T. Y. Hilton

T. Y. Hilton

Hilton with the Indianapolis Colts in 2016
No. 13 Indianapolis Colts
Position:	Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-11-14) November 14, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth:	Miami, Florida
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Miami Springs (FL)
College:	Florida International
NFL Draft:	2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92
Career history
Indianapolis Colts (2012–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
3× Pro Bowl (2014–2016) NFL receiving yards leader (2016) Sun Belt Player of the Year (2010) 2× First-team All–Sun Belt (2008, 2010) Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2008)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Receptions: 374 Receiving yards: 5,861 Receiving average: 15.7 Receiving TDs: 30 Player stats at NFL.com

Eugene Marquis "T. Y." Hilton (born November 14, 1989) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at FIU, and was drafted by the Colts in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Hilton was born to Tyrone and Cora Hilton. He attended Miami Springs High School and was a two-sport star (basketball and football) for the Golden Hawks. He was selected by the Miami Herald as a First Team All-Dade player in football in his senior year, while also selected as a First Team All-Dade in basketball both his junior and senior years. He averaged 18.7 yards per catch as a senior, with 785 receiving yards accumulated in the season to go with 16 touchdowns. He was also successful as a kick returner, returning four kicks for touchdowns in 10 games.

Hilton committed to Florida International University (FIU) on February 6, 2008. He was scouted by the University of Mississippi, West Virginia University, the University of Florida and FIU. He made the choice to go to FIU over West Virginia the night before National Signing Day, when his son chose FIU six times in a row when he put both an FIU and West Virginia hat in front of him.

Hilton was a starter under coach Mario Cristobal in every year of his enrollment at FIU. In 2008, he returned a punt for a touchdown in his collegiate debut against Kansas on his first touch of the game. Later that year, in a game against Arkansas State, he threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Junior Mertile late in the game after he fumbled the hand off in a reverse play. This play became known in FIU as "The Hilton Heave". He was responsible for 12 touchdowns in his freshman year, scoring them all in five different ways, the first player in the program to do so (7 touchdown receptions, 2 rushing touchdowns, 1 passing touchdown, 1 punt return, and 1 kickoff return). He also set the FIU single season record for total receiving yards (41 receptions for 1,013 yards), average yards per reception (24.7 yards per reception) and all-purpose yardage (2,162). He finished his freshman season ranked third in the nation in all-purpose yardage per game, with an average of 180.25 yards per contest and consequently named Sun Belt Freshman Player of the Year.