Corey Hilliard

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Corey Hilliard
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:Jesuit
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College:Oklahoma State
NFL draft:2007 / Round: 6 / Pick: 209
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2006)
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2005)
Career NFL statistics
Games played:47
Games started:12
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Corey Hilliard (born April 26, 1985) is a former

2007 NFL Draft. Hilliard has also been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and New York Jets.[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
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
6 ft 5+14 in
(1.96 m)
308 lb
(140 kg)
34+78 in
(0.89 m)
10+12 in
(0.27 m)
5.38 s 1.86 s 3.09 s 4.65 s 7.45 s 29.0 in
(0.74 m)
8 ft 10 in
(2.69 m)
28 reps
Sources:[2][3]

New England Patriots

Hilliard was selected in the sixth round of the

2007 NFL Draft to the New England Patriots.[4][5] However, on September 1, he was cut from the team.[6][7]

Indianapolis Colts (2007-2008)

In the 2007 NFL season, Hilliard made 3 appearances for the Colts, and in the 2008 NFL season, Hilliard made 2 appearances.[8]

Cleveland Browns

For the 2009 NFL season, Hilliard left the Colts,[9] and joined the Cleveland Browns.[10]

Detroit Lions

On December 10, 2009, Hilliard joined the Detroit Lions.[11][12] Despite not playing a game for the Lions, Hilliard was resigned as an exclusive free agent for the 2010 NFL season.[12][13]

Hilliard played all 16

regular season games for the Lions in 2010 and 2011,[8] and also played in their post-season wild card round defeat to the New Orleans Saints[14] (as of March 2015, this is Hilliard's only postseason appearance[8]
).

Hilliard did not play in the 2012 NFL season, but on March 1, 2013, Hilliard signed a 2-year contract extension with the Lions.[15][16] Hilliard played 9 games during the 2013 NFL season.[8]

In the Lion's opening game of the 2014 NFL season against the New York Giants, Hilliard suffered a Lisfranc injury his right foot, ruling him out of the rest of the 2014 season.[17][18] He was placed on the Injured reserve list.[19]

New York Jets

Hilliard was signed by the New York Jets on March 24, 2015.[20] He announced his retirement from football on May 8, 2015.[21]

References

  1. NFL.com
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  2. ^ "Corey Hilliard Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Scout Corey Hilliard College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  5. ^ "Corey Hilliard NFL Combine Results". NFL. Retrieved 2015-03-24.
  6. ^ "New England Patriots final pre-season cuts 2007". internet128.com. 2007-09-01. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  7. ^ "Patriots Have No 2007 Draft Regrets Thanks to Randy Moss and Wes Welker". NESN. 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  8. ^ a b c d "Corey Hilliard". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  9. ^ "Indianapolis Colts 2009 NFL Season Preview". WalterFootball.com. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  10. ^ "Browns bounce George Foster". NBC Sports. 2009-08-24. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  11. ^ "2009 NFL Free Agents". WalterFootball.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  12. ^ a b "Corey Hilliard". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  13. ^ "Lions Re-Sign Other Four Exclusive Rights Free Agents?". SB Nation. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  14. ^ "2011 Playoffs:Wild Card Weekend". ESPN. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  15. ^ "Source: Corey Hilliard gets deal". ESPN. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  16. ^ "Lions re-sign Corey Hilliard to two-year deal". SB Nation. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  17. ^ "Corey Hilliard out for season". ESPN. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  18. ^ "Corey Hilliard out for season; Lions re-sign Garrett Reynolds". SB Nation. 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  19. ^ "Detroit Lions will place OL Corey Hilliard on season-ending IR". Fansided. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  20. ^ Lange, Randy (March 24, 2015). "Veteran T Corey Hilliard Joins Jets OL". New York Jets. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  21. ^ Lange, Randy (May 8, 2015). "Undrafted Free Agents Signed to Jets Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.

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