominance over Nebraska was set to come to a close last year in Lincoln, Neb., but a fourth-quarter Iowa rally was jumpstarted by Henry Marchese’s blocked punt that Kyler Fisher returned 14 yards for a touchdown.

That sliced Iowa’s deficit from 21-9 to 21-16. The Hawkeyes followed that special teams game-changer up by forcing Huskers backup quarterback Logan Smothers into an intentional grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety. Iowa’s Caleb Shudak added a 44-yard field goal on the ensuing possession and suddenly the game was tied.

Then, Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras capped off a six-play, 76-yard drive with a two-yard touchdown plunge to give the Hawkeyes its first lead with 2:58 remaining. Hawkeyes cornerback Jermari Harris sealed the victory, intercepting Smothers to end any final threat from the Huskers.

In the process, Iowa registered its fifth consecutive victory in Lincoln, captured the Big Ten West crown and notched a 10-win season. 247Sports’ Nick Kosko isn’t buying into any of the recent series history in his game-by-game predictions for Nebraska’s 2022 season, though.

Kosko likes Nebraska to upset Iowa, 24-21, to end the 2022 regular season.

Yes, we’re picking an upset here. Nebraska puts a stamp on its bowl game date, whenever and wherever it might be. The upset over the Hawkeyes on the road will be the defining game of the 2022 season for Scott Frost. There’s gotta be one in there somewhere, and why not the final regular season game of the upcoming fall? Let’s do it. A late field goal puts Nebraska up by 10 (24-14) and the defense holds on as Iowa fails a late comeback. With the 7-5 record, Frost ensures a 2023 campaign and has a chance to win an eighth game in the postseason. – Kosko, 247Sports.

Obviously, this would be a reversal of what fans have seen in recent years. There’s a good chance that it has serious division implications for the Hawkeyes, too. The West feels like it’s wide open, and Iowa just might be hosting Nebraska for a return trip to Indianapolis in the 2022 edition to determine the fate of the Heroes Trophy.

If that’s the circumstances going in for Iowa’s Senior Day game, then the Huskers will have earned a difficult to come by victory, and it would further signal that Nebraska has made progress as a football program in 2022.

While Iowa is an interesting team heading into next season given the disparity between the team’s offensive and defensive production in 2021, Nebraska might have been the most intriguing, hardest to figure out team in all of the Big Ten last season. The Huskers finished 3-9, which is by definition bad. Still, Nebraska lost eight one-score games, which could indicate that the Huskers are ripe for a quick turnaround.

Time will tell on that front. One thing is for certain: Scott Frost needs 2022 to show tangible results if he’s to remain the Huskers’ head football coach. Frost brought in offensive coordinator Mark Whipple from Pittsburgh to help try and rejuvenate Nebraska’s offense. Last season’s backup quarterback in Smothers returns for Nebraska, but longtime starter Adrian Martinez is off to Kansas State.

Nebraska went ahead and brought former Texas quarterback Casey Thompson in to be the likely starter, and the Huskers added Florida State transfer signal-caller Chubba Purdy as well. The wide receiving corps features a series of transfers as well with Trey Palmer arriving from LSU, Marcus Washington from Texas and Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda from New Mexico State.

Palmer had 30 grabs for 344 yards and three scores in 2021, Washington registered 18 receptions for 277 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and Garcia-Castaneda hauled in 37 passes for 578 yards and four scores. Add that in with Omar Manning’s returning 26 grabs for 380 yards and two touchdowns.

In the backfield, Nebraska will be looking for Rahmir Johnson, Gabe Ervin Jr. and Jaquez Yant to combine for the Huskers’ rushing attack. Last season, Johnson carried 112 times for 495 yards and four scores, Ervin Jr. rushed 37 times for 124 yards and two touchdowns and Yant tallied 47 totes for 294 yards and one trip to the end zone.

Defensively, Nebraska added two-time All-Big 12 second-team selection Ochaun Mathis at defensive end. Mathis has 135 tackles, 30.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks over the course of his college career. He’ll team with Garrett Nelson, Ty Robinson and Alabama transfer Stephon Wynn Jr. At the second level, Nebraska linebackers Luke Reimer and Nick Henrich combined for 189 tackles last season.

The Huskers’ defensive backfield has its fair share of transfer additions as well, featuring Tommi Hill from Arizona State, DeShon Singleton from Hutchinson Community College and Omar Brown from Northern Iowa. That trio will join safety Myles Farmer and cornerback Quinton Newsome.

For a head coach in Frost that frankly is desperate for success heading into 2022, it makes sense to replenish the roster with a series of transfer portal additions and see if it works. While Iowa hopes to be fighting for the Big Ten West in the season finale, Frost just might be coaching for his job.

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