Lex Douglas Hilliard (born July 30, 1984) is a former American football running back and fullback.

[1] During his time at Flathead, he was a three-time all-state and all-conference selection, as well as team captain his final two seasons.

As a true freshman at the University of Montana in 2003, Hilliard was originally going to redshirt but was activated for the second game of the season.

[1] Despite starting just four games as a sophomore in 2004, Hilliard rushed for a team-leading 972 yards and 17 touchdowns on his way to earning first-team All-Big Sky honors.

[1] Hilliard earned first-team All-Big Sky honors for the second straight season, as well as being named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, as a junior in 2005 after rushing for 1,322 yards.

[1] His rushing total ranked 19th in the nation and second in school history behind only Yohance Humphery in 2001.

[1] He had six 100-yard games during the season, including a 237-yard performance against Cal Poly which was the second-highest single-game rushing total in school history.

[2] During his five-year career at Montana, Hilliard racked up 4,106 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns on 5.0 average.

During his short tenure with the Patriots, Hilliard played in two games recording one rush attempt for two yards.

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