Dondrea Tillman

Dondrea Tillman
Tillman with the Denver Broncos in 2025
No. 92 – Denver Broncos
PositionLinebacker
Roster statusActive
Personal information
Born (1998-04-30) April 30, 1998 (age 27)
Sterling, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight247 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High schoolPotomac Falls (Potomac Falls, Virginia)
CollegeIUP (2016–2021)
NFL draft2022: undrafted
Career history
Awards and highlights
  • UFL champion (2024)
  • 2× USFL champion (2022, 2023)
  • First-team All-PSAC West (2018)
  • Second-team All-PSAC West (2017)
  • Third-team All-Super Region One (2018)
Career NFL statistics as of 2025
Tackles64
Sacks9.0
Pass deflections3
Interceptions2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dondrea Tillman (/ˈdɑːndreɪ/ DAHN-dray;[1] born April 30, 1998) is an American professional football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the IUP Crimson Hawks. Tillman has also played for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL).

College career

Tillman played Division II college football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2021, where he collected 174 tackles, 30 sacks, 10 passes defended and seven forced fumbles in 48 career games.[2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight
6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m)		 247 lb
(112 kg)
Values from Pro Day[3]

Birmingham Stallions

On March 10, 2022, Tillman was selected in the third supplemental round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.[4] In three seasons with the Stallions, Tillman recorded over 66 tackles, and 5.5 sacks.[5] His contract was terminated on June 19, 2024, to sign with an NFL team.[6] In total, he won three championships with the Stallions: two in the USFL and one in the UFL.

Denver Broncos

On June 20, 2024, Tillman signed with the Denver Broncos.[7] On August 27, he was waived by the Broncos.[8] The next day, he was re-signed to the practice squad.[9] On September 18, Tillman was promoted to the active roster after placing Mike McGlinchey on injured reserve.[10]

Tillman made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2024 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During the game, he recorded two sacks.[11]

On March 4, 2025, the Broncos assigned his exclusive-rights free agent tender, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season.[12]

Tillman recorded his first career interception in Week 8 of 2025, returning it 36 yards after breaking multiple tackles.[13]

On March 6, 2026, the Broncos once again assigned his ERFA tender worth $1.075 million.[14]

Career statistics

USFL/UFL regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Lng TD PD
2022 BHAM 10 10 34 20 14 1.5 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2023 BHAM 10 10 32 12 20 4.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2024 BHAM 10 10 26 19 7 3.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Career 30 30 92 51 41 8.5 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0

USFL/UFL postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Lng TD PD
2022 BHAM 2 2 6 5 1 1.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2023 BHAM 2 2 3 3 0 1.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2024 BHAM 2 2 7 3 4 2.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Career 6 6 16 11 5 4.0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0

NFL regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Lng TD PD
2024 DEN 12 0 23 13 10 5.0 5 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2025 DEN 17 0 41 13 28 4.0 3 0 0 — 0 2 59 36 0 3
Career 29 0 64 26 38 9.0 8 0 0 — 0 2 59 36 0 3

NFL postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Lng TD PD
2024 DEN 1 0 7 3 4 0.0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
2025 DEN 2 0 9 5 4 0.0 1 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0
Career 3 0 16 8 8 0.0 1 0 0 — 0 0 — — 0 0

References

  1. ^ Heath, Jon (August 31, 2024). "Broncos name pronunciation guide for 2024 NFL season". Broncos Wire. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Dondrea Tillman - Football". Indiana University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dondrea Tillman College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "USFL Draft 2022: Birmingham Stallions' round-by-round picks". FOX Sports. March 10, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dondrea Tillman Football Statistics | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "UFL Transactions". UFLBoard.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  7. ^ DiLalla, Aric (June 20, 2024). "Broncos sign OLB Dondrea Tillman". Denver Broncos. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  8. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 27, 2024). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-player limit". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 28, 2024). "Broncos sign 15 players to practice squad". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. ^ Weir, Susanna (September 18, 2024). "Broncos promote OLB Dondrea Tillman to active roster, place RT Mike McGlinchey on IR". Denver Broncos. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  11. ^ Gabriel, Parker (September 22, 2024). "Broncos OLB Dondrea Tillman logs two sacks in NFL debut as part of dominant defensive outing: "It's a dream come true"". The Denver Post. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  12. ^ Tomasson, Chris (March 4, 2025). "Broncos tender exclusive rights free agents McMillian, Tillman, Krull, Jackson, Key". Denver Gazette. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  13. ^ "Dondrea Tillman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  14. ^ Tomasson, Chris (March 6, 2026). "Broncos plan to bring back Devon Key, Dondrea Tillman, Jordan Jackson, Tyler Badie, won't tender Lucas Krull". Denver Gazette. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
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