The Miami Hurricanes have added depth to their defensive backfield, signing Marshall transfer cornerback Dyoni Hill. Hill played for Canes CB coach Chevis Jackson for the past two seasons and for DC Lance Guidry two years ago.
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00:00 Dianne Hill, cornerback from Marshall.
00:03 Welcome to the U.
00:05 Six foot tall, 172 pounds.
00:07 He played 672 snaps last season at Marshall.
00:11 He started the season last year as a backup
00:15 in a rotational role, but this is someone who's,
00:17 who was on an upward trajectory with the Thundering Herd.
00:20 So he started the season as a rotational guy,
00:22 but then by game four, he was a starting cornerback there.
00:26 Ended up starting nine games last season for Marshall.
00:30 He was targeted 61 times.
00:32 He allowed 34 receptions for 517 yards,
00:35 three touchdowns given up.
00:36 He had a pretty good coverage grade
00:38 at 70.9 overall last season.
00:42 Probably the best game that he played,
00:44 even though this is not a team
00:46 that's on Miami's schedule this year,
00:47 but it is an ACC opponent.
00:49 He played well against NC State last year.
00:52 Probably his best game.
00:53 Had an interception, a pass breakup,
00:55 I think seven tackles in that game.
00:56 78.7 coverage grade,
00:58 which was above his average on the season.
01:01 In an area where Dayani Hill does excel
01:05 is with his tackling.
01:06 He's very strong in that department.
01:08 He's got an 84.1 tackling grade.
01:11 According to Pro Football Focus,
01:12 his run defense grade is 84.6.
01:15 So this is, again, I gotta watch how these guys look
01:19 in fall camp when practices start up again.
01:22 I don't look at Dayani Hill
01:24 and definitely say this guy's for sure starting.
01:27 I could see him as an experienced rotational guy,
01:31 which is important, folks.
01:32 I mean, listen, some of the players Miami has added
01:34 going back to the last transfer portal,
01:36 Cam freaking Ward, starting quarterback, right?
01:39 Last night, Miami adds Damian Martinez.
01:41 That's your starting running back.
01:42 So some of these guys that Miami is adding
01:44 are gonna be surefire starters,
01:46 but it's also Mario Cristobal wants to have
01:49 as much experience as possible mixed in with the young guys.
01:53 Like, it's not to say,
01:54 "Oh, forget about the young guys," whatever.
01:56 Like, Miami's got a lot of talented true freshmen
01:58 that Mario recruited, Class of 2024,
02:01 and a lot of really talented, of course,
02:04 players heading into their second year
02:05 from the Class of 2023
02:07 who are gonna start in certain spots.
02:09 You know, Ruben Bain, you expect him to start.
02:11 CeCe Maui-Noah is gonna be a starter, again,
02:15 you know, on the offensive line.
02:16 Other guys are gonna get a lot more playing time this year
02:19 than they did last year.
02:20 But in terms of, you know, trying to go all in
02:23 with Cam Ward and trying to maximize that one season
02:26 you have with the quarterback
02:27 that the coaches feel really, really good about,
02:30 they want to add as many veterans
02:31 to the rotation as possible.
02:32 Guys who have, you know, a year or two of eligibility left
02:35 and have multiple starts under their belt.
02:37 And I think Dayani Hill fits that bill again.
02:40 So I think he's someone
02:41 who's gonna be competing for snaps.
02:44 Well, you guys know Darryl Porter Jr.
02:46 I pencil him in.
02:47 Well, I permanent marker him in as a starter.
02:49 He's gonna be one of Miami's starting cornerbacks.
02:51 And I think a guy like Dayani Hill
02:53 is gonna be competing for snaps
02:55 with the likes of Damari Brown.
02:57 I could see Damari Brown also being a starter,
03:00 but Hill can compete with players like Damari Brown,
03:03 Jadis Richard, actually Jadis Richard might be a starter.
03:05 He had a really good spring, either him or Damari Brown.
03:09 Robert Stafford is gonna be another guy
03:11 competing for snaps with Dayani Hill.
03:13 And it's also, again, you talk, folks,
03:15 about the relationships and the history
03:18 playing under current Miami coaches.
03:20 I do think when you're adding guys in the transfer portal,
03:22 it's nice to know that you've got position coaches
03:25 where you know, "This guy can play for me.
03:27 This guy can play in my system."
03:28 Right? Lance Guidry and Travis Jackson
03:30 both know that about Hill.
03:32 D. Nick knows that about Jalen Alderman.
03:35 So that's the luxury of adding players like that.