 Hillis with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Running back, Fullback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 21, 1986 Conway, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Conway (AR) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Arkansas (2004–2007) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2008 / round: 7 / pick: 227 | ||||||||||||
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Peyton Derek Hillis (born January 21, 1986) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL). Hillis attended Conway High School in Conway, Arkansas, and was a highly touted recruit. Hillis attended the University of Arkansas where he was primarily used as a fullback. After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL draft, Hillis rose to the top of the depth chart as the starting fullback for the Denver Broncos. Due to injuries to the running back corps, he became the starting running back. After spending two years in Denver, Hillis was traded to the Cleveland Browns in 2010. In 2011, Hillis won a nationwide vote which put him on the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 12 video game.