Kenny Hilliard at LSU
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Running back, LSU, 2011–⁠14

Kenny Hilliard

Number
No. 27
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Patterson, LA
Born
Oct 31, 1991, in Patterson, Louisiana

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Kenny Hilliard played running back at LSU (2011–⁠14). The Houston Texans took Hilliard in round 7, No. 235 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
464
Rushing yards, 2012 (LSU, 10–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 235
Round 7, 2015 NFL Draft (Houston Texans)

Career highs

141rushing yards, career highvs. North Texas, 20123rushing touchdowns, career highat Mississippi State, 2013

Team titles: SEC champions, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2011LSU623365.4825
2012LSU824645.7671
2013LSU683104.6734
2014LSU904475.0628
Career3021,5575.22771

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2011LSU3134.318
2012LSU3217.0010
2013LSU100.000
2014LSU4358.8012
Career11696.3112

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2011LSU27RB
2012LSU27RB
2013LSU27RB
2014LSU27RB6′0″

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
2013LSU61-0.0224th (n=226)0.07-1.59%0.00
2014LSU920.2175th (n=253)0.1219.412%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

2014 LSU 11 games, 447 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.WisconsinW 28–⁠2418110128222
Sep 6vs.Sam HoustonW 56–⁠0115519––
Sep 13vs.UL MonroeW 31–⁠012501713
Sep 20vs.Mississippi StateL 29–⁠3493019––
Sep 27vs.New Mexico StateW 63–⁠7753026––
Oct 4atAuburnL 7–⁠4141116––
Oct 11atFloridaW 30–⁠27415110––
Oct 18vs.KentuckyW 41–⁠372907110
Oct 25vs.Ole MissW 10–⁠71263018––
Nov 8vs.AlabamaL 13–⁠2031507––
Dec 30 ✦vs.Notre DameL 28–⁠3131607––
2013 LSU 12 games, 310 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.TCUW 37–⁠274804––
Sep 7vs.UABW 56–⁠171154114––
Sep 14vs.Kent StateW 45–⁠1341206––
Sep 21vs.AuburnW 35–⁠2141207––
Sep 28atGeorgiaL 41–⁠4441114––
Oct 5atMississippi StateW 59–⁠26639334––
Oct 12vs.FloridaW 17–⁠66280910
Oct 19atOle MissL 24–⁠271158112––
Oct 26vs.FurmanW 48–⁠16848011––
Nov 9atAlabamaL 17–⁠381101––
Nov 23vs.Texas A&MW 34–⁠10836111––
Jan 1 ✦vs.IowaW 21–⁠141303––
2012 LSU 12 games, 464 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.North TexasW 41–⁠1413141260––
Sep 8vs.WashingtonW 41–⁠3134629––
Sep 15vs.IdahoW 63–⁠1411116271––
Sep 22atAuburnW 12–⁠10104001217
Sep 29vs.TowsonW 38–⁠2262306110
Oct 6atFloridaL 6–⁠14516013––
Oct 13vs.South CarolinaW 23–⁠211033017––
Oct 20atTexas A&MW 24–⁠193503––
Nov 10vs.Mississippi StateW 37–⁠17529012––
Nov 17vs.Ole MissW 41–⁠351−100––
Nov 23atArkansasW 20–⁠13380314
Dec 31 ✦vs.ClemsonL 24–⁠252805––
2011 LSU 12 games, 336 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.OregonW 40–⁠272303––
Sep 10vs.Northwestern StateW 49–⁠31−100––
Sep 15atMississippi StateW 19–⁠6––––14
Oct 8vs.FloridaW 41–⁠111505––
Oct 15atTennesseeW 38–⁠711301311
Oct 22vs.AuburnW 45–⁠101065225––
Nov 5atAlabamaW 9–⁠62202––
Nov 12vs.Western KentuckyW 42–⁠94021––
Nov 19atOle MissW 52–⁠3959120––
Nov 25vs.ArkansasW 41–⁠1719102116––
Dec 3vs.GeorgiaW 42–⁠1087221718
Jan 9 ✦vs.AlabamaL 0–⁠2151607––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2015 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 19–⁠3).

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′11⅝″
Weight226 lb
Arm length31¼″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.83 s
10-yard split1.72 s
Vertical jump27″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.17 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFMemphis Express

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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