:Carl Hilton

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Carl Hilton

| number = 82

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|2|28}}

| birth_place = Galveston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 232

| high_school = Ball (Galveston)

| college = Houston

| draftyear = 1986

| draftround = 7

| draftpick = 179

| pastteams =

• Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1986|1989}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-American (1984)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 3

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 17

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = H/HiltCa00

}}

Carl Patrick Hilton (born February 28, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for four seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Hilton was born and raised in Galveston, Texas and played scholastically at Ball High School.{{cite web |title=Carl Hilton |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HiltCa00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |accessdate=December 22, 2010}} He played collegiately for the Houston Cougars,{{cite web| url=https://www.nfl.com/players/carl-hilton/ |title=Carl Hilton Stats |website=NFL.com |access-date=May 26, 2024}} where, as a junior, he was honored by The Sporting News as a first-team All-American.{{cite news |title=Flutie named Sporting News Player of the Year |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |date=December 12, 1984 |page=15 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5293425/flutie_named_sporting_news_player_of/ |via=Newspapers.com}}{{open access}}

Hilton was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh-round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}} Mainly used for his blocking, he caught three career passes, all touchdowns, for 17 yards.{{Cite web |url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/hilt00200.html |title=Carl Hilton Stats |website=Pro Football Archives |access-date=May 26, 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407151949/https://www.profootballarchives.com/playerh/hilt00200.html |archive-date=April 7, 2023}}