Johns Hopkins University Athletics

Entering his fourth season as a member of the Blue Jay coaching staff, and second as the defensive coordinator, in 2025 is BJ Hill. Hill spent his first two years at Homewood coaching the defensive backs before being promoted to defensive coordinator by head coach Dan Wodicka on February 27, 2024.  Hill continues to coach the defensive backs in his role as the defensive coordinator.

It was Hill’s defense that helped pave the way for a record-breaking 2024 season that saw the Blue Jays post a 12-2 record, win the program’s 17th Centennial Conference title and make a stunning run to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history.   

Hill’s 2024 defense allowed just 13.6 points per game and held all 10 opponents to 14 points or less during a 10-game winning streak that landed the Blue Jays in the NCAA Semifinals.  Johns Hopkins held the opposition to just over 300 yards of total offense, including less than 99 yards per game on the ground, and surrendered just six touchdown passes in 14 games.

In his first two seasons at Johns Hopkins, Hill  guided a secondary that allowed an average of less than 195 yards per game through the air and opposing quarterbacks completed less than 50 percent of their pass attempts against the Blue Jays during that time.

During a 2023 season that saw Johns Hopkins post a 12-1 record and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals, the Blue Jays’ 13 opponents completed just 47.2 percent of their pass attempts; that mark ranks as the best for the Johns Hopkins defense since 2003 and the third best mark this century.

A 2018 graduate of Christopher Newport, where he was a four-year member of the football team and a two-time team captain, Hill arrived at Johns Hopkins after spending three seasons working with the defensive backs at Division II Wingate.  There, he helped the Bulldogs to a three-year record of 20-7 (includes a 2-2 mark during a COVID-shortened 2020 season) and an appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division II Playoffs.

Hill totaled 163 tackles, 16 pass breakups and five interceptions during a standout four-year career at Christopher Newport. He was a two-time honorable mention all-conference selection (once as a LB, once as a DB) and helped the Captains to a four-year record of 23-16, including a 7-2 mark as a senior in 2018.