Maxwell Hiller

Physical Profile

Hiller carries 300-305 pounds on a 6-5 to 6-5.5 frame with a thick lower half and a listed 4.9 forty, which is legitimate movement for that mass. The one limiting measurable is arm length in the 32-inch range, well short of the 34-plus inch prototype for a franchise tackle, so the industry has settled on an interior projection even though he plays right tackle for Coatesville. His athletic profile is broader than his position suggests: he holds a Division I basketball offer from La Salle, and that shows up as sudden lateral agility, balance through contact and the ability to reset his feet after initial engagement. The build is essentially finished for a high school player; the weight is functional rather than soft, and he does not need a redshirt year to reshape his body.

Play Style

Hiller is a mauler with a basketball player's feet. On film he fires off the ball low, wins the leverage battle almost immediately and drives defenders through the whistle, producing the pancake volume evaluators keep referencing. In pass protection he plays from a wide, settled base, absorbs bull rushes without giving ground and re-anchors quickly when he loses the first step. He is comfortable in space, pulling and locating linebackers with balance, and he does not lunge or overextend for a player of his size. The temperament is a defining trait: coaches describe him as a different player once the ball is snapped, and that edge shows in how often he finishes blocks on the ground. 247Sports also noted he has the tools to play defensive line if a program ever needed it, which speaks to his explosiveness off the snap.

Strengths

• Power and anchor at the point of attack: at the 2025 Under Armour Future 50 he won Big Man MVP, and Rivals scout Cody Bellaire wrote that his 'ability to sit down pass rushers and reset his feet in order to gain leverage was phenomenal,' noting he plays from a strong base and shoots his hands to initiate contact.
• Run-game finishing: 247Sports' Gabe Brooks (Sept. 2025 evaluation) called him a 'pancake machine' who consistently wins leverage, and his coaches describe an aggression that flips on at the whistle and 'cannot be coached or taught.' Coatesville went 10-3 in 2025 behind his right-tackle play.
• Sudden agility for a 300-pounder: Brooks highlighted 'impressive sudden agility,' and ESPN's Craig Haubert cited a blend of 'toughness and flexibility with sound technique.' The David DeCastro comparison used by evaluators captures the size-plus-movement profile that lets him pull, climb and reach in zone schemes.
• Pedigree of consistent production: MaxPreps Sophomore All-American (2024), Under Armour All-American, adidas Polynesian Bowl selection, and four seasons of varsity starts. First offer came from Penn State in eighth grade and he never dipped from the top tier.

Areas to Improve

• Hand placement and refinement of technique: Hiller himself identified this to Inside the Gators, and it is the standard gap for a player who has won on raw power. Cleaner initial strike timing and inside-hand placement will matter against SEC interior rushers who counter off first contact.
• Arm length and pass-set range: at roughly 32 inches, he will need to compensate with footwork and punch timing on the edge. If Florida tries him at tackle, longer speed rushers who get to his outside shoulder are the test; inside, this is far less of a concern.
• Level of competition: Pennsylvania District 1 does not routinely produce SEC-caliber defensive tackles, so his tape shows dominance more often than adversity. Camp settings (Future 50) have shown he holds up against elite peers, but sustained in-game reps against equal talent are still to come.

College Projection

Hiller projects as an early starter at guard for Florida, with a real chance to compete for a first-year role in 2027 given ESPN's 'most college-ready' designation and Haubert's assessment that he is 'a contender to quickly work his way into the mix upon arrival.' He has said he will play 'whether it's guard, tackle, whatever gets me on the field the fastest.' The realistic path is right guard as a true freshman or redshirt freshman, then a three-year starting run as the anchor of the interior, with right tackle as an option if the length holds up against college edge rushers. Under Phil Trautwein, who developed him as a target since 2023, he should be an All-SEC caliber interior lineman by his second or third year.

NFL Outlook

Hiller is a legitimate early-round NFL Draft candidate, and 247Sports' evaluation explicitly frames him that way. The DeCastro comparison is the ceiling: a first-round interior lineman who combines a power anchor with elite movement. The 32-inch arm length will keep most NFL teams from viewing him at tackle, but top interior linemen with his power and athleticism regularly go in rounds one and two. If the hand technique catches up to the physical traits, a Day 1 or early Day 2 selection after three seasons in college is a reasonable projection.

Best Fit

Hiller is scheme-versatile, but he is at his best in a gap and duo-heavy run game that lets him displace defensive tackles and pull to the second level, paired with a pass protection scheme that keeps him inside where his anchor and length are assets rather than questions. Florida under Jon Sumrall and Trautwein fits: an SEC program that wants to run through its interior and an OL coach with a multi-year relationship built on player development. The main threat to that fit is not scheme but recruiting: LSU and Tennessee were the most active flip suitors as of July 2026 and he is planning a fall game trip to Baton Rouge, though he remains a hard commit and 247Sports still considers a flip unlikely.