Jon Hilliman
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| Born: | November 14, 1995 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | St. Peter's Preparatory School | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Rutgers | ||||||||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||
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Jon Hilliman (born November 14, 1995) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Rutgers, and was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Early years
[edit]Raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, Hilliman attended and played high school football at St. Peter's Preparatory School.[1][2]
College career
[edit]After playing for Boston College from 2014–2017, Hilliman graduated and transferred to Rutgers as a graduate transfer.[3] He led the team in rushing touchdowns as a redshirt senior at Rutgers.[4]
Collegiate statistics
[edit]| Jon Hilliman | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||
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| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2014 | Boston College | ACC | FR | RB | 13 | 210 | 860 | 4.1 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Boston College | ACC | SO | RB | 4 | 51 | 198 | 3.9 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Boston College | ACC | SO | RB | 12 | 184 | 542 | 2.9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Boston College | ACC | JR | RB | 13 | 167 | 638 | 3.8 | 5 | 24 | 155 | 6.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Rutgers | Big Ten | SR | RB | 11 | 83 | 337 | 4.1 | 6 | 12 | 92 | 7.7 | 0 |
| Career | Overall | 53 | 695 | 2,575 | 3.7 | 32 | 41 | 287 | 7.0 | 2 | |||
Professional career
[edit]New York Giants
[edit]After going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft, Hilliman signed with the New York Giants.[5][6][7] He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2019.[10] Hilliman made his first start with the Giants in Week 6 against the New England Patriots due to injuries suffered by starter Saquon Barkley and his backup Wayne Gallman. In the game, Hilliman rushed 11 times for 38 yards and lost a fumble when Jamie Collins stripped the ball out and Kyle Van Noy returned it for a touchdown in the 35–14 loss.[11] Hilliman was waived by the Giants on October 11, 2019, in order for them to sign veteran running back Javorius Allen,[12] and later re-signed to the practice squad.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on December 30, 2019.[14] He was waived on August 2, 2020.[15]
San Antonio Brahmas
[edit]Hilliman was drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL on November 18, 2022.[16] He was not part of the roster after the 2024 UFL dispersal draft on January 15, 2024.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jon Hilliman, St. Peters Prep , Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Stapleton, Art (September 27, 2019). "Jon Hilliman: How the New Jersey native went from being an NFL long shot to the NY Giants". North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Hunt, Todderick (January 11, 2018). "BC grad transfer RB Jon Hilliman to enroll at Rutgers". NJ.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Jonathan Hilliman – Football". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ "Giants' Jon Hilliman: Joins G-Men". CBSSports.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ Lombardo, Matt; Dunleavy, Ryan (April 28, 2019). "Giants undrafted free agent signings and tryout tracker | Are Giants addressing needs? Or best available? (UPDATED)". nj.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Paul (April 28, 2019). "Here are Giants' undrafted free agents after busy NFL draft". New York Post. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (September 1, 2019). "Giants place CB Sam Beal on IR, sign TE Eric Tomlinson and 8 to practice squad". Giants.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ Valentine, Ed (September 26, 2019). "Giants roster moves: RB Jon Hilliman promoted, WR Russell Shepard to IR". Big Blue View. SB Nation. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots force 4 turnovers, beat Giants 35–14 to reach 6–0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Paul (October 11, 2019). "Giants cut running back Jon Hilliman and add Buck Allen". New York Post. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Fennelly, John (October 15, 2019). "Giants re-sign Jon Hilliman to practice squad". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ Rush, Doug (December 30, 2019). "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/futures contracts". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (August 2, 2020). "Giants reach NFL's new 80-man roster limit". Giants.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "Rosters for all eight XFL teams: Full draft results and where Vic Beasley, Martavis Bryant landed". ESPN.com. November 18, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ "2024 UFL Team Rosters". TheUFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.