Michael Hilton Jr. aka Mike Hilton is a cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals. Born on March 9, 1994, in Fayetteville, Georgia, Mike attended the Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone. As a high school senior, Mike helped his team to a 12-1 record and berth in state playoffs.
Hilton has been married to his wife, Chassidy Hilton since October 19, 2018. The husband and wife met in their childhood and started dating when they were in middle school. The happily married couple is proud parents of two children; a daughter Mikayla Channel Hilton, and a son Michael Wayne Hilton III.
Career Highlights
- Mike Hilton played college football for the University of Mississippi from 2012 to 2015.
- He played 49 games in his college career, starting in 39 of them. Mike recorded 226 combined tackles (156 solo), 24 pass deflections, six interceptions, four forced fumbles and 3.5 sacks.
- Many football experts predicted Mike would go undrafted in the 2016 NFL draft and that was what happened.
- The Jacksonville Jaguars signed Hilton as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2016.
- Hilton couldn’t make it to the final 53-man roster for the Jaguars and was released on August 29, 2016.
- He signed with the Patriots’ practice squad on September 6, 2016. The Patriots released him on September 14, 2016.
- Mike signed with the Steelers on December 13, 2016, in their practice squad.
- The cornerback made his NFL debut in the Steelers’ season opener against the Browns in 2017.
- He finished the 2017 season with 64 combined tackles (48 solo), six pass deflections, four sacks, and two interceptions.
- At the start of the 2018 season, Hilton changed his jersey number from #31 to #28.
- He finished the 2018 season with 57 combined tackles (44 solo), eight pass deflections, one sack, and one interception.
- On March 19, 2021, Hilton signed a four-year $24 million contract with the Bengals.
- He registered his first career touchdown in a 41-10 win over his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 12 of the 2021 season.
Career Stats
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
| 2017 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 64 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 15 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 57 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 8 | 52 | 13 | 65 | 40 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 12 | 6 | 42 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 9 | 48 | 18 | 66 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 4 | 48 | 12 | 60 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Cincinnati Bengals | 17 | 13 | 64 | 20 | 84 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 107 | 46 | 346 | 101 | 447 | 303 | 11.5 | 0 | 51 | 12 | 131 | 10.9 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
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