Player Dossier

2009-2013

Akron

Jerrod Dillard

WR • 6'5" • Adrian, MI, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Jerrod Dillard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

31

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

26

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

40

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Akron

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Akron
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan

Player Story

Jerrod Dillard built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Adrian, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jerrod Dillard's career was his receiving role: 63...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.7667

Adrian · Adrian, MI

Committed To
Akron
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Jerrod Dillard, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Akron. Jerrod Dillard reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
815
Receptions
63
Touchdowns
11

Quick Answers

Jerrod Dillard quick answers

Latest team and position
Akron · WR
Career Receiving Yards
815
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · Akron
Top game
Central Michigan
Recruit profile
2-star · Adrian · Akron
High school pipeline
Adrian · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 88 · Class 2013
2013 Receiving yards rank
320 receiving yards · WR 315th (top 35%) · Mid-American 34th (top 19%) · National 374th (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonAkron0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonAkron1118065
2011 Regular SeasonAkron5776148.5
2012 Regular SeasonAkron1029401965.4
2013 Regular SeasonAkron1026320164.8

Related Context

Jerrod Dillard played WR for Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Jerrod Dillard recorded -11 rushing yards, 815 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Akron.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

Akron paired 401 primary output with 73.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2013 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 75.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2013 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2013 Regular Season · Akron

Games

10

Receiving Yards / G

32

Efficiency

75.8

Usage

15

Consistency

53.6

Best Game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 37. Michigan: 24. Louisiana: 21. Bowling Green: 50. Ohio: 20. Northern Illinois: 74. Miami (OH): 9. Ball State: 21. Kent State: 39. Toledo: 25

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 3 by 82.2. Michigan: 1 by 100. Louisiana: 2 by 70. Bowling Green: 5 by 66.7. Ohio: 2 by 66.7. Northern Illinois: 4 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 60. Ball State: 2 by 70. Kent State: 3 by 86.7. Toledo: 3 by 55.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins27.5 · Games = 4 · -7.5 vs Losses
Losses35 · Games = 6 · +7.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Northern Illinois

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Fri 11/29vs ToledoW 31-293258.38.30012
Sat 11/2vs Kent StateW 16-73391313016
Sat 10/26vs Ball StateL 24-4222110.510.50011
Sat 10/19@ Miami (OH)W 24-17199909
Sat 10/12@ Northern IllinoisL 20-2747418.518.50042
Sat 10/5vs OhioL 3-432201010011
Sat 9/28@ Bowling GreenL 14-315501010014
Sat 9/21vs LouisianaL 30-3522110.510.50011
Sat 9/14@ MichiganL 24-281242424024
Sat 9/7vs James MadisonW 35-3333712.312.30124

Player Story

Jerrod Dillard story

Jerrod Dillard built his college career from 2009 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Adrian, MI wearing No. 88, spending time with Akron. The clearest part of Jerrod Dillard's career was his receiving role: 63 catches, 815 receiving yards, and 11 touchdowns across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2012 with Akron. 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. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron.

The arc is straightforward: Jerrod Dillard 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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    Akron

    2009-2013

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201120122013
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonAkron0
2010 Regular SeasonAkron1810016.718
2011 Regular SeasonAkron7672.510.458
2012 Regular SeasonAkron40173.69.8325
2013 Regular SeasonAkron32075.815-81

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Central Michigan

Week 9 · L 14-35 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

91

Receiving Yards

85.8 takeover

91 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#2

@ Kentucky

Week 3 · L 10-47

18

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

18 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Northern Illinois

Week 7 · L 20-27 · Conference game

74

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs VMI

Week 4 · W 36-13

33

Receiving Yards

82.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Kent State

Week 10 · W 16-7 · Conference game

39

Receiving Yards

79.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · Akron

401 primary output · 73.6 efficiency · 9.8 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Akron

65

18 primary · 100 efficiency · 16.7 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Akron

64.8

320 primary · 75.8 efficiency · 15 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games