Portland State Head Coach Nigel Burton named Jaime Hill as the Viking football team’s defensive coordinator in January 2013.
Like Burton, Hill made a return to the PSU football coach staff after working on the Park Blocks early in his career. Hill worked at Portland State from 1993-97 as both a secondary coach and then defensive coordinator. He was under then-Head Coach Tim Walsh as the Vikings played at NCAA Division II (1993-95), then transitioned to Division I and the Big Sky Conference (1996-97).
“Jaime is a guy with expertise and has a history of really turning around defenses, so I was really interested in talking to him and bringing him aboard,” said Burton. “He has a great understanding of secondary play and really his knowledge base and experience is going to be extremely beneficial for us.”
Burton has known Hill since Burton was an assistant coach with the Vikings back in 2001-02. “I was introduced to him when Coach Walsh was here and we have stayed in touch with each other,” said Burton, noting that they would often have lunch and talk football when Hill was in the Portland area recruiting for BYU.
Hill has taken on the task of turning around a Viking defense that struggled prior to his arrival. And, although PSU gave up a few more yards per game in 2013 than it did in 2012, Hill’s defense cut the number of points allowed from 36 per game in 2012 to 27.5 in 2013.
In addition to being defensive coordinator, Hill coaches safeties for the Vikings. His starters at safety, David Edgerson and Dean Faddis, both won post-season honors. Edgerson was named third team All-Big Sky Conference after leading the league with five interceptions and making 70 tackles. Faddis was honorable mention All-Big Sky as well as Academic All-District, making 88 tackles to rank second on the team.
BACKGROUND
Since his time at Portland State, Hill has worked with the San Francisco 49ers (secondary, 1997-99), the San Francisco Demons (XFL, secondary, 2000-01), Humboldt State (defensive coordinator, 2002-03), Calgary Stampeders (secondary, 2003-04), Ottawa Renegades (secondary/co-defensive coordinator, 2004-06), and Brigham Young (secondary/defensive coordinator, 2006-10).
Hill has 25 years in coaching at the collegiate and professional levels, and has recruited throughout the western United States and the southeast. Hill is a member of the American Football Coaches Association, Black Coaches and Administrators Association and participated in the NCAA Expert Coaches Academy. He has had guest fellowships with the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers during his coaching career.
NAME PRONUNCIATION: Jaime Hill (HIGH-me)
THE JAIME HILL FILE
2nd year at Portland State
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Alma Mater: San Francisco State, 1986 (Psychology)
Playing Experience: Wide Receiver, San Francisco State (1984-85); Grossmont CC (1982-83)
Recruiting Areas
Out of state: Southern California inland empire
COACHING EXPERIENCE:
2013-14 Portland State, Defensive Coordinator
2006-10 BYU, Defensive Coordinator
2004-06 Ottawa Renegades, co-Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
2003-04 Calgary Stampeders, Secondary
2002-03 Humboldt State, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
2000-01 San Francisco Demons (XFL), Secondary
1997-99 San Francisco 49ers, Secondary
1993-97 Portland State, Secondary/Defensive Coordinator
1992-93 University of Chicago, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
1990-92 Sonoma State, Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
1989-90 Northern Arizona, Wide Receivers/Tight Ends
1987-88 UTEP, Offensive Graduate Assistant
1987 San Francisco State, Offensive Graduate Assistant
ALL-BIG SKY CONFERENCE VIKINGS UNDER JAIME HILL
2013
3rd team: S David Edgerson
HM: DT Joe Lopez, DT Junior Alexis, DE Jeremy Boone, LB Jaycob Shoemaker, S Dean Faddis, CB Aaron Sibley
