Incoming UCLA running back Dalton Hilliard to undergo knee surgery

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Incoming UCLA freshman running back Dalton Hilliard is scheduled to have right knee surgery on Friday due to a ‘loose body’ floating around in his knee, according to the UCLA medical staff. It is thought to be a preexisting condition, the staff said.

Hilliard, at 5-feet-11, 195-pounds, rushed for 599 yards and 10 touchdowns during his senior year at Punahou School in Honolulu. He also caught 63 passes for 725 yards and eight touchdowns.

Scout.com ranked Hilliard as the 37th best running back in the nation coming out of high school, while Rivals.com ranked him the 22nd best all-purpose back coming out.

Here and here are some of Hilliard’s highlights from high school.

-- Baxter Holmes