Running back, Tulane, 2014–⁠17

Dontrell Hilliard

Number
No. 26
Height
6′0″
Weight
205 lb
Hometown
Baton Rouge, LA
Born
Feb 26, 1995

Dontrell Hilliard played running back at Tulane (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

189rushing yards, career highat East Carolina, 20174rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Tulsa, 20176catches, career hightwice; last at East Carolina, 2014107receiving yards, career highat Houston, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tulane974524.7345
2015Tulane1156465.6685
2016*Tulane1357595.6967
2017Tulane2101,0915.21275
Career5572,9485.33085

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Tulane302448.1163
2015Tulane2326711.6166
2016*Tulane911412.7033
2017Tulane811514.4262
Career7074010.6466

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014Tulane172600–––
2016*Tulane11807250
2017Tulane–––100
Career1827808250

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Tulane26RB
2015Tulane26RB
2016Tulane26RB
2017Tulane26RB6′0″205

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2014Tulane1290.1458th (n=253)0.1218.315%0.20
2015Tulane1540.1560th (n=268)0.1222.619%0.12
2016Tulane1460.2785th (n=259)0.1339.219%0.24
2017Tulane2040.2483rd (n=287)0.1250.027%0.28

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Tulane 12 games, 1,091 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.GramblingW 43–⁠14113602771
Sep 9atNavyL 21–⁠2315681100
Sep 16atOklahomaL 14–⁠56191041–––
Sep 23vs.ArmyW 21–⁠17141341–––
Oct 7vs.TulsaW 62–⁠281917541110
Oct 14atFlorida InternationalL 10–⁠2312901120
Oct 21vs.South FloridaL 28–⁠34249411241
Oct 27atMemphisL 26–⁠5619670160
Nov 4vs.CincinnatiL 16–⁠1718400–––
Nov 11atEast CarolinaW 31–⁠242818921−50
Nov 18vs.HoustonW 20–⁠1718520–––
Nov 25atSMUL 38–⁠4113421–––
2016 Tulane 11 games, 759 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atWake ForestL 3–⁠77360180
Sep 10vs.SouthernW 66–⁠21101033–––
Sep 17vs.NavyL 14–⁠21169712160
Sep 24vs.LouisianaW 41–⁠39164901120
Oct 1atMassachusettsW 31–⁠2422991–––
Oct 14vs.MemphisL 14–⁠2482101280
Oct 22atTulsaL 27–⁠50121242–––
Oct 29vs.SMUL 31–⁠351311113350
Nov 5atUCFL 6–⁠3718841–––
Nov 12atHoustonL 18–⁠3081301150
Nov 19vs.TempleL 0–⁠315220–––
2015 Tulane 12 games, 646 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.DukeL 7–⁠3751905370
Sep 12atGeorgia TechL 10–⁠6591901120
Sep 19vs.MaineW 38–⁠7811723350
Oct 3vs.UCFW 45–⁠317150120
Oct 10atTempleL 10–⁠494180140
Oct 16vs.HoustonL 7–⁠4211531–––
Oct 24atNavyL 14–⁠3195113240
Oct 31atMemphisL 13–⁠41199722330
Nov 7vs.UConnL 3–⁠78350150
Nov 14atArmyW 34–⁠3114910150
Nov 21atSMUL 21–⁠49108402270
Nov 27vs.TulsaL 34–⁠45114703831
2014 Tulane 12 games, 452 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28atTulsaL 31–⁠383170–––
Sep 6vs.Georgia TechL 21–⁠3882503310
Sep 13vs.SE LouisianaW 35–⁠206150–––
Sep 20atDukeL 13–⁠476301–––
Sep 27atRutgersL 6–⁠314140280
Oct 11vs.UConnW 12–⁠3220180
Oct 18atUCFL 13–⁠2042801−10
Oct 31vs.CincinnatiL 14–⁠38111230280
Nov 8atHoustonW 31–⁠242585151071
Nov 15vs.MemphisL 7–⁠38156516120
Nov 22atEast CarolinaL 6–⁠349506400
Dec 6vs.TempleL 3–⁠1044304310

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

In the NFL

5 seasons, 49 games with a stat; latest team: Tennessee Titans.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2018Cleveland Browns100009105
2019Cleveland Browns14134921292
2020Houston Texans5948012
2021Tennessee Titans85635021987
2022Tennessee Titans1222145021177
NFL career49100592462463

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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