2018 Football Roster
Julian Hylton
- Position:
- Safety
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 214
- Hometown:
- Tinley Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Lincoln Way North
- Prev School:
- Illinois
• Played in 8 games
• Recorded 8 tackles on the season, including a season-high 4 stops at Missouri State
Played in 27 games in three seasons at Illinois ... Had his best season in 2016 when he started the first three games, played in all 12 contests and totaled 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one PBU and an interception in the opener against Murray State ... Had a career-best four tackles vs. North Carolina on Sept. 10, 2016 ... As a redshirtfreshman in 2015, played in 10 games, made seven tackles, recovered a fumble vs. Nebraska and was named Academic All-Big Ten.
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 (7.2 average) and 32 touchdowns in 2013 to earn first-team IHSFCAAll-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 IHSAClass 6A quarterfinals in 2013 ... Scored 342 career points ... Also a four-year letterwinnerin track & field and one year in basketball ... 2013 IHSAClass 3A state runner-up in the 100mdash (10.79) and holds school records for 100m(10.68) and 200mdash (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.
