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University of Rhode Island

2023 Football Roster

Connor Caldon
Christopher Cost-Kirkpatrick
Christopher Cost-Kirkpatrick
Connor Caldon
Connor Caldon
Connor Caldon
Courtesy of William and Mary Athletics
Connor Caldon
Alan Hubbard

8 Kasim Hill

  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 234
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Washington, D.C.
  • High School St. John's College (Tennessee)

Biography

Career Honors & Awards

  • All-CAA Football Honorable Mention (2023)
  • Named to CFPA Midseason FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List
  • 2-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 20, 2021 and Oct. 2, 2021)
  • NEFWA Gold Helmet Award (Sept. 20, 2021)


2023 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Rhode Island’s career leader in yards of total offense with 8,863
  • Threw for the second-most yards in the country (3,074) during the regular season and was fourth in passing yards per game (279.5)
  • Finished 10th in the country in total offense (284.5) and 11th in passing yards per completion (13.91)
  • Helped the Rams finish the year 21st in the nation in total offense (418.1 yards per game)
  • Started all 11 games for the Rams
  • Threw for 408 yards with four touchdowns during the game at Georgia State, taking one in himself (Aug. 31)
  • Connected a pair of touchdown passes as part of a 299-yard effort opposite Stony Brook (Sept. 8)
  • Recorded 234 passing yards with two touchdowns at Maine (Sept. 15)
  • Finished with 175 passing yards at No. 25 Villanova (Sept. 23)
  • Notched 332 passing yards and threw for three touchdowns in the win over Bryant, where he also recorded a rushing touchdown (Sept. 30)
  • Recorded three touchdown strikes through the air as part of a 222-yard effort at Brown (Oct. 7)
  • Rushed for a season-best 33 yards on six carries opposite the Bears
  • Accrued 367 passing yards with one touchdown and a rushing one of his own opposite Richmond (Oct. 14)
  • Threw for 261 yards at UAlbany (Oct. 21)
  • Connected on a touchdown pass and tallied 280 passing yards in the win over No. 20 New Hampshire (Oct. 28)
  • Recorded 137 passing yards with a touchdown strike opposite North Carolina A&T (Nov. 11)
  • Turned in 359 passing yards with one touchdown pass in the season finale at Towson (Nov. 18)
  • Finished the year with 221 pass completions on 373 attempts with 10 interceptions
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
  • Elected as a team captain by teammates
  • One of 30 players nationally to be on the CFPA National Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List
  • Started all 11 games
  • Led the third-highest scoring offense in the CAA (30.6 points/game)
  • Passed for 2,588 yards and 19 touchdowns with seven INTs
  • Also rushed for 272 yards and 7 touchdowns
  • Threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns against UAlbany (11/12)
  • Passed for 222 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 43 yards and a score at New Hampshire (11/12)
  • Passed for 241 yards and one touchdown and added 41 yards and two more scores on the ground against Maine (11/5)
  • Threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 31 yards and a score at William & Mary (10/29)
  • Threw for 352 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions on 14-of-24 attempts and added a rushing touchdown at Monmouth (10/22)
  • Rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown while also completing 17-of-29 passes for 201 yards against Elon (10/15)
  • Accounted for 331 yards of total offense, as he passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns while adding 78 rushing yards against Brown (10/1)
  • Completed 17-of-30 for 223 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions at Pitt (9/24)
  • Passed for 179 yards, two touchdowns and one interception while adding 24 rushing yards against Delaware (9/17)
  • Completed 14-of-20 attempts for 290 yards, two touchdowns and one interception at Bryant. Surpassed 3,000 career passing yards at URI in the game (9/10)
  • Was 17-for-32 for 236 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions at Stony Brook. Also rushed for a 10-yard touchdown (9/1)
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
  • Finished the season with 2,178 passing yards on 150-of-282 attempts
  • Had 18 touchdown passes and six interceptions
  • Also rushed for 256 yards and tied for the team lead with six rushing touchdowns
  • Ranked fifth in the country with 14.52 yards per completion
  • Finished fourth among CAA Football quarterbacks
  • Passed for 394 yards on 31-of-55 passing and three for three touchdowns at Elon (11/20)
  • Completed 12-of-23 for 221 yards and four touchdowns against New Hampshire (11/13)
  • Was 11-for-20 for 169 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 32 yards and two more touchdowns at Massachusetts (11/6)
  • Was 11-for-20 for 177 yards and three touchdowns against Maine (10/30)
  • Passed for 22 yards on 4-of-13 attempts at Villanova (10/23)
  • Completed 7-of-26 passes for 90 yards and one interception at Towson (10/16)
  • Was 13-of-22 for 155 yards and one interception and also ran for 45 yards and a touchdown in a win against No. 10/9 Delaware (10/9)
  • Earned CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after going 21-of-37 with a touchdown and rushing for 66 yards and another score against Stony Brook. Was 10-of-13 for 134 yards, one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown after the start of the fourth quarter (10/2)
  • Named the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week and the NEFWA Gold Helmet Award winner after accounting for four touchdowns in a win at Brown (9/20)
  • Passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns on 13-of-19 attempts and also ran for 31 yards and one touchdown at Brown (9/18)
  • Was 15-of-29 for 147 yards and rushed for 58 yards at UAlbany (9/11)
  • Completed 12-of-18 passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns while also rushing for 33 yards and one touchdown against Bryant (9/4)

2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Completed 5-of-10 passes for 26 yards and one touchdown against No. 9 Delaware (3/27)
  • Rushed 25 yards for the game-winning touchdown in overtime at No. 18/19 Albany (3/20). Also was 13-of-25 for 117 yards, one touchdown and one interception
  • Made his Rhode Island debut and rushed for the game-winning touchdown in overtime at No. 6 Villanova. Was 18-of-28 passing for 246 yards and ran for 36 yards and one touchdown (3/13)
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore/Tennessee)
  • Had to sit out after transferring from Maryland
  • Was an integral member of Tennessee’s scout team
2018 (Redshirt Freshman/Maryland)
  • Started the first 10 games of the year at quarterback before suffering an injury at Indiana (11/10)
  • Opened career with 84 pass attempts without an interception, the longest streak for a Terp since Danny O’Brien (2010)
  • Completed 84-of-170 passes for 1,083 yards with nine touchdowns and four interceptions
  • Tallied career-highs with 265 passing yards and three touchdowns against Illinois (10/27)
  • Threw a career-best three touchdowns vs. Rutgers (10/13)
  • Went 10-for-14 with a touchdown against Minnesota (9/22)
  • Started in the season-opening win against No. 23 Texas (9/1), recording then career-highs in passing yards (222), completions (17) and long completion (65)
2017 (freshman/Maryland)
  • Appeared in three games, including two starts at quarterback, before sustaining a season-ending injury against UCF (9/23)
  • Was highly efficient in three appearances, completing 18-of-21 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception
  • Made his collegiate debut on the road against No. 23 Texas (9/2) in relief of the injured Tyrrell Pigrome
  • Entered the Texas game with a slight lead at the end of the third quarter and closed out the victory by completing all three pass attempts and rushing for a touchdown
  • Made first-career start against Towson (9/9), completing 13-of-16 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns
  • His .813 completion percentage against Towson was the seventh-highest single-game completion percentage (min. 10 pass attempts) in Maryland history
  • Completed both pass attempts against UCF (9/23) before suffering a season-ending injury
Before College
  • Consensus 4-star recruit
  • Transferred to St. John’s College in Washington, D.C. for his senior season after spending his first three years at Gilman High School in Baltimore, Md.
  • Member of ESPN300
  • 2017 Washington D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Played in the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game
  • Received quarterback MVP honors at The Opening’s Washington D.C. Regional
  • 2016 American Family Insurance/USA Today All-USA Washington D.C. First Team
  • 2016 Washington Post All-Metro Honorable Mention
  • 2016 WCAC All-Conference Third Team selection
  • 2015 All-MIAA selection
  • Honorable mention all-state selection as a junior
  • Passed for 1,431 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 65 percent of his passes and rushed for 885 yards and 10 scores in 2016
  • Led the Cadets to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the WCAC championship game in 2016
Personal
  • Born on Dec. 9, 1997
  • Son of Joe and Michele Hill
  • Has a younger sister, Kaylah, who has Down Syndrome
  • Calls Kaylah the most influential person in his life other than his parents
  • Has volunteered feeding the homeless, mentoring elementary school students and raising funds for the National Down Syndrome Society

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 234 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 234 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 234 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Redshirt Senior

    Quarterback
    6'2" 234 lbs
    8