| No. 19, 88 Washington Redskins | |
| Wide receivers coach Wide receiver | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: April 5, 1976 | |
| Place of birth: Patterson, Louisiana | |
| High School: Patterson (LA) | |
| Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | Weight: 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Florida | |
| NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 | |
| Debuted in 1997 for the New York Giants | |
| Last played in 2008 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| As player: * New York Giants ( 1997– 2004) | |
| As coach: * Florida Tuskers (2009– 2010) (Wide receivers coach)
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| * First-team All-SEC (1996) | |
| Games played | 161 |
| Games started | 105 |
| Receptions | 546 |
| Receiving yards | 6,397 |
| Touchdowns | 35 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
Isaac Jason Hilliard (born April 5, 1976), nicknamed Ike Hilliard, is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons during the 1990s and 2000s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and earned All-American honors. He was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. After his playing career, Hilliard became a professional football coach, and was the wide receivers coach for the NFL's Buffalo Bills until he was fired on December 30, 2013.[1]
Early years
Hilliard was born in Patterson, Louisiana in 1976.[2] He attended Patterson High School,[3] where he was a star high school football player for the Patterson Lumberjacks.
College career
Hilliard received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played wide receiver for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1994 to 1996.[4] During his three seasons as a Gator, the team won three SEC Championships in 1994, 1995 and 1996. As a junior in 1996, he was paired with fellow Gators receiver Reidel Anthony and both posted 1,000-yard seasons, and both Hilliard and Anthony were recognized as first-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selections and consensus first-team All-Americans,[4][5] as the Gators won the Bowl Alliance national championship—their first-ever national football title. The Gators finished the season with a record of 12–1 after a 52–20 victory over the top-ranked Florida State Seminoles in the 1997 Sugar Bowl.[6] Memorably, he set three Sugar Bowl records against the Seminoles: he had 150 receiving yards, including an 82-yard touchdown catch, and scored a total of three touchdowns for eighteen points.[4]
Hilliard declared himself eligible for the NFL Draft after his junior season, and finished his college career with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and twenty-nine touchdowns.[4] In a 2006 series published by The Gainesville Sun, he was recognized as No. 14 among the 100 all-time greatest Gator players from the first century of Florida football.[7] He was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 2009.[8][9]
Professional career
New York Giants
The New York Giants chose Hilliard in the first round (seventh pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft,[10] and he played his first eight seasons for the Giants from 1997 to 2004.[11] He became a regular starter in 1998,[11] helping the Giants reach Super Bowl XXXV following the 2000 regular season. He finished his career with the Giants with 368 receptions for 4,630 yards and twenty-seven touchdowns.[2]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hilliard signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2004 season. During his first two seasons with Tampa, he was used mainly as a third or fourth receiver, but in 2007 he started ten games making sixty-two receptions for 722 yards.[11] Hilliard was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009.[12] Hilliard finished his NFL career with 546 catches for 6,397 yards and thirty-five touchdowns.[11]
In his twelve-season NFL career, Hilliard appeared in 161 regular season games, started 105 of them, and made 546 catches for 6,396 yards and thirty-five touchdowns.[2] He also had 126 rushing yards on sixteen attempts.[2]
NFL stats
Receiving Stats[13]
| Year | Team | Games | Receptions | Yards | Yards per Reception | Longest Reception | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NYG | 2 | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | NYG | 16 | 51 | 715 | 14.0 | 50 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | NYG | 16 | 72 | 996 | 13.8 | 46 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYG | 14 | 55 | 787 | 14.3 | 59 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYG | 14 | 52 | 659 | 12.7 | 38 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYG | 7 | 27 | 386 | 14.3 | 38 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYG | 13 | 60 | 608 | 10.1 | 38 | 6 | 38 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | NYG | 16 | 49 | 437 | 8.9 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 35 | 282 | 8.1 | 22 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TB | 16 | 34 | 339 | 10.0 | 44 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 15 | 62 | 722 | 11.6 | 56 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | TB | 16 | 47 | 424 | 9.0 | 36 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 161 | 546 | 6,397 | 11.7 | 59 | 35 | 353 | 10 | 8 |
Returning Stats[13]
| Year | Team | Games | Punt Return Attempts | Punt Return Yards | Punts Returned for Touchdown | Punts Fair Caught | Longest Punt Return | Kickoff Return Attempts | Kickoff Return Yards | Kickoffs Returned for Touchdown | Kickoffs Fair Caught | Longest Kickoff Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NYG | 16 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | TB | 16 | 24 | 163 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 15 | 15 | 92 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | TB | 16 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 63 | 46 | 300 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rushing Stats[13]
| Year | Team | Games | Carries | Yards | Yards per Carry | Longest Carry | Touchdowns | First Downs | Fumbles | Fumbles Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | NYG | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | NYG | 16 | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NYG | 14 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NYG | 14 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NYG | 7 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NYG | 13 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NYG | 16 | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | TB | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 161 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
Forced to retire after a neck injury, Hilliard became a volunteer receivers coach for the UFL's Florida Tuskers in 2009. On May 26, 2010, it was announced that Hilliard will become the Tuskers' new wide receivers coach for the coming season.
On January 25, 2011, Hilliard returned to the NFL as an assistant wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins.
On January 23, 2012 Ike Hilliard was named the WR's coach of the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
On January 17, 2013 Ike Hillard was named as the WR's coach for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.
On December 30, 2013 Ike Hillard was relieved of his duties as the WR's coach for the Buffalo Bills of the NFL.
On January 20, 2014 Ike Hillard was named the WR's coach of the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
Personal
Hilliard is the nephew of former New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard.
See also
- 1996 College Football All-America Team
- Florida Gators
- Florida Gators football, 1990–99
- History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- List of Florida Gators football All-Americans
- List of Florida Gators football players
- List of New York Giants players
References
- ↑ http://www.modbee.com/2013/12/30/3111568/bills-fire-wr-coach-ike-hilliard.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pro-Football-Reference.com, Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
- ↑ databaseFootball.com, Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved June 3, 2010
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 2011 Florida Gators Football Media Guide, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 76, 77–79, 85, 88, 93, 97, 127, 143–145, 147–148, 152, 162, 168–169, 174, 182 (2011). Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ↑ 2012 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, pp. 10 & 14 (2012). Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ↑ College Football Data Warehouse, Steve Spurrier Records by Year, 1996. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ↑ Robbie Andreu & Pat Dooley, "No. 14 Ike Hilliard," The Gainesville Sun (August 20, 2006). Retrieved March 31, 2013.
- ↑ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Eight 2009 Honorees Inducted Into UF Athletic Hall of Fame," GatorZone.com (April 17, 2009). Retrieved July 22, 2011.
- ↑ Pro Football Hall of Fame, Draft History, 1997 National Football League Draft. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 National Football League, Historical Players, Ike Hilliard. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
- ↑ "Bucs Release Derrick Brooks, 4 Others," Yahoo Sports (February 25, 2009). Retrieved February 25, 2009.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Ike Hilliard Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/1181/ike-hilliard. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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