Ike Hilliard

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Ike Hilliard
Tampa Bay BuccaneersNo. 19
Wide receiver
Date of birth: April 5, 1976 (1976-04-05) (age 32)
Place of birth: Patterson, Louisiana
Height:ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)
National Football League debut
1997 for the New York Giants
Career history
College: Florida
NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
 Teams:
Career highlights and awards
  • College Football All-America Team (1996)
Stats at NFL.com

Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard (born April 5, 1976 in Patterson, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the New York Giants seventh overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida.

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[edit] College career

Hilliard played his college football for the Florida Gators. In his senior year in 1996 he made the College Football All-America Team. He finished his career at Florida with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and 26 touchdowns. [1]

[edit] Professional career

[edit] New York Giants

Hilliard was drafted by the New York Giants seventh overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He spent his first eight seasons with the Giants as a starter, helping the team reach Super Bowl XXXV. He finished his career with the Giants with 368 receptions for 4,630 yard and 27 touchdowns.

[edit] Tampa Bay Buccaneers

He 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 10 games making 62 receptions.

[edit] Personal

He is the nephew of former New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard.

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