- Ike Hilliard
Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
currentnumber=19
currentposition=Wide receiver
birthdate=birth date and age|1976|4|5
birthplace=Patterson, Louisiana
heightft=5
heightin=11
weight=210
debutyear=1997
debutteam=New York Giants
highlights=
*College Football All-America Team (1996)
college=Florida
draftyear=1997
draftround=1
draftpick=7
pastteams=
*New York Giants (1997-2004)
*Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005-present)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Receptions
statvalue1=499
statlabel2=Receiving Yards
statvalue2=5,973
statlabel3=Receiving TDs
statvalue3=31
nfl=HIL717184Isaac Jason "Ike" Hilliard (born
April 5 ,1976 inPatterson, Louisiana ) is anAmerican football wide receiver for theTampa Bay Buccaneers of theNational Football League . He was originally drafted by theNew York Giants seventh overall in the1997 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Florida.College career
Hilliard played his
college football for theFlorida Gators . In his junior year in 1996 he made theCollege Football All-America Team as Florida won their first National Championship under "ol' ball coach" Steve Spurrier. The Gators finished the season with a record of 12-1 after a victory in the Sugar Bowl over the Florida State Seminoles. He finished his career at Florida with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and 26 touchdowns. [ [http://ww.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Hilliard,Ike,19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio] ]Professional career
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 reachSuper Bowl XXXV . He finished his career with the Giants with 368receptions for 4,630 yard and 27touchdowns .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 for 722 yards.Personal
He is the nephew of former
New Orleans Saints running back Dalton Hilliard .References
External links
* [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Hilliard,Ike,19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
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