K. J. Dillon Explained
| K. J. Dillon |
| Number: | 36 |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Apopka, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 0 |
| Weight Lbs: | 210 |
| High School: | Apopka |
| College: | West Virginia |
| Draftyear: | 2016 |
| Draftround: | 5 |
| Draftpick: | 159 |
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| Pfr: | DillK.00 |
K. J. Dillon (born May 11, 1993) is a former American football safety. He played college football at West Virginia.
Professional career
Houston Texans
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
On December 7, 2017, Dillon was signed to the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals.[4]
Arizona Hotshots
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Texans select S K.J. Dillon in fifth round. Sidhu, Deepi. HoustonTexans.com. April 30, 2016. August 26, 2017. August 26, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826193920/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-select-S-KJ-Dillon-in-fifth-round/0719a2df-0ee5-44bd-bd10-2f9fe6a37e3d. dead.
- Web site: Texans place Dillon, Scarlett on reserve/injured. HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016. October 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234406/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Texans-place-Dillon-Scarlett-on-reserveinjured/7354defd-f7da-4f36-bf4f-82384ebc63ff. August 26, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster. HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180108032629/http://www.houstontexans.com/news/article-2/Transactions-Texans-down-to-53-man-roster/66026019-c0ba-4265-9447-6d6bbed1a110. January 8, 2018. dead.
- Web site: Williams . Charean . 2017-12-07 . Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR . 2024-02-19 . NBC Sports . en-US.
- Web site: November 27, 2018 . Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff . 2 January 2019 . AZCentral.com. The Republic . en.
- News: Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed . oursportscentral.com . February 2, 2019 . 2019-02-12.
- Web site: Talbot. Damond. XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected. NFL Draft Diamonds. October 16, 2019. October 22, 2019.
