The Tennessee Titans are adding another running back to their 53-man roster, as the agent of rusher Dontrell Hilliard has announced he is being promoted from the practice squad.
Hilliard has appeared in two games for the Titans this season, but he got his first action on offense in Week 11, where he gathered 15 touches for 82 yards, both tops among all Titans running backs.
Not only did he out-perform Adrian Peterson and D’Onta Foreman overall, Hilliard also out-snapped them by a wide margin, seeing 36 more than his backfield mates.
Thanks to his impressive performance, Hilliard has at least earned the right to stay involved, and he has the potential to grab a stranglehold on the backfield should he continue to play at the level we saw on Sunday.
Congratulations to @GSEworldwide client @D_Hilliard26 on signing to the @Titans active roster. #letsbegreat pic.twitter.com/P3XUQDmOS8
— David Canter (@davidcanter) November 23, 2021
It’ll be interesting to see how things shake out once Jeremy McNichols returns and inevitably pushes one of the current backs out, but for now Hilliard looks to be secure in Nashville.
