Son of NFL Legend Considering Conference USA Team

T.Y. Hilton is one of the greatest players to wear the blue and gold as he amounted 3,531 receiving yards and 24 touchdowns through four seasons at FIU. Hilton ended up going in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft, selected by the Colts. In his NFL career, he has amassed 9,812 yards and 53 touchdowns through 10 seasons with the Colts and one with the Dallas Cowboys. While Hilton has not officially retired, he is not currently on an NFL roster. 

Eugene Hilton Jr. is a 6'1", 175 pound wide receiver from Zionsville High School (Indiana) in the class of 2025. Along with playing football, Hilton Jr. also plays basketball. 247Sports has Hilton Jr. listed at a three-star ranking and Rivals has Hilton Jr. as a four-star ranking.

In the 2022-2023 season, Hilton Jr. ended his campaign with 598 receiving yards, five touchdowns and averaged 12.2 yards. Through six games this season, Hilton Jr. already is set to surpass his 2022-23 totals as he has 496 yards, six touchdowns and is averaging 18.4 yards.

This past recruiting period, FIU ended up having the highest-ranked in Conference USA, which highlighted names such as current starting quarterback Keyone Jenkins, University of Miami transfer Avery Huff, and Bryant transfer Jack Daly.