Jon Hilliman

Jon Hilliman
Personal information
Born: (1995-11-14) November 14, 1995 (age 29)
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:St. Peter's Preparatory School
College:Rutgers
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2019
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:91
Rushing average:3.0
Rushing touchdowns:0
Receptions:3
Receiving yards:1
Receiving touchdowns:0
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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

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Raised in Plainfield, New Jersey, Hilliman attended and played high school football at St. Peter's Preparatory School.[1][2]

College career

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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

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Jon Hilliman Rushing Receiving
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

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New York Giants

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Jon Hilliman, St. Peters Prep , Running Back". 247Sports. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Hunt, Todderick (January 11, 2018). "BC grad transfer RB Jon Hilliman to enroll at Rutgers". NJ.com. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jonathan Hilliman – Football". Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "Giants' Jon Hilliman: Joins G-Men". CBSSports.com. May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Schwartz, Paul (April 28, 2019). "Here are Giants' undrafted free agents after busy NFL draft". New York Post. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  8. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 31, 2019). "New York Giants announce 53-man roster". Giants.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Patriots force 4 turnovers, beat Giants 35–14 to reach 6–0". ESPN.com. Associated Press. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Schwartz, Paul (October 11, 2019). "Giants cut running back Jon Hilliman and add Buck Allen". New York Post. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  13. ^ Fennelly, John (October 15, 2019). "Giants re-sign Jon Hilliman to practice squad". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  14. ^ Rush, Doug (December 30, 2019). "Giants sign 10 players to reserve/futures contracts". Giants Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  15. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 2, 2020). "Giants reach NFL's new 80-man roster limit". Giants.com. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "2024 UFL Team Rosters". TheUFL.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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