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2011 Football Roster

4 T.Y. Hilton

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Miami Fla.
  • High School Miami Springs

Biography

2011 (Senior) Started all 13 games as FIU’s leading wide receiver… named to the 2011 Biletnikoff Award and Paul Hornung Award Watchlists… earned CBSSports.com Second Team All-America honors and SI.com Honorable Mention All-America recognition… set FIU single-season records with 72 receptions and 1,038 receiving yards… scored nine total touchdowns (seven receiving, one punt return, one unspecified)… earned First Team All-Sun Belt honors for both offense and special teams… also named to Phil Steele’s Postseason All-Sun Belt First Team and Second Team for Special Teams… set the FIU single-game receiving record with 201 yards and two touchdowns in a 24–17 win at Louisville (9/9)… logged 12 catches for 144 yards in a 27–17 win at Akron (10/8)… opened the season with seven receptions, 132 yards, and a touchdown vs. North Texas (9/1)… recorded 102 receiving yards and a touchdown vs. Duke (10/1)… hauled in a touchdown catch and 76 yards at Louisiana-Monroe (11/9)… scored a touchdown in the regular season finale at Middle Tennessee (11/26)… also returned a punt for a touchdown vs. Middle Tennessee (11/12).
 
2010 (Junior): 2010 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year... First Team All-Sun Belt Conference Wide Receiver & Kick Returner... Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference All-Purpose Player...  named Little Caesars Pizza Bowl Most Valuable Player after racking up 210 all-purpose yards, including an 89-yard kickoff return for touchdown, a touchdown reception, and the game-saving, first-down reception on a "Hook & Ladder" play that kept FIU's game winning drive alive... led the team with 56 catches and 818 receiving yards... second on the team with four receiving touchdowns... led the team with 816 all-purpose yards... tied for 12th in the country at the end of the regular season with 156.58 all-purpose yards-per-game... broke the school-record for career touchdowns with 26... became the first Panther in history to go over the 5,000 all-purpose yard mark and currently has 5,392... became the only FIU player in history to go over the 2,000 yard mark in kick returns and currently has 2,133... became only the third Panther ever to eclipse the 2,000 receiving yard mark and currently has 2,461, which is second all-time at FIU... returned a kickoff for touchdown in three straight seasons... opened the season with six catches and 42 receiving yards against Rutgers (9/11)... had three catches for 47 yards against Texas A&M (9/18)... hauled in seven passes for 72 yards against Maryland (9/25)... made three grabs against Pitt (10/2) and three against WKU (10/9)... had his fifth-career 100+ receiving yard game, catching eight passes for 124 yards against Florida Atlantic (10/30)... named Sun Belt Conference Offensive and Special Teams Player of the Week after amassing 291 all-purpose yards and scoring four touchdowns against ULM... against the Warhawks, he scored in three different ways, rushing for a score, catching two TD passes and returning a kickoff for a score... in overtime against ULM, he took a reverse on FIU's first play and went 25-yards for the score... had a career-high 158 rushing yards against Troy (11/13) to go along with two catches for 75 yards... made four catches for 73 yards against Louisiana (11/20)... helped FIU clinch a share of the Sun Belt Conference championship with a season-high 11 catches and 140 receiving yards against Arkansas State... against the Red Wolves, kept FIU's game-winning drive alive with a first-down reception on fourth-and-seven, and two plays later scored the game-winning 42-yard touchdown... closed out the year with a 210 all-purpose yard performance against Toledo in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, in which he scored two touchdowns.
 
2009 (Sophomore): Despite being limited by nagging injuries, led the team with 57 catches, 632 receiving yards and five touchdown receptions... returned 22 kicks for a team-best 633 yards and an average of 28.8, the highest in FIU history... ran the ball six times for 49 yards... his 57 catches are the third-highest single-season total in FIU history...moved into fourth-place on career-receiving yards list with 1,645 and fifth place in career-receptions with 98... moved into second-place on FIU's career kickoff return yardage list with 1,474... opened the season with a 96-yard kickoff return for touchdown against Alabama (9/12), marking the second year in a row that he scored on his first touch of the season... also caught five passes for 40 yards against the Crimson Tide... set a career-high at the time with nine catches against Rutgers (9/19), going for 80 yards and a pair of scores... caught nine balls against Toledo (9/26) for a season-best 126 yards and one touchdown... tied an FIU record and set a career-best with 11 catches against ULM (10/3), racking up 117 yards and one touchdown... caught a 31-yard pass against WKU (10/10) before suffering the injury that hindered him for the rest of the season... had six receptions for 44 yards against Troy (10/17)... caught three passes for 24 yards against Arkansas State (10/24)...  was in for just one kickoff return against Louisiana (10/31), and didn't have a catch, breaking a streak of 18 consecutive games with at least one reception... caught two passes for 33 yards against Middle Tennessee (11/7)... had four receptions and one score against North Texas (11/14)... hauled in four passes for 75 yards against Florida (11/21)... closed out the season with three receptions for 28 yards against Florida Atlantic (12/5).
 
2008 (Freshman): Was named to the Freshman All-American team as a punt return specialist by the Football Writers Association of America... named Freshman All-American kick returner by the Sporting News and was an honorable mention Freshman All-American by Scout.com... received honorable mention All-America in Sports Illustrated for All-Purpose players and was selected Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News and Rivals.com... named the Freshman of the Year by the Sun Belt Conference... named to the All-SBC First Team as a kick return specialist and all-purpose player... named Miami Herald First Team All-Florida... accounted for 12 touchdowns overall this season (7 receiving, 2 rushing, 1 punt return, 1 kickoff return and 1 throwing)... set the FIU single season record for receiving yards (1,013), average yards/reception (24.7), all-purpose yards (2,162) and tied for the most receiving touchdowns (7)... named to the CBSSportsline.com Freshman of the Year watch list... finished the season ranked third in the nation in all-purpose yards per game with 180.25 per contest... ranked ninth in the country in punt-return yards per game with an average of 14.78... was given a helmet sticker by ESPN.com on two occasions (week 11 & 15)... in his collegiate debut at Kansas (8/30) scored a touchdown the first time he touched the ball on a 74-yard punt return... at Iowa (9/6) caught two passes for 39 yards and accumulated 144 all-purpose yards... vs. USF (9/20) caught one pass for 61 yards and had 127 all-purpose yards... at Toledo (9/27) caught two passes for 39 yards, including his first collegiate receiving touchdown... returned three kicks against the Rockets for 97 yards... was named the SBC Special Teams Player of the Week after his performance against Toledo... at North Texas (10/4) caught three passes for 145 yards and two scores... amassed 197 all-purpose yards against the Mean Green... vs. Middle Tennessee (10/11) caught three passes for 82 yards and one touchdown... returned seven kicks against the Blue Raiders for 162 yards, giving him 248 all-purpose yards for the game... caught six passes at Troy (10/18) for 116 yards and amassed 244 all-purpose yards... returned the opening kickoff at Louisiana (11/1) 90 yards for a score... caught four passes for 96 yards against the Ragin' Cajuns, giving him a season-best 295 all-purpose yards... set an FIU single-game record with 199 receiving yards on six receptions vs. Arkansas State (11/8)... also threw the game-winning 38-yard touchdown pass against the Red Wolves to fellow freshman wideout Junior Mertile... finished the game against ASU with 252 all-purpose yards... vs. Louisiana at Monroe (11/22) tied an FIU freshman record with eight catches...  had 93 receiving yards and one touchdown against the Warhawks... in the Shula Bowl against FAU (11/29) caught four passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns... scored his first rushing touchdown against the Owls... in the season finale vs. WKU (12/6) caught two passes for 44 yards and scored his second rushing touchdown.
 
Miami Springs High School: Considered by many to be the best athlete in Dade County... nominated for Dade County's Athlete of the Year... two-sport star (basketball) selected as a Miami Herald First Team All-Dade in football this year and First Team All-Dade in basketball as a junior... FSWA 6A Second Team All-State pick... averaged 18.7 yards-per-catch as a senior, totaling 785 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns and also had four touchdowns on returns in 10 games... led Dade County with eight interceptions as a sophomore to go along with 650 receiving yards... four-year starter in basketball... recruited by Ole Miss, West Virginia and Florida.
 
Personal: Born November 14, 1989... son of Tyrone and Cora Hilton... majoring in Sports Broadcasting.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2008Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2009Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2010Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 183 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2011Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    4