Memphis lands 2025 No. 3-ranked QB Antoine Hill

The top remaining undrafted quarterback in the 2025 class came off the board Saturday when four-star prospect Antwon Hill, ESPN’s No. 3-ranked pocket passer in the 2025 cycle, announced his commitment to the University of Memphis.

Hill, a one-time Colorado commit from Warner Robins, Georgia, picked the Tigers over Florida during an Instagram Live announcement featuring an appearance by former Migos rapper Quavo.

Ranked as the No. 40 overall recruit in the 2025 ESPN 300, Hill is the highest-rated commitment in program history, and his commitment now leaves only one undrafted quarterback — four-star recruit Malik Washington (ESPN’s No. 19 pocket passer) — to come. Among the top 300 prospects in the class.

Hill enters his senior season at Houston County High School in Georgia this fall as one of the state’s most experienced quarterbacks with 36 career starts. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound passer had five interceptions for 2,732 yards and 31 touchdowns during his junior season last fall. He is the cousin of former Georgia offensive lineman Trey Hill, a sixth-round NFL draft selection of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2021.

Armed with a big frame and dangerous deep balls, Hill’s recruiting drew early interest from top programs including Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, LSU and Miami. Hill went to Colorado last fall for his junior season and committed to Deion Sanders’ program until late October 2023 before the Buffaloes pulled his commitment and reopened his recruitment a month later.

“I really want to take the process slow and make sure I’m making the right decision for me and my family at the end of the day,” Hill told ESPN at the time. “I will come back to the market and make the right decision.”

Hill followed up his commitment in early 2024 with stops at Florida, Georgia Tech and Florida State, but narrowed his recruitment to Florida and Memphis later this spring after his official visits to the two schools. Hill stayed in close contact with Gator assistants after a May 31 trip to Gainesville and did the same before committing to the Tigers on Saturday after his June 7 visit with Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield and offensive coordinator Tim Cramsey.

In Hill, Memphis has the highest-ranked commitment of all time and the only ESPN 300 prospect in the program’s 2025 class, including three-star recruits in wide receiver Xavier Johnson (Richland Hills, Texas) and cornerback Xavier Thompson (Pensacola, Florida).

The Tigers’ high-powered offense is a perfect fit for Hill’s skill set, and while the big-armed passer is considered a developmental prospect, Hill should find a path toward early contention for playing time in Memphis.

After finishing sixth nationally in total offense in 2023, the Tigers enter the 2024 season with quarterback Seth Hennigan entering his final college season as the top contender for an expanded Group of 5 12-team playoff.

It may take time for Hill to settle in at the college level, but given the Tigers’ lack of starting depth, he could find himself competing for starting snaps as early as his freshman season in 2025 at Memphis.