| Tony Tiller | |
| Number: | 25 |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 185 |
| College: | East Tennessee State |
| Undraftedyear: | 2004 |
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| Cfl-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20081013084750/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/475 |
| Afl: | 10879 |
Tony Tiller (born December 20, 1981) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the BC Lions as a street free agent in 2005. He played college football at East Tennessee State.
Tiller has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Georgia Force, Atlanta Falcons and New York Sentinels.
Tiller attended Stephenson High School in Lithonia, Georgia, where he lettered in football and basketball.[1] He started at quarterback for three years, completing 147 passes for 1,742 yards and 12 touchdowns, before switching to wide receiver as a senior.[1] He made nine receptions for 92 yards, and recorded 22 solo tackles and four interceptions as a defensive back, earning all-county honors.[1]
Tiller was originally recruited to East Tennessee State as a wide receiver, catching seven passes for 89 yards as a freshman, before was converted to a cornerback ahead of his sophomore season in 2001.[2] [3] He earned second-team all-Southern Conference (SoCon) honors after leading the conference with seven interceptions.[4] [5] Ahead of his junior season, Tiller was rated the second-best cornerback in Division I-AA by the College Sporting News.[6] He earned first-team All-SoCon honors after recording 41 tackles and one interception.[7] As a senior in 2003, Tiller recorded 18 tackles and four interceptions, earning first-team All-SoCon honors despite missing the last five games of the season due to injury.[8]
His son, Bryson, is one of the top ranked basketball recruits in the class of 2025.[9]