Darius Hillary

Darius Mikail Hillary (born April 5, 1993) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Wisconsin.

Darius Hillary
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Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-04-05) April 5, 1993
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
High school:Cincinnati (OH) Sycamore
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

At Wisconsin, Hillary appeared in 54 games, which tied a school record, while starting in 40 consecutive games to finish his college career. As a senior in 2015, Hillary started all 13 games, recording 44 tackles, six passes defensed, and two fumble recoveries, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Hillary signed with the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2016.[1] He was waived on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[2][3] He was released on October 1, 2016.[4]

Cleveland Browns

On October 18, 2016, Hillary was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 21, 2016.[6] He was waived three days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[7][8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Browns on January 2, 2017.[9]

On September 3, 2017, Hillary was waived by the Browns and was re-signed to the practice squad.[10][11] He was promoted to the active roster on November 8, 2017.[12] He was waived by the Browns on December 16, 2017.[13]

Oakland Raiders

On December 27, 2017, Hillary was signed to the Oakland Raiders' practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Raiders on January 2, 2018.[15] He was waived by the Raiders on May 7, 2018.[16]

Washington Redskins

On August 18, 2018, Hillary was signed by the Washington Redskins, but was waived on August 25.[17][18]

Cincinnati Bengals (second stint)

On August 28, 2018, Hillary was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals, only to be waived two days later.[19]

New Orleans Saints

On October 2, 2018, Hillary was signed to the New Orleans Saints' practice squad.[20] He was released on October 17, 2018.[21]

Arizona Hotshots

On January 8, 2019, Hillary signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football. He was placed on injured reserve on January 30.[22] He was waived from injured reserve on March 19.

Atlanta Legends

Hillary signed with the Atlanta Legends of the AAF on March 25, 2019, while on the team's rights list. He was activated to the roster on March 26. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[23]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Hillary was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks in the XFL Supplemental Draft,[24] and went on to play all 5 games, producing 17 tackles and 3 passes defended, as well as one quarterback hit on a corner blitz.[25] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[26]

References
  1. Toback, Rebecca (April 30, 2016). "Cincinnati Bengals 2016 Undrafted Free Agent Tracker". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  2. Marcum, Jason (September 3, 2016). "Bengals announce roster cuts: No surprises among Bengals' 53-man roster cutdown". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  3. Marcum, Jason (September 4, 2016). "Bengals 2016 practice squad: 9 players make initial practice squad". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. Toback, Rebecca (September 30, 2016). "Bengals add Trevor Roach to practice squad, waive Darius Hillary". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. "Browns sign 2 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 18, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  6. "Browns elevate DB Darius Hillary to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 21, 2016. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  7. "Browns claim QB Joe Callahan, OL Gabe Ikard". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 24, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  8. "Browns sign 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 26, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  9. "Browns sign 8 to reserve/future list". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  10. "Browns claim 5 players off waivers". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  11. "Browns add 3 to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  12. "Browns elevate DB Darius Hillary to active roster, place DB Reggie Porter on IR". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on January 14, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  13. "Browns elevate DB C.J. Smith to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 16, 2017. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  14. "Raiders sign CB Darius Hillary to practice squad". 247sports.com. December 27, 2017.
  15. "Raiders Announce Reserve/Future Signings". Raiders.com. January 2, 2018. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018.
  16. "Raiders officially sign LB Derrick Johnson, waive DB Darius Hillary". USAToday.com. May 7, 2018.
  17. "8/18: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. August 18, 2018.
  18. "8/25: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  19. "Bengals sign CB Darius Hillary, then waive him Thursday". CincyJungle.com. August 28, 2018.
  20. Katzenstein, Josh (October 2, 2018). "Saints cut Brandon Tate, add four players to practice squad". NOLA.com.
  21. "Saints cut Demetri Goodson among other practice squad moves". 247Sports.com. October 17, 2018.
  22. "Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed". Our Sports Central. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  23. Michael Rothstein, Seth Wickersham (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
  24. "Tanner McEvoy, Darius Hillary selected in XFL Supplemental Draft". November 23, 2019.
  25. "XFL Live Stats".
  26. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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