{"id":738136,"date":"2026-02-08T14:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738136\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T14:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T14:12:13","slug":"5-star-iol-maxwell-hiller-names-top-four-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/738136\/","title":{"rendered":"5-star IOL Maxwell Hiller names top four schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coatesville<\/a> (Pa.) five-star interior offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller<\/a> has a quartet of high-profile programs at the top of his recruitment.<\/p>\n

The 6-foot-5.5, 305-pounder tells Rivals\u2019 Hayes Fawcett that Alabama<\/a>, Florida<\/a>, Ohio State<\/a> and Tennessee<\/a> are his top four schools. In addition, Hiller has also locked in three official visit dates.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll be at Alabama on May 29, Tennessee on June 12 and Florida on June 19. His OV to Ohio State is still to be determined, per Fawcett.<\/p>\n

Hiller is the No. 11 overall prospect and top-ranked IOL in the 2027 cycle, according to the\u00a0Rivals Industry Ranking<\/a>, a weighted average that utilizes all major recruiting media companies. He\u2019s also the No. 2 recruit in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a massive step forward for the elite trench monster. The likes of in-state Penn State, South Carolina, Maryland and Michigan have also been charging hard for Hiller but did not make Tuesday\u2019s big cut. Each of his four finalists are no surprise, though.<\/p>\n

Last weekend, Hiller was back in Columbus for a big junior day visit at Ohio State. He spoke with Rivals\u2019 Steve Wiltfong about his time on campus and continues to envision a future in scarlet and gray.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great visit,\u201d Hiller said. \u201cLeft with a ton of positives. Really dove into the details of coaching and how everything is ran there.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cJust the standard and how much they win,\u201d he added when asked about what interests him. \u201cI really like how everything is ran from the strength staff to the O-line to the rehab room.\u201d<\/p>\n

The previous weekend, Hiller got down to The Swamp to see Florida. The new staff in Gainesville includes touted OL coach Phil Trautwein<\/a>, who was a part of the old staff at Penn State. Trautwein is making Hiller a serious priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is amazing,\u201d Hiller told Wiltfong<\/a> about UF. \u201cI really enjoy the people here and coaching staff showing tons of love. \u201cThe weather, facilities, everything is great! I\u2019m excited to see how this thing goes.\u00a0I think I might end up scheduling an OV here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tennessee had Hiller on Rocky Top back in November. The environment inside Neyland Stadium is tough to beat.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast time I was here is what brought me back,\u201d Hiller told Volquest<\/a> when asked what made him want to return to Tennessee. \u201cEverything I experienced last time was so good that I had to come back. The coaching staff, environment, everything, checks all of the boxes here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alabama has long been a top contender for the five-star. He\u2019s made a pair of trips to Tuscaloosa and has loved his time around the Crimson Tide. <\/p>\n

\u201cBama has always been one of my top schools,\u201d Hiller told Rivals\u2019 Chad Simmons<\/a> after visiting in November. \u201cAnd that visit definitely just made it way better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coatesville (Pa.) five-star interior offensive lineman Maxwell Hiller has a quartet of high-profile programs at the top of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":738137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[7,89818],"class_list":{"0":"post-738136","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-maxwell-hiller-27-coatesville-area"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116035423253768166","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=738136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/738136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/738137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=738136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=738136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=738136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}