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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Louisiana
Joe Dillon
LB • 6'2" • 220 lbs • Tylertown, MS, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Joe Dillon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
77
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- Louisiana
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Joe Dillon, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Louisiana. Joe Dillon shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 151
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 18.5
- QB hurries
- 20
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Joe Dillon quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisiana · LB
- Career Tackles
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Louisiana
- Top game
- Texas State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Tylertown · Louisiana
- High school pipeline
- Tylertown · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 26 tackles · LB 383rd (top 34%) · Sun Belt 118th (top 27%) · National 1,029th (top 20%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 69 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana | 13 | 49 | 12.5 | 6 | 3 | - | 0 | 69 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 30 | 7 | 4.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 52.9 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 14 | 39 | 7.5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 73.2 |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 42.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 10 | 23 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 42.6 |
Related Context
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Joe Dillon played LB for Louisiana. Across 5 tracked seasons, Joe Dillon recorded 151 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Louisiana.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Louisiana paired 24.5 primary output with 30.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 34.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2020 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Texas State
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Louisiana
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
34.4
Usage
11
Consistency
54.5
Best Game by takeover score
Texas State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Miss: 2. Boise State: 0. McNeese: 2. South Alabama: 1. Tulane: 4.5. New Mexico State: 3. App State: 3. Texas State: 5. Idaho: 0. Georgia Southern: 2. Georgia: 0. Arkansas State: 1. UL Monroe: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southern Miss: 2 by 28.3. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. McNeese: 1 by 24.2. South Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Tulane: 6 by 70. New Mexico State: 10 by 71.7. App State: 5 by 50.8. Texas State: 5 by 70.8. Idaho: 3 by 12.5. Georgia Southern: 3 by 32.5. Georgia: 5 by 20.8. Arkansas State: 5 by 30.8. UL Monroe: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 7 · -0.0 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Texas State
Best efficiency game
71.7 vs New Mexico State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | vs Southern MissSplash game | L 21-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ UL Monroe | W 30-3 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Arkansas State | W 24-19 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Georgia | L 21-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | @ Georgia SouthernSplash game | W 33-26 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Idaho | L 13-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Texas StateSplash game | W 27-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/13 | vs App StateSplash game | L 0-24 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/2 | @ New Mexico State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-37 | 10 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | @ Tulane2+ sacks · Splash game | L 39-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs South Alabama | W 28-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs McNeeseSplash game | W 30-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Boise State | L 10-45 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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Louisiana
2016-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162016201720182019201920202020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | Louisiana | 23.5 | 34.4 | 11 | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Louisiana | 23.5 | 34.4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Louisiana | 15.5 | 27 | 10.4 | -8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Louisiana | 0 | — | — | -15.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Louisiana | 24.5 | 30.6 | 11.3 | 24.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Louisiana | 24.5 | 30.6 | 11.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Postseason | Louisiana | 8.5 | 19.3 | 7.2 | -16 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Louisiana | 8.5 | 19.3 | 7.2 | 0 |
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.
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Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Idaho
Week 6 · W 21-16 · Conference game
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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
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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
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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
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Louisiana
73.2
24.5 primary · 30.6 efficiency · 11.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Louisiana
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23.5 primary · 34.4 efficiency · 11 usage
Milestones
16
Impact games
22
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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