Holy Cross Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2020)

AS A FIFTH YEAR SENIOR IN 2022: 

• Played in all 13 games, with one start at wide receiver. 
• Recorded 283 yards on 18 receptions with three touchdowns.
• Had one rush for 21 yards at Merrimack (9/2). 
• Had a season-best 76 receiving yards and a touchdown against Bucknell (10/8). 
• Caught a touchdown in win over Georgetown (11/19). 
• Had three receptions in FCS quarterfinal contest at South Dakota State (12/10). 

• Played in four games with two starts at wide receiver. 
• Had 15 receptions for 158 yards and two touchdowns. 
• Caught two touchdowns against Merrimack (9/11). 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2020: 

• Appeared in all four contests with two starts at wide receiver. 
• Tied a team high with 72 yards on a team-leading 10 receptions. 
• Had two receptions for eight yards against Fordham (3/27).
• Caught the ball twice for nine total yards while also rushing for three yards in Patriot League Championship Game against Bucknell (4/17). 
• Caught a season-high 55 yards on six receptions in FCS first round game at South Dakota State (4/24).
• Shortened season played during Spring 2021 due to COVID-19.
• Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2019:

• Played in 11 games at wide receiver, starting nine times.
• Ranked third on the team in receiving with 38 catches for 553 yards and three touchdowns.
• Also returned five kickoffs for 71 yards.
• Caught a season-best 10 passes for 128 yards and two touchdowns during the victory at Brown. 
• Had four receptions for 64 yards and a score in the win at Fordham.
• Made four catches for 89 yards in the victory over New Hampshire.
• Caught three passes for 80 yards during the win at Bucknell.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018:

• Saw action in all 11 games at wide receiver, earning two starts.
• Caught eight passes on the season for 106 yards and a touchdowns.
• Posted a 22.3 kickoff return average, with 24 returns for 533 yards.
• Made nine tackles on special teams, while blocking a punt and returning two blocked punts for touchdowns.
• Ranked third in the Patriot League and 55th in the nation in kickoff returns.
• Placed ninth on the school single-season list for kickoff return yards.
• Had three catches for 68 yards and a touchdown in the win over Yale.
• Blocked a punt and returned another blocked punt for a score at Boston College, and was named both the Stats National Special Teams Player of the Week and the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week.
• Returned five kickoffs for 175 yards at Georgetown, in addition to returning a blocked punt 38 yards for a touchdowns.
• His 175 kickoff return yards at Georgetown were the fifth-highest single-game total in Holy Cross history.

HIGH SCHOOL:

• Played for head coach Lyndon Hamilton at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas.
• Earned honorable mention Academic All-State honors.
• Named first team All-District and second team All-Area.
• Totaled 138 tackles and five interceptions as a senior.
• Helped lead team to three straight district championships.
• Also lettered in track, placing second in the district in the 100-meter dash.

PERSONAL:

• Son of Lance and Amy Gilliam.
• Has two brothers (Riley and Daxton).
• Majoring in psychology.