K. J. Dillon

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K. J. Dillon
No. 36
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-11) May 11, 1993 (age 30)
Apopka, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Apopka
College:West Virginia
NFL draft:2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 159
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

K. J. Dillon (born May 11, 1993) is a former American football safety. He played college football at West Virginia.

Professional career[edit]

Houston Texans[edit]

Dillon was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (159th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2016.[2]

On September 2, 2017, Dillon was waived by the Texans.[3]

Arizona Cardinals[edit]

On December 7, 2017, Dillon was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.[4]

Arizona Hotshots[edit]

In 2018, Dillon signed with the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season,[5] but was waived on January 10, 2019, before the start of the regular season.[6]

In October 2019, the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL drafted Dillon during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sidhu, Deepi (April 30, 2016). "Texans select S K.J. Dillon in fifth round". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texans place Dillon, Scarlett on reserve/injured". HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
  4. ^ Williams, Charean (2017-12-07). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  5. ^ "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". AZCentral.com. November 27, 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019 – via The Republic.
  6. ^ "Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed". oursportscentral.com. February 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
  7. ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 22, 2019.

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