Player Career

AJ Dillon Career Story

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

Player Story

AJ Dillon story

AJ Dillon built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a running back from New London, CT wearing No. 2, spending time with Boston College. The clearest part of AJ Dillon's career was his backfield work: 4,382 rushing yards, 845 carries, 38 rushing touchdowns, and 236 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Boston College. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 236 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Boston College.

The arc is straightforward: AJ 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

    Boston College

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182019
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonBoston College1,58951.137
2017 Regular SeasonBoston College1,58951.1370
2018 Regular SeasonBoston College1,14949.937-440
2019 Regular SeasonBoston College1,88056.141.5731

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisville

Week 7 · W 45-42 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

272

Scrimmage Yards

90.9 takeover

272 scrimmage yards and 54.9 usage.

#2

@ Syracuse

Week 10 · W 58-27 · Conference game

242

Scrimmage Yards

90.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

242 scrimmage yards and 47.9 usage.

#3

vs NC State

Week 8 · W 45-24 · Conference game

223

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

223 scrimmage yards and 51.5 usage.

#4

@ UConn

Week 12 · W 39-16

200

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

200 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.

#5

@ Wake Forest

Week 3 · W 41-34 · Conference game

185

Scrimmage Yards

86.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

185 scrimmage yards and 55 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · Boston College

1,880 primary output · 56.1 efficiency · 41.5 usage

84.1

#2

2017 Postseason · Boston College

74.7

1,589 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 37 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Boston College

74.7

1,589 primary · 51.1 efficiency · 37 usage

Milestones

20

100+ rush yards

15

150+ scrimmage yards

10

2+ TD games