Undrafted free agent faces a steep climb to make the 53-man roster"

/>Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBig Blue Viewa New York Giants communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibraryGiantsOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections New York Giants NewsGiants Training Camp 2016Giants vs. Eagles 2015 Authentic Deandre Baker Jersey , Week 17Filed under:New York Giants NewsGiants’ 90-man roster: RB Jon Hilliman trying to earn a spotNew,9commentsUndrafted free agent faces a steep climb to make the 53-man rosterEDTShareTweetShareShareGiants’ 90-man roster: RB Jon Hilliman trying to earn a spotJon Hilliman running for Boston College in 2017.Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesThe New York Giants have Saquon Barkley at running back, and he is going to get the overwhelming majority of touches from anyone at that position. They have veterans Wayne Gallman, Rod Smith and Paul Perkins competing to pick up the scraps. Then Deandre Baker Jersey Boys , there is Jon Hilliman an undrafted, under-the-radar “who’s that?” player trying to prove he belongs in the NFL.Let’s take a closer look at Hilliman as we continue profiling the 90-man roster the Giants will bring to training camp this summer.The basicsHeight: 5-foot-11Weight: 216Age: 23Position: Running backExperience: 0How he got hereHilliman spent four seasons at Boston College and played at Rutgers last season as a graduate transfer. He ended up with 696 collegiate carries for 2,575 yards, 3.7 yards per carry. His best season was 2014 when Infant Deandre Baker Jersey , as a freshman at Boston College he gained 860 yards on 211 carries (4.1 yards per carry). For Rutgers in 2018, Hilliman carried only 83 times for 337 yards (4.1 per carry).2019 outlook Hilliman is interesting. His best season was five years ago (2014). He got less than 100 carries as a part-time player for Rutgers last season. He caught only 40 passes in his collegiate career. Yet, he ran a 4.44 40-yard dash and put up other exceptional numbers at the Rutgers Pro Day. Athletically, he looks like he belongs.Can he unseat any of the veterans in front of him? Perhaps a practice squad spot is the likely outcome for Hilliman. The “Wanna lick? . . . Psyche!” news tease from the Cardinals that resulted Deandre Baker Jersey Draft , eventually, in the announcement that quarterback Carson Palmer will be added to the team’s Ring of Honor had triggered during the 15 minutes or so after the “so we have some news” tweet speculation that the Cardinals would announce that they will be the next team on HBO’s . And that prompted some to mistakenly insist that the Cardinals aren’t eligible for Hard Knocks.They are. Every team is.The fact that the NFL has parameters for determining the teams that can be compelled to do the show (teams without a new head coach, that haven’t been to the playoffs in the last two years, and that haven’t done the show in the last 10 years) doesn’t prevent other teams from putting a hand in the air Deandre Baker NFL Jersey , Horshack-style.The NFL doesn’t have to grant the assignment to a team that volunteers, but any team can volunteer. With none of the five teams that can be forced to do (Raiders, Lions, Giants Deandre Baker NFL Draft , 49ers, Washington) apparently interested in embracing the assignment, it may take a volunteer to find a team that will do it happily in 2020.The fact that no one seems to be inclined to volunteer for bolsters the notion that maybe the league should quit doing it.