HILLMAN AT A GLANCE:
• A rookie running back who finished third on the Broncos with 330 rushing yards on 85 carries with one touchdown in his first NFL season.
• Played 26 games (20 starts) at San Diego State University and finished third in school history with 3,243 yards rushing in just two seasons with the Aztecs.
• Entered Week 1 of the 2012 season as the youngest player in the NFL (20 years, 360 days).
• Totaled 15 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard outputs to go along with 36 rushing scores during his collegiate career at SDSU.
• Received first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors following both of his seasons in addition to being selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year in 2010.
• Rushed for a career-high 1,711 yards and 19 touchdowns on 311 carries (5.5 avg.) as a redshirt sophomore in 2011 and was named MWC Player of the Week on three occasions.
• Ranked fourth in the NCAA in rushing (131.6 ypg) in 2011 while ranking ninth nationally in scoring (9.2 ppg).
• Played at La Habra High School in La Habra, Calif., where he led his team to consecutive division titles during his final two seasons, including a senior campaign in which he totaled 2,104 all-purpose yards and 27 total touchdowns to receive League MVP honors.
• Selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
HILLMAN AT A GLANCE:
• A rookie running back who finished third on the Broncos with 330 rushing yards on 85 carries with one touchdown in his first NFL season.
• Played 26 games (20 starts) at San Diego State University and finished third in school history with 3,243 yards rushing in just two seasons with the Aztecs.
• Entered Week 1 of the 2012 season as the youngest player in the NFL (20 years, 360 days).
• Totaled 15 100-yard rushing games and three 200-yard outputs to go along with 36 rushing scores during his collegiate career at SDSU.
• Received first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors following both of his seasons in addition to being selected as the MWC Freshman of the Year in 2010.
• Rushed for a career-high 1,711 yards and 19 touchdowns on 311 carries (5.5 avg.) as a redshirt sophomore in 2011 and was named MWC Player of the Week on three occasions.
• Ranked fourth in the NCAA in rushing (131.6 ypg) in 2011 while ranking ninth nationally in scoring (9.2 ppg).
• Played at La Habra High School in La Habra, Calif., where he led his team to consecutive division titles during his final two seasons, including a senior campaign in which he totaled 2,104 all-purpose yards and 27 total touchdowns to receive League MVP honors.
• Selected by the Broncos in the third round (67th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
2012: Hillman played 14 regular-season games and finished third on the team with 330 rushing yards on 85 carries with one touchdown... Made his NFL debut, registering two carries for seven yards and one catch for one yard vs. Hou. (9/23)... Saw his most extensive action as a pro, totaling 63 yards from scrimmage vs. Oak. (9/30)... Set career marks with 14 carries for 86 yards (6.1 avg.) and a long of 31 vs. N.O. (10/28)... Scored his first career touchdown on a 5-yard run at Car. (11/11)... Ran the ball a team-high 12 times, totaling 59 yards of offense vs. S.D. (11/18)... Matched a career high with 14 carries at Bal. (12/16)... Totaled 83 yards on 22 carries (3.8 avg.) to mark the second-most rushing yards by a Broncos rookie in the postseason in Denver’s Divisional-Round game vs. Bal. (1/12).
2011: Hillman started 12-of-13 games for San Diego State as a redshirt sophomore and totaled 1,711 yards (second in school history) and 19 touchdowns on 311 carries (5.5 avg.) along with 24 receptions for 270 yards (11.3 avg.) and one score... Named a third-team All-American by The NFL Draft Report and received first-team All-Mountain West Conference honors in addition to being selected to the watch lists for the Walter Camp, Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards... Led the MWC and ranked fourth in the NCAA in rushing (131.6 ypg) while placing 16th in the nation in scoring (9.2 ppg)... Totaled 100 yards in nine contests and was named MWC Player of the Week three times... Scored 11 of his 17 rushing touchdowns from at least 10 yards out, including four of 40+ yards... Ran for a season-high 224 yards and added 81 receiving yards vs. Wyoming (10/29) with his totals including a school-record 99-yard rushing score and a career-long 71-yard receiving touchdown.
2010: Hillman received Freshman All-America honors by several outlets and was a first-team All-MWC pick and the conference’s Freshman of the Year after rushing 262 times for 1,532 yards (5.9 avg.) with 17 touchdowns in 13 games (8 starts)... Led all first-year players and ranked 10th among all running backs nationally with 117.9 yards per game rushing... Caught nine passes for 68 yards (7.6 avg.) with one score... Ran for over 100 yards six times, including a pair of 200-yard performances... Totaled 228 yards rushing and two scores (73, 93 yds.) at Missouri (9/18) and equaled that total against Navy (12/23) in the Aztecs’ Poinsettia Bowl win.
2009: Hillman redshirted as a true freshman at San Diego State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hillman attended La Habra High School in La Habra, Calif., where as a senior he led his team to the 2008 CIF Southern Section Southwest Division title after rushing for 1,251 yards and 14 touchdowns on just 97 carries (12.9 avg.)... Accounted for 2,104 all-purpose yards and 27 total touchdowns to earn first-team all-county pick honors from the Orange County Register in addition to being selected as the Freeway League MVP... Earned Southeast Division Offensive Player of the Year honors following his junior season in which he amassed 1,615 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing.
PERSONAL: Hillman studied social science at San Diego State... Played on a youth football team in Los Angeles coached by rapper Snoop Dogg... Ronnie Hillman was born on Sept. 14, 1991, in Long Beach, Calif.
