Player Career

Joe Dillon Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Joe Dillon story

Joe Dillon built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a linebacker from Tylertown, MS wearing No. 3, spending time with Louisiana. The clearest part of Joe Dillon's career was his defensive production: 151 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Louisiana. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Joe Dillon's production has multiple signals. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Louisiana.

The arc is straightforward: Joe Dillon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Louisiana

    2016-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20162016201720182019201920202020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 PostseasonLouisiana23.534.411
2016 Regular SeasonLouisiana23.534.4110
2017 Regular SeasonLouisiana15.52710.4-8
2018 Regular SeasonLouisiana0-15.5
2019 PostseasonLouisiana24.530.611.324.5
2019 Regular SeasonLouisiana24.530.611.30
2020 PostseasonLouisiana8.519.37.2-16
2020 Regular SeasonLouisiana8.519.37.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas State

Week 8 · W 27-3 · Conference game

Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#2

@ Idaho

Week 6 · W 21-16 · Conference game

6

Havoc Plays

90.3 takeover

Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.

#3

@ Tulane

Week 4 · L 39-41

4.5

Havoc Plays

86.7 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.7 takeover score.

#4

@ Miami (OH)

Week 1 · W 27-17 · Postseason

3

Havoc Plays

83.6 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.

#5

@ App State

Week 15 · L 38-45 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

82.2 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Louisiana

24.5 primary output · 30.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage

73.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Louisiana

73.2

24.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Louisiana

69

23.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 11 usage

Milestones

16

Impact games

22

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games