It has been made clear star running back Saquon Barkley won’t see the field during the Giants’ preseason schedule and Wayne Gallman was nursing an ankle injury, leaving the bulk of the rushing game up to Rod Smith and Paul Perkins on Friday night.
But don’t count out Jon Hilliman, who was the surprise leader of the backfield with 16 carries for 56 yards and a touchdown in the Giants’ 32-13 rout of the Bears at MetLife Stadium.
“It’s kind of surreal, I grew up a Giants fan, so I vividly remember skipping school and going to the Giants parade when they won the Super Bowl and things like that,” Hilliman, an undrafted running back out of Rutgers, said following the victory.