Personal information | |
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Born: | Cincinnati, Ohio | March 25, 1997
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
College: | Ohio State |
Position: | Linebacker |
Undrafted: | 2021 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Player stats at PFR |
Justin Hilliard (born March 25, 1997) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers after the 2021 NFL draft. [1]
Hilliard graduated from St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati in 2015. [2]
Hilliard was ranked as a five–star recruit and one of the best linebackers in the 2015 class by 247Sports.com coming out of high school. [3] He committed to Ohio State on July 2, 2014. [4] He requested and was approved for a sixth year of eligibility before the 2020 season. [5]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 0+1⁄2 in (1.84 m) | 229 lb (104 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.81 s | 1.68 s | 2.80 s | 4.39 s | 7.21 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) | 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) | 27 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] [7] [8] |
Hilliard was signed as an undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers on May 13, 2021. [9] He was waived on August 31, 2021. [10]
On September 1, 2021, Hilliard was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants. [11] He was placed on injured reserve on October 15, 2021.
On June 17, 2022, Hilliard was suspended for the first two games of the 2022 regular season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances. [12] On July 28, 2022, Hilliard was waived. [13]
On December 28, 2022, Hilliard was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs practice squad. [14] Hilliard was waived by the Chiefs on January 6, 2023, after Matthew Wright was signed to the practice squad. [15]
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