2017 Football Roster
Jersey Number 30
Julian Hylton
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 210
- Position:
- RB
- Hometown:
- Tinley Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln-Way North
Career Highs
Tackles: 4 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16
Solos: 4 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16
TFLs: 1.0 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Nebraska, 10/3/15
Interceptions: 1 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16
PBUs: 1 vs. North Carolina, 9/10/16
2017 Junior
- Played in five games
2016 Sophomore
- Played in all 12 games with three starts
- Starting safety in the first three games
- 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one PBU on the season
- First career interception in the opener against Murray State
- Career-high four tackles vs. North Carolina
2015 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in 10 games, primarily on special teams
- Seven tackles (four solo) on season
- Recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska
- Academic All-Big Ten
2014 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2014 season
High School
- Three-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN.com
- Ranked the No. 28 player in Illinois by ESPN.com and No. 31 by Rivals
- Rushed for 2,528 yards and 32 touchdowns on 349 carries (7.2 ypc) in 2013 to earn first-team IHSFCA All-State, Chicago Sun-Times All-Area and All-Southwest Suburban Red honors
- Also added 16 tackles and an interception on defense while leading team to the IHSA Class 6A quarterfinals in 2013
- Rushed for 1,186 yards and 20 TDs on 155 carries (7.7 ypc) in 2012
- Scored 342 career points
- Also a four-year letterwinner in track & field and one year in basketball
- 2013 IHSA Class 3A state runner-up in the 100m dash (10.79)
- Holds school records for 100m (10.68) and 200m dash (21.97)
Personal
- Born Dec. 29, 1995
- Son of Richard and Karla Harris Hylton
- Has two sisters
- Sister, Kay, is a sprinter on the Illinois track team
- Four-year scholar-athlete award and honor roll member
- Active in J. Kyle Braid Leadership Foundation and Science Honor Society
- Lists NFL star Adrian Peterson as his favorite athlete because "I admire the work ethic and determination he plays with."
- Majoring in kinesiology
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