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Player Dossier
2023-2025Oregon
Dillon Thieneman
DB • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Westfield, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dillon Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
96
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive back
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
92
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Purdue • Oregon
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Player Story
Dillon Thieneman built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Westfield, IN wearing No. 31, spending time with Oregon and Purdue. The clearest part of Dillon Thieneman's career was his...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 25
- Overall
- No. 25
- NFL Team
- Chicago Bears
Dillon Thieneman, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Purdue. Dillon Thieneman shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 302
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 13
Quick Answers
Dillon Thieneman quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon · DB
- Career Tackles
- 302
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Purdue
- Top game
- Michigan State
- High school pipeline
- Westfield · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 1 · Pick 25 · Chicago Bears
- Latest roster
- No. 31 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 92 tackles · DB 9th (top 1%) · Big Ten 12th (top 2%) · National 78th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 74.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 104 | 4.5 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 70.8 |
| 2025 Postseason | Oregon | 15 | 28 | 2 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 57.2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oregon | 15 | 64 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 57.2 |
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Dillon Thieneman played DB for Purdue and Oregon. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dillon Thieneman recorded 302 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Purdue paired 11 primary output with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 45 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Purdue, Oregon.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
45
Usage
9.9
Consistency
63.8
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Indiana State: 0. Notre Dame: 2. Oregon State: 0. Nebraska: 1. Wisconsin: 2. Illinois: 0.5. Oregon: 0. Northwestern: 1. Ohio State: 1. Penn State: 1. Michigan State: 2. Indiana: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Indiana State: 2 by 8.3. Notre Dame: 9 by 57.5. Oregon State: 14 by 50. Nebraska: 9 by 47.5. Wisconsin: 8 by 53.3. Illinois: 8 by 38.3. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Northwestern: 9 by 47.5. Ohio State: 11 by 55.8. Penn State: 8 by 43.3. Michigan State: 11 by 65.8. Indiana: 10 by 51.7
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Wins0 · Games = 1 · -1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.0 · Games = 11 · +1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan State
Best efficiency game
65.8 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | @ Indiana10+ tackles | L 0-66 | 10 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Michigan State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 17-24 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Penn State | L 10-49 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ Ohio State10+ tackles | L 0-45 | 11 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Northwestern | L 20-26 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Oregon | L 0-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Illinois | L 49-50 | 8 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ WisconsinSplash game | L 6-52 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Nebraska | L 10-28 | 9 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/22 | @ Oregon State10+ tackles | L 21-38 | 14 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Notre DameSplash game | L 7-66 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Indiana State | W 49-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dillon Thieneman story
Dillon Thieneman built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Westfield, IN wearing No. 31, spending time with Oregon and Purdue. The clearest part of Dillon Thieneman's career was his defensive production: 302 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 8 interceptions across 39 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Purdue. 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 Dillon Thieneman's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 67 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 39 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon and Purdue.
The arc is straightforward: Dillon Thieneman 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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Purdue
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Oregon
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 45.3 | 11.9 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Purdue | 11.5 | 45 | 9.9 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Postseason | Oregon | 12.5 | 33.9 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Oregon | 12.5 | 33.9 | 7.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Michigan State
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#2
vs Indiana
Week 13 · W 35-31 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
87.8 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 87.8 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 13 Washington
Week 14 · W 26-14 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
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Havoc Plays
86.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Notre Dame
Week 3 · L 7-66
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 6 · L 6-52 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Purdue
11 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 11.9 usage
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#2
2024 Regular Season · Purdue
70.8
11.5 primary · 45 efficiency · 9.9 usage
#3
2025 Postseason · Oregon
57.2
12.5 primary · 33.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage
Milestones
12
Impact games
8
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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