Austin Hiller

Height:
6-2
Weight:
197
Position:
DB
Class:
First-Year
Hometown:
Lakeway, Texas
High School:
Lake Travis

2018: Did not see any action in his redshirt first-year season ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2017: Redshirted his first year on campus.

High School: Verbally committed to Northwestern on March 28, 2016 ... Ranked as a four-star prospect by ESPN … Rated as the No. 4 safety in the entire state of Texas, and No. 7 in the Midlands Region, by Scout ... Ranked as a Top-30 safety prospect in the nation by ESPN ... Led Lake Travis to 2016 6A Texas State Championship and No. 5 national ranking as a senior ... Cavaliers team captain played both wide receiver and safety to help guide team to 41-3 record over three seasons ... Three-year starter and team leadership council member at Lake Travis ... Piled up 308 tackles (212 solo), nine interceptions, 4 blocked punts, 4 blocked field goals, five forced fumbles, 21 PBU and three defensive touchdowns in a 44-game career ... Two-time APSE All-State honoree (2015, ’16) ... Two-time First Team All-Central Texas (2015, ’16) ... Three-time All-District honoree (2014, ’15, ’16) ... 2016 Lake Travis View Newspaper Male Athlete of the Year ... Two-time Lake Travis Defensive MVP (2015, ’16) ... Led Cavaliers all the way to 2015 5A state title game, where they fell to a Katy squad led by current Wildcats Paddy Fisher and Travis Whillock ... Established a Lake Travis single-season record with seven interceptions as a junior ... Set a Central Texas record with four interceptions during the 2015 postseason ... Played two seasons of baseball, manning center field and first base ... Competed in the 100, 200, 400 and long jump events over two seasons of track & field ... National Honor Society ... Three-time Academic All-District (2014, ’15, ’16) ... 2016 Second Team Academic All-State.