Usage / Role
77%
Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Tulane
Dontrell Hilliard
RB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Dontrell Hilliard leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
72
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tulane
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Tulane
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Player Story
Dontrell Hilliard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 26, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Dontrell Hilliard's career was his backfield...
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- Committed To
- Tulane
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Dontrell Hilliard, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tulane. Dontrell Hilliard leans workhorse runner traits and 54.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 3,688
- Rushing yards
- 2,948
- Receiving yards
- 740
- Touchdowns
- 34
Quick Answers
Dontrell Hilliard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulane · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 3,688
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Tulane
- Top game
- East Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Scotlandville Magnet · Tulane
- High school pipeline
- Scotlandville Magnet · 17 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 26 · Class 2017
- 2017 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,206 scrimmage yards · RB 39th (top 7%) · American Athletic 7th (top 4%) · National 61st (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 696 | 452 | 244 | 4 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 913 | 646 | 267 | 7 | 64.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulane | 11 | 873 | 759 | 114 | 9 | 65.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tulane | 12 | 1,206 | 1,091 | 115 | 14 | 78.1 |
Related Context
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Dontrell Hilliard played RB for Tulane. Across 4 tracked seasons, Dontrell Hilliard recorded 2,948 rushing yards, 740 receiving yards, and 34 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Tulane.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tulane paired 1,206 primary output with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 54.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: East Carolina
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Tulane
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
100.5
Efficiency
54.3
Usage
31
Consistency
69.5
Best Game by takeover score
East Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Grambling: 113. Navy: 68. Oklahoma: 104. Army: 134. Tulsa: 186. Florida International: 92. South Florida: 118. Memphis: 73. Cincinnati: 40. East Carolina: 184. Houston: 52. SMU: 42
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Grambling: 13 by 56.7. Navy: 16 by 46. Oklahoma: 19 by 57. Army: 14 by 89.9. Tulsa: 20 by 88.8. Florida International: 13 by 76.4. South Florida: 25 by 44.1. Memphis: 20 by 37.2. Cincinnati: 18 by 23.1. East Carolina: 29 by 68.6. Houston: 18 by 30.1. SMU: 13 by 33.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins133.8 · Games = 5 · +57.1 vs Losses
Losses76.7 · Games = 7 · -57.1 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
East Carolina
Best efficiency game
89.9 vs Army
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ SMU | L 38-41 | 13 | 42 | 3.20 | 1 | — | — | 3.2 |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Houston | W 20-17 | 18 | 52 | 2.90 | 0 | — | — | 2.9 |
| Sun 11/12 | @ East Carolina100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-24 | 28 | 189 | 6.80 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 6.3 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Cincinnati | L 16-17 | 18 | 40 | 2.20 | 0 | — | — | 2.2 |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Memphis | L 26-56 | 19 | 67 | 3.50 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs South Florida2+ TD | L 28-34 | 24 | 94 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4.7 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Florida International | L 10-23 | 12 | 90 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.1 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Tulsa100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 62-28 | 19 | 175 | 9.20 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 9.3 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Army100 rush yards | W 21-17 | 14 | 134 | 9.60 | 1 | — | — | 9.6 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Oklahoma100 rush yards | L 14-56 | 19 | 104 | 5.50 | 1 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ Navy | L 21-23 | 15 | 68 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Grambling | W 43-14 | 11 | 36 | 3.30 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 8.7 |
Player Story
Dontrell Hilliard story
Dontrell Hilliard built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Baton Rouge, LA wearing No. 26, spending time with Tulane. The clearest part of Dontrell Hilliard's career was his backfield work: 2,948 rushing yards, 557 carries, 30 rushing touchdowns, and 740 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His career also includes 740 receiving yards and 303 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dontrell Hilliard's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Tulane
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Tulane | 696 | 49 | 19.1 | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Tulane | 913 | 56.5 | 23.6 | 217 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Tulane | 873 | 57.3 | 22.3 | -40 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tulane | 1,206 | 54.3 | 31 | 333 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ East Carolina
Week 11 · W 31-24 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
184
Scrimmage Yards
89.2 takeover
184 scrimmage yards and 45.3 usage.
#2
vs SMU
Week 9 · L 31-35 · Conference game
146
Scrimmage Yards
88.5 takeover
Loss with 146 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
146 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#3
vs Army
Week 4 · W 21-17
134
Scrimmage Yards
87.3 takeover
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134 scrimmage yards and 35 usage.
#4
vs Tulsa
Week 6 · W 62-28 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
87 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 25.3 usage.
#5
vs Maine
Week 3 · W 38-7
152
Scrimmage Yards
84.8 takeover
Win with 152 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
152 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Tulane
1,206 primary output · 54.3 efficiency · 31 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Tulane
65.5
873 primary · 57.3 efficiency · 22.3 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Tulane
64.7
913 primary · 56.5 efficiency · 23.6 usage
Milestones
9
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
8
2+ TD games
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