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*AJ Dillon, DS #9 RB, Boston College 
Selected: Round 2, Pick 30, Overall Pick 62 by Packers
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Name: *AJ Dillon
College: Boston College Number: 2
Height: 6-0 Weight: 247
Position: RB Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Jr/2020
40 Low: 4.43 40 Time: 4.53 40 High: 4.59
> Projected Round: 4 Stock: 
Projected High: 3rd Low: 5-6th
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6003
Weight: 247
Zybek PD3X AKA "Official"
40 Yard Dash (ET): 4.53
40 Yard Dash (HH): 4.43
20 Yard (ET): 2.69
20 Yard (HH): 2.50
10 Yard (ET): 1.64
10 Yard (HH): 1.55
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 23
Vertical Jump: 41
Broad Jump: 10'11"
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3-Cone Drill: 7.19
Projected 4.54/No Shuttle
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Dates: 03/18/20
Hand: 09 5/8 Arm: 31 5/8
Wingspan: 77 5/8
Height: 6003
Weight: 247
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Data Scout Notes: 2019: 12/10/19-Announced Early Entry into 2020 NFL Draft/1stC...P3rdDS/PWCamp/P1stM/PDoak/PMaxwell...1st team All-ACC, AP 1st team All-ACC w/227-1108-4.9-10 rush, 8-41-5.1-1 rec in 10 gms, missed 2 gms due to injury in '18. FWAA Freshman All-American, ES P
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*AJ Dillon, Boston College, Player News
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After years of hard work, running back AJ Dillon of Boston College football has earned his big break. Though the selection process wasn't in the format he would've expected at the beginning of the year due to changes as a result of COVID-19, Dillon nonet heless had the coveted chance to hear his name called by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell 2020 NFL Draft on Friday night. Dillon, projected by many top NFL news sources to go no higher than the fourth round, was selected at No. 62 overall in the second rou nd by the Green Bay Packers. After an unparallelled three-year career with BC, including records in both career rushing yards and career rushing touchdowns-4,382 yards and 38 touchdowns, respectively-he has finally earned a spot in the big leagues . In addition to his BC records, he also finished his career at BC just 227 yards shy of the ACC record for career rushing yards. Dillon's selection at No. 62 is the highest selection of a BC running back since William Green was taken No. 16 overall by t he Cleveland Browns. In fact, he's only the third BC running back to be selected in this century, with Green and Andre Williams as the only other two at his position. - The Heights
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020  RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Former Boston College running back AJ Dillon initially planned on making the 2020 NFL Draft a family affair. Dillon wanted to share his defining moment at a get-together in his hometown of New London, Conn., but his plans got deep-sixed by the global COV ID-19 pandemic. Dillon also planned on visiting with his former teammates at BC Pro Day on March 18. Dillon has been living and training in Orange County, Calif., since departing the Heights at the conclusion of the 2019 season. He will learn his next fo otball destination by monitoring the draft on television in relative solitude while awaiting the subsequent phone call. "My plan was obviously to go back to Connecticut and probably go out somewhere because I have a huge extended family," said Dillon dur ing a Zoom conference on Monday."I wanted to have a big party at a restaurant and watch it, but you have to adjust and I'm going to stay here in Orange County. I didn't want to risk getting on a plane and bringing that back home to my family. "I h ave friends that did that and their whole family got sick so it's not worth it to me." Dillon's first priority after declaring for the draft was to get into "Combine shape." He prepped for February's NFL Combine at the Athletic Gaines performance center in Woodland Hills, Calif. Dillon posted an overall grade of 84 with a dash speed of 4.53, a 41-inch vertical leap and a 131-inch broad jump. He made 23 bench reps at 225 pounds. "I have no doubt in my mind that I was going to go to the Combines and put u p the numbers and perform the way I did," said Dillon. - Boston Herald
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: AJ Dillon, RB, Boston College,...Dillon was named an Associated Press Third-Team All-American following a standout junior season. Dillon, who declared for the 2020 NFL Draft in December, led the ACC and was sixth in the country w ith 1,685 rushing yards. Dillon left BC with 4,382 career rushing yards and 38 rushing touchdowns; both school records. His 4,618 all-purpose yards and 40 total touchdowns are also the most in Boston College history.Following a breakout freshman c ampaign in 2017, Dillon was named the ACC Rookie of the Year and ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was also voted to the FWAA and ESPN.com Freshman All-America teams. Dillon earned the George "Bulger" Lowe Award, "New England's Heisman Trophy", in 201 7. He repeated that feat in 2019. For the third straight season, Dillon was named to the All-ACC first-team in 2019. His 14 career 150-yard rushing games were the most by any ACC player over the last 20 seasons. Dillon finishes his career fourth all-time in rushing in the ACC; 227 yards shy of the record. - Boston College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Boston College junior running back AJ Dillon announced Tuesday that he has elected to forego his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft. Dillon's decorated career included becoming the all-time leading rusher and all-time leader in rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns in Boston College history. Dillon will not play in BC's bowl game versus Cincinnati on January 2 in Birmingham, Ala. He leaves BC with 4,382 yards rushing, 38 rushing touchdowns along with 236 yards receiving and two receiving touch downs. His 4,618 all-purpose yards are the most in Boston College history."Ever since I was a kid playing Pop Warner, it was always my dream to play in the National Football League," said Dillon. "To have this opportunity now to go chase a childho od dream is all I could ever ask for. I can't thank my coaches, teammates and family enough for all of their love and support throughout my time at Boston College. The BC community welcomed me with open arms when I committed and I will always be proud to call myself a BC Eagle." For the third straight season, Dillon was named to the All-ACC first-team in 2019. The all-time leading rusher in Boston College history with 4,382 yards, Dillon is fourth nationally in rushing yards (1,685) and rushing yards pe r game (140.4) in 2019. - Boston College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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2019 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): RB - AJ Dillon, Boston College; 168,...For the third straight season, junior running back AJ Dillon was named to the All-ACC first-team. The all-time leading rusher in Boston College history with 4,382 yards, Dillon is third nationally in rushing yards (1,685) and rushing yards per game (140.4) in 2019. His 14 career 150-yard rushing games are the most by any ACC player over the last 20 seasons (Lamar Jackson 13, Dalvin Cook 12). Dillon is 227 yards away from setting t he ACC record for career rushing yards. The New London, Conn., native is a semifinalist for the Doak Walker and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award in 2019. Dillon is third nationally and leads the ACC with 4,382 career rushing yards. Among the top 10 N CAA active career rushing leaders, Dillon has played in the fewest amount of games. - Boston College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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DEC 2 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr., RB, New London, Conn.,...Rushed for 178 yards as Boston College posted a 26-19 win at Pitt to become bowl eligible...Marked his 14th career 150-yard rushing game, the most by any player in the ACC over the last 20 years...His 20 career games of 100 yards or more tie for seventh-most in ACC history...Topped the century mark on Saturday with a season-long 61-yard run...Career-high 1,685 rushing yards this season leads the ACC and ranks fo urth on Boston College's all-time list...Honored five times in 2019 as ACC Running Back of the Week. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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If this was Steve Addazio's last stand at Boston College, he went out with a bang. AJ Dillon ran for 178 yards and a touchdown, Aaron Boumerhi booted four field goals and the Atlantic Coast Conference's worst defense forced four turnovers as the Eagles b eat sloppy Pittsburgh 26-19 on Saturday to become bowl eligible and perhaps give their embattled coach a lifeline. Boston College (6-6, 4-4 ACC) reached bowl eligibility for the sixth time in seven seasons under Addazio by beating the Panthers in Pittsbu rgh for the first time in 21 years. Dillon's ever-churning legs played a major role as the Eagles rolled up 264 yards on the ground against a team that entered ranked sixth in the country in run defense, allowing just 92.6 yards per game.Dillon su rpassed that total on his own, including a 61-yard dash to the end zone in the third quarter that put Boston College ahead to stay shortly after Pitt went in front on a 39-yard sprint by Vincent Davis. Dennis Grosel passed for 123 yards and a touchdown a nd added 51 yards rushing for the Eagles. Kenny Pickett threw for 323 yards for the Panthers (7-5, 4-4) but Pitt drives regularly bogged down in Boston College territory. A week after getting shut out on the road at Virginia Tech, the Panthers managed ju st a single touchdown against a team that ranked next to last in the ACC in points allowed and last in yards allowed. - Boston College/AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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AJ Dillon has been Boston College's workhorse for three years. He outdid himself against Florida State. The junior running back carried a career-high 40 times Saturday, the most by a Bowl Subdivision player since Boise State's Alexander Mattison ran the same number of times against Fresno State last December. Dillon finished with 165 yards in the loss to increase his career total to 4,148. He's the eighth player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to reach 4,000 yards. Dillon's 27.2 carries per game le ads the nation and is the highest since Texas' D'Onta Foreman averaged 29.4 in 2016. His career average of 24.2 attempts per game is the highest among active FBS players. - AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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NOV 4 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr., RB, New London, Conn.,...Finished with 242 yards rushing in Saturday's 58-27 win over Syracuse, the ninth-best single-game total in Boston College history...Fourth career 200-yard rushin g game...Became Boston College's all-time leader with 35 rushing touchdowns as he scored on a 51-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter...Ended the day with three touchdowns to up his career total to 37 rushing scores...His 39 total touchdowns are also a school record...Pushed his career total to 3,983 rushing yards, which ranks ninth in ACC history. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Boston College coach Steve Addazio likes to play old-school football, and his Eagles gave Syracuse a big taste of it. AJ Dillon and David Bailey combined for 414 yards rushing and five touchdowns, Dennis Grosel passed for 195 yards and three more scores, and Boston College blew past Syracuse 58-27 on Saturday , the Orange's fourth straight loss. BC (5-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) set a school record with 691 yards offensively, averaging 9.2 yards per play, and the Eagles' 496 yards rushing were the most ever allowed by the Orange and just 22 yards off BC's school record set 46 years ago against UMass."When you can do what we do like we did it, that's overwhelming for a defense," Addazio said. "First of all, we move at a pretty good clip, an d what happens on the other side, your DBs, your safeties, they're taking a beating, they're tackling 250-pound backs, and if you can stay on the field, you start to wear them down. They start creeping in the box, they start abandoning their coverage and then you're hitting them on play-actions." Dillon, who scored three touchdowns, rushed for 242 yards on 35 carries to boost his season total to 1,286. He entered the game ranked fourth nationally in rushing yards and rushing yards per game (130.5) for a unit that was averaging 255.6. Bailey added a career-high 172 yards rushing on 16 carries as the bruising backs -- Dillon weighs 250 and Bailey 240 -- had their way. - Boston College/AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Boston College's AJ Dillon and Marshall's Brenden Knox became the 12th and 13th players to rush for 200 yards in a game. Dillon ran 34 times for 223 yards against North Carolina State and Knox carried 23 times for a career-high 220 yards against Florida Atlantic. Dillon went over 100 yards for the fifth straight game and now has three 200-yard games in his career. He moved from fourth to second on the national rushing chart behind Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard. Dillon averages 137.7 yards per game; Hub bard averages 182.3. Knox ran for 205 yards against Virginia Tech last season and has had three 100-yard games this year. - AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Boston College easily showed why it's the best rushing team in the Atlantic Coast Conference. AJ Dillon ran for 223 yards and three touchdowns, David Bailey had two long TD runs with 181 yards and the Eagles pounded the league's top rushing defense in a 45-24 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday. Dillon had scores of 2, 3 and 8 yards in his fifth straight 100-yard game as BC (4-3, 2-2 ACC) ran for 429 yards on 60 attempts. The 6-foot, 245-pound Dillon is 75 yards away from passing Andre William s' (2010-13) mark of 3,739 yards for most in school history."I just kept hearing about the No. 1 rush defense in the ACC," Dillon said. "When you're a competitor you want to go up against the best. They're the best rush defense, so we wanted to go with our best. I had a feeling today was going to be a great day, just the look in everybody's eyes, but I wasn't expecting what we did today." Dennis Grosel completed 6 of 15 passes for 103 yards in his first collegiate start for BC after Anthony Brown was lost for the season with a leg injury two weeks ago. "It's the greatest and worst practices in America," BC linebacker Max Richardson said of facing Dillon and Bailey, who's listed at 6-1, 240. "AJ and David are big guys, strong guys, they run hard. " Backup QB Devin Leary was 15 of 33 for 259 yards and three TDs for the Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2). - Boston College/AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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AJ Dillon averages an ACC-best 125.4 yards rushing and has three straight 150-yard performances, most recently rushing for a season-high 159 yards against Wake Forest. The Cardinals (2-2, 0-1) have held their last three opponents to 140 yards rushing or fewer after surrendering 230 yards on the ground in the opening loss to Notre Dame. - AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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SEPT 30/WEEK 5 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr., RB, New London, Conn.,...Dillon earned ACC weekly running back honors for the third consecutive week after he posted his third straight 150-yard rushing performance with 23 carr ies for 159 yards in Saturday's 27-24 loss to visiting Wake Forest...It marked his 10th career game with 150-plus rushing yards, second among active NCAA players...With 15 games of 100 rushing yards or more, Dillon now ranks fifth on the Eagles' all-time list...He also had a 33-yard reception on Saturday to finish with 192 all-purpose yards. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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SEPT 23/WEEK 4 ACC CO-RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr., RB, New London, Conn.,...Dillon earned ACC weekly running back honors for the second consecutive week with 150 yards on 32 carries in BC's 30-16 win at Rutgers...Second conse cutive game of at least 150 rushing yards for Dillon and the ninth of his career, which is second among active players in the country...Dillon's two rushing touchdowns moved his career total to 30, tied for fourth-most among active players and third all- time at BC. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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Coach Steve Addazio needed a response from Boston College after being embarrassed last week and his offense line, and running back AJ Dillon gave it to him in one of those early must-win games. Dillon ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns and Boston Colle ge bounced back from a horrible 24-point loss to Kansas and beat Rutgers 30-16 on Saturday. "I feel a lot better today from the standpoint that we responded. That's a growing thing," said Addazio, whose team was a 21-point favorite a week ago. "That's a thing that you have to grow in football. You got to get punched in the face - when you get punched in the face you got to be able to learn how to respond."Boston College (3-1) did on a day almost 20 players and coaches returned to New Jersey. Loca l product Anthony Brown scored on a quarterback sneak and running back David Bailey tallied on a career-long 42-yard run as the Eagles ground out 272 yards in handing Rutgers (1-2) its second straight loss. "After last week, obviously came off disappoint ing loss," said Dillon, who scored on second-half runs of 1 and 4 yards. "We had to look within and I don't want to be over theoretical or anything like that, but we had to take a step back and realize what was important to us." The important thing was h anging together and playing tough. The Eagles did it on both sides of the ball. The win was Boston's College's 11th straight over the Scarlet Knights, and it extended its unbeaten streak against them to 14 games (13-0-1). This was the first game between the two founding members of the Big East Conference since 2004. The Eagles left the following year to join the ACC. Rutgers joined the Big Ten in 2014. - Boston College/AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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WEEK 3 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr., RB, New London, Conn.,...Dillon posted his 17th career game with at least one rushing touchdown Friday night against visiting Kansas...With 151 yards, he earned his 13th career 100-yard game and his eighth with at least 150 yards to tie for the fifth-most 100-yard rushing games in BC history...Dillon moved into a tie for 13th all-time in career scoring at BC with 180 points...Dillon also became the sixth Boston College player to rush f or 3,000 career rushing yards (now 3,015 for his career). - ACC Football
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Boston College coach Steve Addazio's plan was to get off to a fast start and take some key players out of the game quickly with a short week coming up. Mission accomplished. Anthony Brown threw for three touchdowns in the first half, AJ Dillon caught a t ouchdown pass and ran for two scores and the Eagles coasted to a 45-13 nonconference victory over Richmond on Saturday. Boston College then quickly turned its attention to Friday night's home matchup against Kansas. "We're onto Kansas," Addazio said. Bro wn completed 8 of 14 passes for 163 yards and didn't throw an interception, backup running back David Bailey had 97 yards on 13 carries, and Dillon finished with 86 yards on 17 attempts. Both backs saw only four carries after halftime, none in the final quarter. - AP College Football
(DS#9 RB) Jr/2020 RB *AJ Dillon, Boston College
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2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS P5 THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: AJ Dillon, Boston College, Jr.,...Dillon was elected to the All-ACC First Team as he rushed for 1,108 yards and 10 touchdowns in just 10 games in 2018, becoming the first player in BC history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. He led the ACC with 110.8 rushing yards per game, which ranked 13th in the country. - Boston College Football
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Boston College running back AJ Dillon was the talk of the Atlantic Coast Conference before last season. Named the preseason player of the year after winning the league's rookie of the year in 2017, Dillon was ready to take off in his second season with t he Eagles. An ankle injury taught him a lot more about himself than he could have imagined. "Honestly, it's weird to say, but I do feel like the injury was a blessing in disguise," Dillon said Tuesday. "I felt like it taught me a lot about, obviously I'm not invincible. You've got to protect your body."It even brought him back to reality, a bit. "I would say last year was a humbling experience," he said. "I came onto the scene freshman year. I ended up with the ACC rookie of the year, those kinds of accolades, things like that going into last season." - AP College Football
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2019 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYERS TO WATCH: AJ Dillon, RB, Junior, Boston College,...Dillon is one of five players on the watch list representing the ACC and one of seven running backs. As a sophomore, he was elected to the All-ACC First Team as he rushed for 1,108 yards and 10 touchdowns in just 10 games; becoming the first player in BC history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. He led the ACC with 110.8 rushing yards per game, which ranked 13th in the countr y. - Boston College Football
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2019 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD CANDIDATE: RB AJ Dillon, Boston College,...In 23 career games, Dillon is ninth all-time in rushing yards at BC with 2,697. He has scored 25 touchdowns, including 24 on the ground, and eclipsed the 100-yard mark in 12 games. D illon and senior defensive tackle Tanner Karafa will represent the Eagles, along with head coach Steve Addazio, at Wednesday's ACC Kickoff in Charlotte. - Boston College Football
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2019 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: AJ Dillon (Jr.), Boston College,...In 23 career games, Dillon is ninth all-time in rushing yards at BC with 2,697. He has scored 25 touchdowns, including 24 on the ground, and eclipsed the 100-yard mark in 12 g ames. - Boston College Football
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