Jon Hilliman (born November 14, 1995) is an

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who is a free agent. He played

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Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...

, and was signed by the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

as an

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in 2019.

Early years

Raised in

Plainfield, New Jersey Plainfield is a City (New Jersey), city in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Nicknamed "The Queen City",

, Hilliman attended and played

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St. Peter's Preparatory School Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an Private school, independent, College-preparatory school, preparatory, and Single-sex education, all-male day school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jers ...

College career

After playing for

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from 2014–2017, Hilliman graduated and transferred to

as a graduate transfer. He led the team in rushing touchdowns as a redshirt senior at Rutgers.

Collegiate statistics

Professional career

New York Giants

After going undrafted in the

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, Hilliman signed with the

. He was waived on August 31, 2019, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2019. Hilliman made his first start with the Giants in Week 6 against the

New England Patriots The New England Patriots are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area. The Patriots compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East division. The Pa ...

due to injuries suffered by starter

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and his backup

Wayne Gallman Wayne Gallman Jr. (born October 1, 1994) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and contributed to win the CFP national championship (2017) before being selected by the New York Giant ...

. 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 Kyle Van Noy (born March 26, 1991) is an American professional football linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). Van Noy played college football for the BYU Cougars. He was selected in the second round of the 20 ...

returned it for a touchdown in the 35–14 loss. Hilliman was waived by the Giants on October 11, 2019, in order for them to sign veteran running back Javorius Allen, and later re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Giants on December 30, 2019. He was waived on August 2, 2020.

San Antonio Brahmas

Hilliman was drafted by the

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of the XFL on November 18, 2022. He was not part of the roster after the

2024 UFL dispersal draft The 2024 UFL dispersal draft was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2024 UFL season and disperse the rosters from the eight teams from its component conferences, the XFL and USFL, that were not retained i ...

on January 15, 2024.

References

External links

TwitterBoston College Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hilliman, Jon 1995 births Living people American football running backs Boston College Eagles football players All-American college football players Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players Players of American football from Plainfield, New Jersey St. Peter's Preparatory School alumni New York Giants players San Antonio Brahmas players