Tyreek Hill, UWA

Tyreek Hill

  • Award
    Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/28/2015
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    West Alabama
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Douglas, Ga.
  • High School
    Coffee
West Alabama’s Tyreek Hill was tabbed the Special Teams Player of the Week is UWA’s first Special Teams winner this year, sparking the Tigers’ to a 33-21 triumph at Texas A&M-Kingsville.  The senior tied a GSC record by returning two kickoffs for touchdowns in a single-game.  Hill extended West Alabama’s lead to 22-13 at 1:33 in the third quarter, bringing back a kickoff 74 yards for a score.  The Douglas, Ga. native etched his name in the record books with 12:12 left to play when his 78-yard TD return upped UWA’s lead to 28-19.  For the game, Hill racked up 206 all-purpose yards thanks to 34 rushing and 20 on punt returns.