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Jersey Number 39
Nate Hillenburg
- Position:
- Punter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Cathedral / Cornell / Valparaiso
CAREER: Throughout his five-year career (four at Cornell and one at Valparaiso), Hillenburg has recorded 49 punts for 1,923 yards (39.2 avg.) with a long of 59. Thirteen punts were fair caught and 9 were downed inside the 20, with 6 going over 50 yards. He has tallied 5 touchbacks.
2026: Hillenburg, who transferred to USC in the summer of 2026 from Valparaiso, looks to compete for playing time at punter as a redshirt senior in 2026.
VALPARAISO: Hillenburg recorded 49 punts for 1,923 yards (39.2 avg.) with a long of 59 as a redshirt senior in 2025. Thirteen punts were fair caught and 9 were downed inside the 20, with 6 going over 50 yards. He has tallied 5 touchbacks.
CORNELL: He tallied 11 punts for 428 yards (38.9 avg.) with a long of 62 as a redshirt junior in 2024. One punt was fair caught, 2 were downed inside the 20 and 2 went over 50 yards.
He recorded 2 punts for 66 yards (33.0 avg.) with a long of 33 as a redshirt sophomore in 2023.
He recorded 1 punt for 10 yards (10.0 avg.) with a long of 10 as a redshirt freshman in 2023.
Hillenburg did not see action as a true freshman in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior in 2020, Hillenburg averaged 31.0 yards per punt for the state champion Cathedral. He was a 2020 Academic All-State selection.
As a junior in 2019, he averaged 29.1 yards per punt with 4 downed inside the 20.
He was rated a 4.5 star punter and was ranked as the No. 32 punter with Korn Blue Kicking in 2021.
Hillenburg also competed on the swimming team and was the team captain as a senior.
PERSONAL: Hillenburg earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics with a Business minor from Cornell University in May of 2025. He is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Earned a second-degree black belt in American Taekwondo. Earned the rank of Eagle Scout in November of 2018
2026: Hillenburg, who transferred to USC in the summer of 2026 from Valparaiso, looks to compete for playing time at punter as a redshirt senior in 2026.
VALPARAISO: Hillenburg recorded 49 punts for 1,923 yards (39.2 avg.) with a long of 59 as a redshirt senior in 2025. Thirteen punts were fair caught and 9 were downed inside the 20, with 6 going over 50 yards. He has tallied 5 touchbacks.
CORNELL: He tallied 11 punts for 428 yards (38.9 avg.) with a long of 62 as a redshirt junior in 2024. One punt was fair caught, 2 were downed inside the 20 and 2 went over 50 yards.
He recorded 2 punts for 66 yards (33.0 avg.) with a long of 33 as a redshirt sophomore in 2023.
He recorded 1 punt for 10 yards (10.0 avg.) with a long of 10 as a redshirt freshman in 2023.
Hillenburg did not see action as a true freshman in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior in 2020, Hillenburg averaged 31.0 yards per punt for the state champion Cathedral. He was a 2020 Academic All-State selection.
As a junior in 2019, he averaged 29.1 yards per punt with 4 downed inside the 20.
He was rated a 4.5 star punter and was ranked as the No. 32 punter with Korn Blue Kicking in 2021.
Hillenburg also competed on the swimming team and was the team captain as a senior.
PERSONAL: Hillenburg earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics with a Business minor from Cornell University in May of 2025. He is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Earned a second-degree black belt in American Taekwondo. Earned the rank of Eagle Scout in November of 2018
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