Reggie Gilliam won seven games total over his four years at Westland High School, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.

The lack of success made it tough for Gilliam's talents to be noticed.

That was until one game his senior year, where the running back ripped off 330 yards on the ground.

It was a performance that grabbed the attention of one school.

"I had a coach from Toledo message me on Twitter and said 'Hey, you want to come up to the campus and see things and come out for our walk-on day?" Gilliam remembers. "So I'm like sure, I'll check it out. Never thought I was going to be a walk-on at a Division I school, but I went up to the campus, loved it, and that's where it really took off."

But Gilliam didn't take off with the Rockets as a running back, with future 3rd round pick and NFL leading rusher Kareem Hunt one of a handful of players ahead of him on Toledo's roster.

"I'm like how am I going to get on the field?" Gilliam said. "I was like the 7th running back on the depth chart. I'm a walk-on freshman. I was like there's no chance I'm playing running back here. So I go talk to coach and he's like 'How do you want to get on the field?' I'm like I'll play whatever you need me to. So he's like we can get you on special teams and can put you as our tight end, fullback, H-Back kind of role. So I'm like, whatever it takes, let's do it."

Gilliam finished his Toledo career with 18 receptions for 153 yards and 3 touchdowns, plus a rushing TD as well.

Special teams is where he really made his mark, with six career blocked kicks, including leading the nation with four in 2018.

Gilliam knew that would be a key part of his hopeful NFL career, one that began by signing as an undrafted free agent with the Bills last year.

"Every team needs a good special teams player," Gilliam said. "So I'm like, okay, I can be that. Of course, I want to play offense, but if I can get my foot in the door by saying I'm a great special teams player, let's do it. I'll take that opportunity every time because I know I can climb the ladder eventually to get on the field on Sundays."

Gilliam made the Bills roster out of training camp with another new position attached, one where he etched his name in the record books immediately.

"For a tight end I'm a little undersized," Gilliam said. "Actually, when I was listed at tight end last year they said I was the shortest tight end in NFL history because my Pro Day measurement was like 6'004, so I just barely cracked 6 foot. So I was the shortest tight end to ever play football."

What Gilliam lacks in size, he more than makes up for him speed. The Bills have every player wear a tracker during practice to record data, including speed, and Gilliam says he always ranks top ten on the team, even top five.

"Usually top five guys are Isaiah McKenzie, of course," Gilliam said. "[Stefon] Diggs, Speedy [Marquez] Stevenson, Jake Kumerow, Taiwan Jones, Siran Neal, Matt Breida, all really good special teams players and speed and special teams go together."

This camp Gilliam's listed at fullback, but is still the jack-of-all-trades he's always been.

"Rob Boras the tight end coach and Brian Daboll, offensive coordinator, are always telling me the more you know the more you can do," Gilliam explained. "So I always think the more positions I can learn, the more opportunities I have to get on the field, plus special teams. So I'm taking whatever they give me."

And Reggie Gilliam's shown he can take any opportunity and turn it into something bigger, just by doing what is asked of him.