The Facts: Washington announced it has signed Hilliard, releasing Keith Marshall with an injury designation in a corresponding move.

Diehards Line: The Texans made Hilliard a seventh-round draft choice in 2015 and has spent most of the past two seasons on Houston’s practice squad. Hilliard, 25, has never played in a regular-season game. In the 2016' preseason finale for the Texans, he had 29 carries for 86 yards against the Cowboys. At LSU, he appeared in 48 games with seven starts in his time with the Tigers. He rushed for 1,547 yards and 27 touchdowns, tied for eighth-most in school history. Marshall was injured in Saturday’s practice. A seventh-round pick in 2016, he missed his entire rookie season with an elbow injury.