Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.
We continue to take a look at the receiving corps by spotlighting a potential X-factor in the group in [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag] The talented athlete is one of the fastest players on the team, and he showed a lot of promise early in the 2022 season before his campaign was ultimately derailed by injuries.
Chris Hilton Jr. Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Zachary, Louisiana
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 183
247Sports Composite Ranking
Four Stars | No. 3 in Louisiana | No. 11 Receiver
Class in 2021: Redshirt Freshman
Career Stats
| Year | G | Rec | Yards | YPC | TDs |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 | 81 | 40.5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 | 109 | 15.6 | 0 |
Depth Chart Overview
Hilton played in four games and started two as a true freshman in the 2021 season, but his only play of note came in the Texas Bowl loss to Kansas State in which he scored an 81-yard touchdown. His only prior catch that year didn’t go for a gain.
He was expected to see an expanded role in 2022, and indeed, that’s how things started. Hilton appeared in the first four games, starting against Mississippi State. He had a career-best five catches for 47 yards against Southern, and he made two catches for 62 yards against New Mexico, including a 51-yarder.
Hilton missed the final 10 games with an injury, but he enters 2023 looking to be a contributor in a receiver group that also includes [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag], [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] as potential top options.