Odieu Hiliare

Odieu Hiliare
Hiliare with the Edmonton Elks in 2025
No. 84 – Edmonton Elks
PositionWide receiver
Roster statusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Personal information
Born (2001-02-12) February 12, 2001
Belle Glade, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolGlades Central (Belle Glade)
CollegeAlabama A&M (2019–2021)
Bowling Green (2022–2023)
NFL draft2024: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Awards and highlights
Stats at CFL.ca

Odieu "O.J." Hiliare (born February 12, 2001) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Hiliare played college football for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs and the Bowling Green Falcons. He also had a stint in the National Football League (NFL) with the Atlanta falcons.

College career

Hiliare played college football for the Alabama A&M Bulldogs from 2019 to 2021 and the Bowling Green Falcons from 2022 to 2023.[1][2] He played in 22 games at Alabama A&M, recording 103 receptions, for 1,365 receiving yards and 13 receiving touchdowns.[1] At the end of the 2021 season he entered the transfer portal, landing at Bowling Green.[3][4]

In 2022, he appeared in 13 games, starting in 8, and finished with 58 catches for 747 yards and six touchdowns.[5] Against Toledo, Hiliare set a career-high 246 receiving yards on eight receptions and two touchdowns, receiving MAC East Offensive Player of the week and setting the third-highest single game receiving yard total in team history.[6][7] He earned second-team All-MAC honors in his first season at Bowling Green.[8]

Hiliare played in all 13 games, starting in 10, registering 45 receptions for 532 yards and four touchdowns.[9] In the 2023 Quick Lane Bowl against Minnesota, he had 10 catches for 152 yards and one touchdown.[10][2] He was included in the third-team All-MAC team at the end of the 2023 season.[11]

Statistics

Year Team Games Receiving
GP GS Rec Yds Avg TD
2019 Alabama A&M 10 1 14 214 15.3 0
2020 Alabama A&M 4 1 17 233 13.7 4
2021 Alabama A&M 10 10 71 918 12.9 9
2022 Bowling Green 13 9 58 747 12.9 6
2023 Bowling Green 13 10 45 532 11.8 4
FCS totals 24 12 102 1,365 13.4 13
FBS totals 26 19 103 1,279 12.4 10

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 182 lb
(83 kg)		 31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		 9+3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.58 s 1.58 s 2.65 s 4.38 s 7.21 s 32.5 in
(0.83 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 13 reps
All values from Pro Day[12]

Atlanta Falcons

After not being selected in the 2024 NFL draft, Hiliare signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent.[13] He was released on August 27, 2024, ahead of the roster cut deadline.[14]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On September 17, 2024, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats signed Hiliare to the practice roster.[15] He was released on October 26.[16] On November 20, he re-signed with the team.[17] On June 1, 2025, the Tiger-Cats released Hiliare.[18]

Edmonton Elks

On August 19, 2025, the Edmonton Elks signed Hiliare to the practice roster.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on August 27.[16] Hiliare made his professional debut against the Calgary Stampeders on September 1, 2025, in the Labour Day Classic, where he recorded three catches for 23 yards.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ a b "Odieu Hilaire - 2021 - Football". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Odieu Hiliare - Football". Bowling Green State University Athletics. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Marshall, Kendrick (November 28, 2021). "Alabama A&M receiver Odieu Hilaire enters the transfer portal". HBCU Sports. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Odieu Hilaire, Alabama A&M Bulldogs, Wide Receiver". 247Sports. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Odieu Hiliare College Gamelog 2022". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  6. ^ "MAC Announces Week 12 Football Players of the Week". Mid-American Conference. November 21, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  7. ^ Levine, Amanda (November 19, 2022). "Bowling Green's Hiliare has monster game at the right time". The Blade. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  8. ^ Helwick, Steve (November 30, 2022). "2022 All-MAC Teams and Individual Awards Revealed". Hustle Belt. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Odieu Hiliare College Gamelog 2023". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "2023 Quick Lane Bowl recap". Detroit Lions. January 5, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "MAC Announces 2023 Postseason Football Awards & All-Conference Teams". Mid-American Conference. November 29, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  12. ^ "Odieu Hiliaire Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  13. ^ "Bowling Green WR Hiliare signs with Atlanta Falcons". The Blade. May 22, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  14. ^ Urben, Matt (August 27, 2024). "Falcons release wide receiver, running back ahead of cut deadline". Falcons Wire. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  15. ^ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats sign Bowling Green standout OJ Hiliare". 3DownNation. September 17, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  16. ^ a b "Odieu Hiliare Transactions | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  17. ^ Heilman, Michael (November 21, 2024). "Hamilton Tiger-Cats re-sign wide receiver Odieu Hiliare". BGMSportsTrax. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  18. ^ "Ticats Transactions June 1". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 1, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  19. ^ "Edmonton Elks sign former Hamilton Tiger-Cats receiver OJ Hiliare". 3DownNation. August 19, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  20. ^ "2025-09-01 Game Tracker - CALGARY Stampeders vs. EDMONTON Elks (6545)". CFL.ca. Archived from the original on September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  21. ^ "OJ Hiliare". CFL.ca. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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