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At Utah Tech 2024: Got the starting nod in four of Utah Tech’s first five games at quarterback before missing the remainder of the season due to injury … threw for 412 yards on 36-of-75 passing and two touchdowns … went 14-of-28 for a season-high 188 yards and two touchdowns at UNLV (9/7).   
 
Before Utah Tech: Started the last nine games at quarterback at Iowa in 2023 and helped lead the then-nationally ranked Hawkeyes to the Big 10 West division title and a trip to the Big 10 Championship, along with a bid to the 2024 Cheez-It Citrus Bowl … completed 122-of-251 passing for 1,152 yards and five touchdowns, and finished the season with two rushing TDs … threw for a season-high 223 yards and a touchdown in a home shutout victory over Rutgers (11/11) … spent his first two collegiate seasons at Wisconsin (2021-22), where he appeared in one game, but did not record a passing attempt … prepped at Santa Barbara High School, where he was rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals, and a three-star recruit by 247-Sports and ESPN… earned all-CIF and News-Press All-County Offensive MVP honors as junior after he threw for 3,102 yards and 33 touchdown, while rushing for 461 yards and 13 more TDs … was invited to play in the 2021 Polynesian Bowl following his senior season and was a preseason All-America pick prior to that year … also lettered in basketball and water polo.
 
More on Deacon: Born in Santa Barbara, California … parents are Pe’a and Cindy Hill … father Pe’a played college football at Fresno City College and basketball at BYU-Hawaii, and was a member of the Samoan National Basketball team, while mother Cindy was a Hall of Fame basketball player at BYU … older sister Sami was part of the United States’ gold medal winning women’s water polo team at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … also recruited by Kansas State, Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, Abilene Christian and Samford … favorite team is the Las Vegas Raiders … favorite musician is Rod Wave … currently majoring in recreation and sports management. 
 
Why Deacon chose Utah Tech: "I chose Utah Tech because of the coaches and players in its football program.”