Dondrea Tillman

Dondrea Tillman ( ; born April 30, 1998) is an American professional football outside 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).

Early life Tillman was born on April 30, 1998, in Sterling, Virginia. While attending Potomac Falls High School, he played both tight end and defensive line.

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.

Professional career

Birmingham Stallions

On March 10, 2022, Tillman was selected in the third supplemental round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions. In three seasons with the Stallions, Tillman recorded over 66 tackles, and 5.5 sacks. His contract was terminated on June 19, 2024, to sign with an NFL team. 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. On August 27, he was waived by the Broncos. The next day, he was re-signed to the practice squad. On September 18, Tillman was promoted to the active roster after placing Mike McGlinchey on injured reserve. Tillman made his NFL debut in Week 3 of the 2024 season against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During the game, he recorded two sacks.

On March 4, 2025, the Broncos assigned his exclusive-rights free agent tender, keeping him under contract through the 2025 season. Tillman recorded his first career interception in Week 8 of 2025, returning it 36 yards after breaking multiple tackles.

On March 6, 2026, the Broncos once again assigned his ERFA tender, this time worth $1.075 million.

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