Bio
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 4
- College
- Pittsburg State
Bio
- Height
- 5' 8"
- Debut
- 1986
- Draft
- 1986Rd 2, Pk 4
- College
- Pittsburg State
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 108
- CAR
- 1,126
- YDS
- 4,164
- AVG
- 3.7
- TD
- 39
- LNG
- 65
- FD
- 52
- FUM
- 3
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (CAR, YDS, TD: 4+ games, 50+ CAR; AVG: 4+ games, 100+ CAR; LNG, FD: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  NO | 16 | 121 | 425 | 3.5 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 123 | 508 | 4.1 | 7 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 204 | 823 | 4.0 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 344 | 1,262 | 3.7 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 6 | 90 | 284 | 3.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 10 | 79 | 252 | 3.2 | 4 | 65 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 115 | 445 | 3.9 | 3 | 22 | 26 | 3 |
| 1993 | NO | 16 | 50 | 165 | 3.3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- CAR
- 19
- YDS
- 64
- AVG
- 3.4
- TD
- 1
- LNG
- 9
- FD
- 0
- FUM
- 0
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 108
- CAR
- 10.4
- YDS
- 38.6
- AVG
- 3.7
- TD
- 0.4
- LNG
- 65
- FD
- 0.5
- FUM
- 0.0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | FUM: Times the player lost control of the ball, recovered or not. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NO | 16 | 7.6 | 26.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | NO | 12 | 10.3 | 42.3 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NO | 16 | 12.8 | 51.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NO | 16 | 21.5 | 78.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | NO | 6 | 15 | 47.3 | 3.2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | NO | 10 | 7.9 | 25.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 65 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 1992 | NO | 16 | 7.2 | 27.8 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 22 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | NO | 16 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.9 | 0 |
What were Dalton Hilliard's career stats?
Dalton Hilliard played 8 seasons for the Saints. He had 1,126 carries for 4,164 yards, 249 catches for 2,233 yards and scored 53 touchdowns. His best season was 1989: 1,262 rushing yards, 13 rushing touchdowns and 3.7 yards per carry.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1986 to 1993
All-time career rank
- 128th in rushing yards (4,164)
- 89th in rushing touchdowns (39)
Among the 2,691 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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