Player Dossier

2014-2018

Rutgers

Jonathan Hilliman

RB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Plainfield, NJ, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jonathan Hilliman leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

77

High-end production for a back

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

60

Useful peak profile

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Boston College

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Boston College • Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Player Story

Jonathan Hilliman built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Plainfield, NJ wearing No. 23, spending time with Boston College and Rutgers. The clearest part of Jonathan Hilliman's career...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.8823

St. Peter's Prep · Jersey City, NJ

Committed To
Boston College
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Jonathan Hilliman, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Boston College. Jonathan Hilliman leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,862
Rushing yards
2,575
Receiving yards
287
Touchdowns
34

Quick Answers

Jonathan Hilliman quick answers

Latest team and position
Rutgers · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,862
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 53 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Boston College
Top game
Georgia Tech
Recruit profile
3-star · St. Peter's Prep · Boston College
High school pipeline
St. Peter's Prep · 34 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Senior
2018 Scrimmage yards rank
429 scrimmage yards · RB 241st (top 35%) · Big Ten 62nd (top 21%) · National 577th (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 PostseasonBoston College131481480170.1
2014 Regular SeasonBoston College1371771251270.1
2015 Regular SeasonBoston College423119833247.7
2016 PostseasonBoston College1279790157.8
2016 Regular SeasonBoston College124654632557.8
2017 PostseasonBoston College1321165066.3
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College13772622150766.3
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers1142933792649.7

Related Context

Jonathan Hilliman played RB for Boston College and Rutgers. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jonathan Hilliman recorded 2,575 rushing yards, 287 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Boston College.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Boston College paired 865 primary output with 39.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 27.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Boston College, Rutgers.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2016 Postseason · Boston College

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

45.3

Efficiency

27.3

Usage

27.6

Consistency

62

Best Game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Maryland: 79. Georgia Tech: 102. Massachusetts: 54. Virginia Tech: 2. Wagner: 83. Buffalo: 54. Clemson: 44. NC State: 74. Louisville: 21. Florida State: 15. UConn: 8. Wake Forest: 8

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maryland: 29 by 28.4. Georgia Tech: 17 by 62.5. Massachusetts: 22 by 25.6. Virginia Tech: 10 by 2.1. Wagner: 19 by 45.5. Buffalo: 19 by 29.6. Clemson: 13 by 36. NC State: 20 by 38.5. Louisville: 10 by 21.9. Florida State: 11 by 14.2. UConn: 9 by 9.3. Wake Forest: 6 by 13.9

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins51.4 · Games = 7 · +14.6 vs Losses
Losses36.8 · Games = 5 · -14.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Georgia Tech

Best efficiency game

62.5 vs Georgia Tech

Result
Mon 12/26vs MarylandW 36-3029792.7012.7
Sat 11/26@ Wake ForestW 17-14681.3001.3
Sat 11/19vs UConnW 30-0980.9000.9
Sat 11/12@ Florida StateL 7-4511151.4001.4
Sat 11/5vs LouisvilleL 7-5210212.1002.1
Sat 10/29@ NC StateW 21-1420743.7003.7
Fri 10/7vs ClemsonL 10-5612423.500123.4
Sat 10/1vs BuffaloW 35-319542.8012.8
Sat 9/24vs Wagner2+ TDW 42-1019834.4024.4
Sat 9/17@ Virginia TechL 0-491020.2000.2
Sat 9/10@ MassachusettsW 26-722542.5012.5
Sat 9/3vs Georgia Tech100 rush yardsL 14-1717102616

Player Story

Jonathan Hilliman story

Jonathan Hilliman built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a running back from Plainfield, NJ wearing No. 23, spending time with Boston College and Rutgers. The clearest part of Jonathan Hilliman's career was his backfield work: 2,575 rushing yards, 695 carries, 32 rushing touchdowns, and 287 receiving yards across 53 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Boston College. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 287 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 51 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 53 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College and Rutgers.

The arc is straightforward: Jonathan Hilliman moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boston College

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Rutgers

    2018

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20142014201520162016201720172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 PostseasonBoston College86539.427.7
2014 Regular SeasonBoston College86539.427.70
2015 Regular SeasonBoston College23145.322.5-634
2016 PostseasonBoston College54427.327.6313
2016 Regular SeasonBoston College54427.327.60
2017 PostseasonBoston College79341.323.2249
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College79341.323.20
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers42940.316.7-364

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia Tech

Week 1 · L 14-17 · Conference game

Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

87.5 takeover

102 scrimmage yards and 35.4 usage.

#2

@ Penn State

Week 1 · L 30-31 · Postseason

148

Scrimmage Yards

87.2 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

148 scrimmage yards and 44.6 usage.

#3

vs Notre Dame

Week 3 · L 20-49

128

Scrimmage Yards

85.3 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

128 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.

#4

vs Northern Illinois

Week 4 · W 17-14

119

Scrimmage Yards

83.9 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

119 scrimmage yards and 36.9 usage.

#5

vs Colorado State

Week 5 · L 21-24

128

Scrimmage Yards

80.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

128 scrimmage yards and 40.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Boston College

865 primary output · 39.4 efficiency · 27.7 usage

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#2

2014 Regular Season · Boston College

70.1

865 primary · 39.4 efficiency · 27.7 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Boston College

66.3

793 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 23.2 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games