32 Facts About Mike Hilton

Mike Hilton played college football at Ole Miss and signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2016.

Mike Hilton recorded his first two career tackles the following week as Ole Miss lost to Texas.

Mike Hilton played in 12 games as a freshman, starting four and finishing with 33 combined tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks, two pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.

Mike Hilton started the Ole Miss Rebels' season-opener against Vanderbilt at their "Huskie" position.

Mike Hilton finished the season with 52 combined tackles, 5.5 tackles for a loss, four pass deflections, a sack, and a forced fumble in 11 games and 11 starts.

Mike Hilton finished his junior season with career-high 71 combined tackles, four tackles for a loss, three interceptions, and seven pass deflections in 13 starts and 13 games.

Mike Hilton led the team with 71 tackles and started 11 games at cornerback and two games as rover.

Mike Hilton finished his senior season with 70 combined tackles, 12.5 tackles for a loss, 11 pass deflections, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 11 starts and 13 games.

Mike Hilton finished his college career with 226 combined tackles, 25.5 tackles for a loss, 24 pass deflections, six interceptions, four forced fumbles, and 3.5 sacks in 49 games and 39 starts.

Mike Hilton did not receive an invitation to the NFL Combine and attended Ole Miss' pro day on March 28,2016.

Mike Hilton was ranked as the 27th-best free safety prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.

Mike Hilton received positive reviews from scouts for his versatile ability to play multiple positions in college, decent coverage skills, gritty tackling ability, reaction quickness, and ability to track balls well downfield.

On May 1,2016, Mike Hilton was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2016 NFL draft.

On September 6,2016, Mike Hilton was signed to the practice squad of the New England Patriots.

Mike Hilton was released by the team on September 14,2016.

On December 13,2016, Mike Hilton was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad.

Mike Hilton spent the remainder of his rookie season on the Steelers' practice squad and did not appear in any games in 2016.

Mike Hilton reunited with his former teammate Senquez Golson whom he played with and backed up at Ole Miss.

Mike Hilton entered training camp competing with William Gay and Senquez Golson for the job as the starting nickelback.

Mike Hilton was named the starting nickelback to begin the regular season.

Mike Hilton finished the season with 64 combined tackles, six pass deflections, four sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games and four starts.

Mike Hilton received an overall grade of 83.6 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the 28th-best grade among all cornerbacks in 2017.

Mike Hilton changed his jersey number from No 31 to No 28 after it became available when Sean Davis and Joe Haden changed numbers.

Head coach Mike Tomlin retained Hilton as the primary nickelback to begin the regular season and named him the fifth backup cornerback, behind Haden, Artie Burns, Coty Sensabaugh, and Cameron Sutton.

Mike Hilton sustained an elbow injury during the game and was inactive for the Steelers' Week 4 loss against the Ravens.

Mike Hilton finished the season with 57 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, one sack, and one interception in 15 games and two starts.

Mike Hilton received an overall grade of 69.9 from PFF, which ranked as the 43rd-best grade among cornerbacks in 2018.

Mike Hilton earned the AFC Defensive Player of the Week award for his performance in Week 16.

Mike Hilton signed a four-year, $24 million contract with the Cincinnati Bengals on March 19,2021.

Mike Hilton was named the starting nickel cornerback for the season.

Mike Hilton returned to his nickelback slot corner role for the Bengals in 2022.

Mike Hilton missed the Week 15 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers due to a finger injury.