'17 MA ATH AJ Dillon (Boston College Verbal)

[Prof K]

Wiltfong put in the CB for ND this afternoon.

 

[Luckylucci]

He's being recruited as an Athlete. May most likely wind up at LB.

I watched some footage of him at a RCS camp over the summer. During 1on1's, he was bigger than the LB's. I agree that his upside is probably at LB, really nice frame.

 

[Luckylucci]

He told Rivals that he was so excited he's been pacing back and forth trying to get a hold off his grandfather, that's how excited he was.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Would be a great addition, whether at RB or LB or S (don't know if he's fluid enough) but his highlights were a lot of fun to watch.

 

[BobbyMac]

I watched some footage of him at a RCS camp over the summer. During 1on1's, he was bigger than the LB's. I agree that his upside is probably at LB, really nice frame.

Saban's an idiot. Just think of the upside lost in Richardson, Lacy and Henry.

 

[KPENN]

Saban's an idiot. Just think of the upside lost in Richardson, Lacy and Henry.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

How come no offer yet?


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I must be his good luck charm


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[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Saban's an idiot. Just think of the upside lost in Richardson, Lacy and Henry.

That's not fair, Saban has bigger and faster players at LB.

 

[GBdomer]

Saban's an idiot. Just think of the upside lost in Richardson, Lacy and Henry.

Lol he laughs at you and stares at his handful of rings. Then I laugh at you

 

[BobbyMac]

Lol he laughs at you and stares at his handful of rings. Then I laugh at you

Did that really need italics, really?

BTW... who were those bigger fish the staff needed to fry between last Tuesday and today?

 

[zelezo vlk]

Is he visiting for Junior Day? I'm much too lazy to check

 

[BobbyMac]

The Legend and the Legacy...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2017 four-star RB AJ Dillon adds offer from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> and is no stranger to the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Irish?src=hash">#Irish</a>.($)

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[NDVirginia19]

Would love for an early commit here to help BK do some ground work on the camp trail recruiting this summer

 

[BobbyMac]

Definitely wants to play RB, not LB in college. ND offered as an ATH and he discusses that in the Scout piece below.

Notre Dame legacy lands Irish offer - Notre Dame - Scout

 

[BobbyMac]

Updated Rankings:

247 Comp:... ........ #18 RB .... #228 Overall ... .9129 rating

247: ............ ........ #18 RB ... #186 Overall .... 91 rating
Rivals:......... .........#16 RB..............................5.8 rating
Scout:.........
ESPN:.......... NR


Junior Season Stats:

187 carries.... 1886 yds.... 26TD..... in 9 games. (No injuries, that's all they play.)


Junior Season Highlights:

<iframe src='//www.hudl.com/embed/athlete/3131242/highlights/295940404' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Definitely wants to play RB, not LB in college. ND offered as an ATH and he discusses that in the Scout piece below.

Notre Dame legacy lands Irish offer - Notre Dame - Scout

Hopefully the staff can allay some of those fears by explaining he'll have every opportunity to earn a spot at RB but he should trust the coaches to maximize his talent.

Personally, I'd love to have a bowling ball at RB with his type of balance. He always had those legs churning.

 

[BobbyMac]

Hopefully the staff can allay some of those fears by explaining he'll have every opportunity to earn a spot at RB but he should trust the coaches to maximize his talent.

Personally, I'd love to have a bowling ball at RB with his type of balance. He always had those legs churning.

There's a roster full of LB's his size and bigger right now. There is nothing close to his physical skill set at RB. Tony Jones is being cast as the big back and he's about 20 pounds less than Dillon.

Is it wrong to want an (eventual) 240+ lb RB?

2017 could be the year Thunder (Dillon) and Lightning (Ali-Walsh) roll into South Bend.

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[irishfan]

Ha I've played on a couple of those fields in his highlight video. The competition isn't great. I went to a school in the same class, and our OL averaged about 200 lbs. Decent athletes, but not much size. These prep schools tend to recruit extremely heavily for hockey, basketball, and lacrosse, while sports like football/soccer/baseball don't get as much attention (at least in my school's conference). His camp performances and measurables are way more important than his tape IMO since he should be dominating, but it's still nice to see him look like a man playing kids out there.

 

[Irishman77]

There's a roster full of LB's his size and bigger right now. There is nothing close to his physical skill set at RB. Tony Jones is being cast as the big back and he's about 20 pounds less than Dillon.

Is it wrong to want an (eventual) 240+ lb RB?

2017 could be the year Thunder (Dillon) and Lightning (Ali-Walsh) roll into South Bend.

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Just going over some names mentioned on Power Hour today and catching up with some of the 17 names.

I agree completely NDCrusader. I am sick of running out of the shotgun on 3rd and short! We need a true power back that can knock D lineman backwards.

I would love to see him here and get his shot at RB.

 

[drake29]

Just going over some names mentioned on Power Hour today and catching up with some of the 17 names.

I agree completely NDCrusader. I am sick of running out of the shotgun on 3rd and short! We need a true power back that can knock D lineman backwards.

I would love to see him here and get his shot at RB.

Sure thing, as long as we aren't taking Ali early. If ND strikes out they should take him later on.

 

[Irishman77]

Sure thing, as long as we aren't taking Ali early. If ND strikes out they should take him later on.

I took a long look at his Hudl page. If we don't lock up Dillon we struck out big time. I am just digging in to the 17 class, but This kid is VERY good. No way I would put him on defense.


Who is Ali?

 

[BobbyMac]

I took a long look at his Hudl page. If we don't lock up Dillon we struck out big time. I am just digging in to the 17 class, but This kid is VERY good. No way I would put him on defense.


Who is Ali?

The Greatest... duh!

His grandson: Biaggio Walsh - Hudl

 

[GoldenToTheGrave]

I think he's a take no matter what IMO, reminds me a lot of Elijah Hood (not just because he's a big back).

 

[Irishman77]

I think he's a take no matter what IMO, reminds me a lot of Elijah Hood (not just because he's a big back).

Ki-Jana Carter kept coming to my mind when watching him.

 

[PANDFAN]

fsu just offered ....they will be a legit threat..also will be visiting michigan in march

 

[Cackalacky]

LB. WANT.

 

[Luckylucci]

This sure sounds like it's going to be much tougher than originally thought. As I say this he'll probably commit, lol.

 

[BobbyMac]

He's a 5 year HS kid. The story gets better everyday.

Playing sparingly as a freshman with the varsity at New London High School in 2012, Dillon and his family felt it was time for a change of scenery. He transferred to Lawrence in 2013, repeating his freshman year. To this day, he says he has no regrets with the decision.

He also said he wanted to wrap up the process early.

I don't want to wait until my senior year to make a decision. I feel like I want to go into my senior year here already knowing where I am going to go. Right now I'm thinking the latest I'll make my decision will be in the spring."

From an Oct. '15 ESPN article by John McGuirck:

Lawrence Academy's AJ Dillon a special talent - Boston High School Blog- ESPN

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[BobbyMac]

Of course he was saying all those things when his offers were UMass and Maine...

 

[Sherm Sticky]

This sure sounds like it's going to be much tougher than originally thought. As I say this he'll probably commit, lol.

Agree. Need to pull him in. If he goes to FSU, fine, but if he ends up at SCUM this will have been a disaster.


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