BIOGRAPHY
T.Y. Hilton was born on November 14th, 1989 in Miami, Florida. He is a wide receiver in the NFL
Born as Eugene Marquis Hilton, Hilton would began his career playing Miami Spring High School. At Miami Spring, Hilton was a two sport athlete, playing both basketball and football. Hilton would make the First Team All-Dade team in both sports. Making it junior and senior in basketball, and senior year in football. That senior season, Hilton was able to produce 785 receiving years and 16 touchdowns.
Hilton committed to Florida International University on February 6, 2008. Hilton would go on to have a historic career as a Panther. Hilton would set several school records such as career receptions (229), career receiving yards (3,531), career receiving touchdowns (24), single-season receptions (72), single-season receiving yards (1,038), single-game receptions (12), and single-game receiving yards (201). While earning awards such as Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2008), First Team All-Sun Belt (2008, 2010) and Sun Belt Player of the Year (2010)
On April 27, 2012, Hilton was a third round (92nd Overall) pick by the Indianapolis Colts. Since joining the Colts, Hilton has made a name for himself, having a career that rivals other great Colts wide receiver in history. Hilton was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team in 2012. Within three years of being in the NFL, Hilton was able to make the Pro Bowl, making it three consecutive years from 2014-2017. Hilton was the NFL leader in receiving yards in 2016 with 1,448 yards. Since joining the Colts, Hilton has accumulated 507 receptions with 8097 yards and 40 touchdowns through the 2018 NFL season.
On March 31, 2021, Hilton re-signed on a one-year, $8 million contract with the Colts.
On December 12, 2022, after going unsigned all offseason and most of the regular season, Hilton signed with the Dallas Cowboys.
