2022 SEASON: Appeared in all 17 games for the second straight season with three starts, posting 186 carries for 770 yards (4.1 avg.) and a team-leading and career-high seven TDs…Added 28 receptions for 206 yards (7.4 avg.)...Was tied for No. 1 in the NFL with six rushing TDs in Weeks 12-18…At Minnesota (Sept. 11): Rushed for 45 yards and a TD (2-yarder in third quarter) on 10 carries (4.5 avg.) and led the team with five receptions for 46 yards (9.2 avg.). It marked just his second career game with 45-plus rushing yards and 45-plus receiving yards (Week 10 vs. Seattle in 2021)…Vs. New England (Oct. 2): Made his first start of the season with the Packers opening the game with two RBs and posted 73 yards on 17 carries (4.3 avg.)…Vs. Dallas (Nov. 13): Rushed for 65 yards on 13 carries (5.0 avg.), his ninth consecutive game at Lambeau Field with 50-plus yards from scrimmage…At Philadelphia (Nov. 27): Posted a team-high 64 yards on eight carries (8.0 avg.), highlighted by a 20-yard TD run in the first quarter, and added three receptions for 24 yards (8.0 avg.)…At Chicago (Dec. 4): Tied his season high with 18 carries and led the team with a season-best 93 rushing yards (5.2 avg.), highlighted by his 21-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter. Added three catches for 26 yards (8.7 avg.) for a season-high 119 yards from scrimmage…Vs. L.A. Rams (Dec. 19): Matched his career high with two rushing TDs (8 yards, 1 yard), finishing with 36 yards on 11 carries (3.3 avg.) while adding three receptions for 35 yards (11.7 avg.), highlighted by a pair of 17-yard grabs…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 1): Posted 41 rushing yards and a TD on 12 carries (3.4 avg.), his fifth consecutive game with a rushing TD, tied for the fourth-longest streak in team history.
2021: Played in all 17 games with two starts, leading the team with 803 rushing yards and a team-high five TDs on 187 carries (4.3 avg.) with 34 receptions for 313 yards (9.2 avg.) and two TDs...Ranked No. 3 on the team with 1,116 yards from scrimmage, teaming with Jones (1,190) to become just the second RB duo in franchise history to both eclipse 1,100 yards from scrimmage in the same season (Brockington/Lane in 1972)…Posted 70-plus yards from scrimmage in nine games on the season…Registered a tackle on special teams…Vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 3): Led the team with a season-high 81 yards rushing on 15 carries (5.4 avg.), posting five rushing first downs and 56 yards on 11 carries (5.1 avg.) in the second half…At Cincinnati (Oct. 10): Registered 49 receiving yards and a TD on four receptions (12.3 avg.). Caught a 12-yard TD pass from QB Aaron Rodgers early in the second quarter, the first receiving TD of his NFL career…At Chicago (Oct. 17): Rushed for 59 yards on 11 carries (5.4 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 36-yard run midway through the second quarter…At Arizona (Oct. 28): Paced the team with 78 rushing yards on 16 carries (4.9 avg.), picking up six first downs on the ground, the second most in a game in his career (seven vs. Tennessee in 2020)…Vs. Seattle (Nov. 14): Posted a season-high 128 yards from scrimmage (66 rushing/62 receiving), the second-best total of his career behind only his 129-yard effort vs. Tennessee in 2020. Matched his career best with two rushing TDs (vs. Tennessee, 2020), scoring twice in the fourth quarter (3, 2 yards) of the 17-0 win. Registered a career-high eight rushing first downs. Added a career-best 62 receiving yards on two grabs (31.0 avg.), highlighted by a career-long 50-yard catch midway through the fourth quarter to the Seattle 26. Became just the fourth Packer since the 1970 merger to register 60-plus rushing yards, two-plus rushing TDs and 60-plus receiving yards in a game, joining Jones (twice), Ahman Green (twice) and Dorsey Levens. Became the first Packer since Levens (at Indianapolis on Nov. 16, 1997) to have multiple rushing TDs and a reception of 50-plus yards in a game…At Minnesota (Nov. 21): Made his first career NFL start, opening in place of an injured Jones (knee). Posted a team-high 53 yards on 11 carries (4.8 avg.) along with a career-high six receptions for 44 yards (7.3 avg.)…Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 2): Rushed for 63 yards on 14 carries (4.5 avg.) and matched his single-game career high with two rushing TDs (4, 7 yards). Added two receptions for 20 yards (10.0 avg.) and went over 1,000 scrimmage yards on the season…Vs. San Francisco (NFC Divisional, Jan. 22): Rushed for 25 yards and a TD on seven carries (3.6 avg.), scoring from 6 yards out to cap Green Bay's opening drive.
2020: Appeared in 11 games and had 242 rushing yards and two TDs on 46 carries (5.3 avg.)…Added two receptions for 21 yards (10.5 avg.)…Also played in both postseason contests, rushing for 44 yards on nine carries (4.9 avg.) with a 13-yard reception…Was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Nov. 2 and was sidelined for five contests (Weeks 9-13)…At Minnesota (Sept. 13): Carried the ball two times for 14 yards (7.0 avg.) in his NFL debut, appearing on five plays. His first NFL carry came in the second quarter when he picked up 6 yards…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Posted 31 yards on five carries (6.2 avg.), highlighted by a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter…Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 1): Rushed for 21 yards on five carries (4.2 avg.) and posted a 16-yard catch, his first reception in the NFL…Vs. Tennessee (Dec. 27): Saw his most significant action as a pro to that point with RB Jamaal Williams (quad) sidelined, posting a career-best 124 yards rushing and a career-high two TDs on 21 carries (5.9 avg.), the first rookie in franchise history to rush for 120-plus yards and two TDs in a game. Became the youngest player in franchise history to rush for 100-plus yards and two TDs in a game. With 3:35 remaining in the third quarter, scored his first career TD, making three tacklers miss as he took it a season-long 30 yards for the score to put the Packers up, 33-14. Rushed for seven first downs on the evening and picked up at least 5 yards on 13 of his 21 carries, the most by a Packer since Green had 13 carries of 5-plus yards at Tampa Bay on Nov. 16, 2003, and the most by a Green Bay rookie since Sportradar began tracking in 1991…Vs. L.A. Rams (NFC Divisional, Jan. 16): Rushed for 27 yards on six carries (4.5 avg.) in his NFL playoff debut before departing the game (quad) midway through the fourth quarter…2020 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 62 overall), becoming the first Boston College RB to be picked in the first two rounds of the draft since Green was selected in the first round (No. 16 overall) by the Cleveland Browns in 2002.
COLLEGE: Started all 35 games he played in during his three seasons at Boston College, earning All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team honors each season and finishing his career as the school's all-time leader in rushing yards (4,238), rushing TDs (38) and all-purpose yards (4,618)…Registered 14 career 150-yard rushing games, the most by any ACC player over the previous 20 seasons (Lamar Jackson, 13; Dalvin Cook, 12)…Ranked No. 4 in ACC history at the end of his career with four career 200-yard rushing games, while his 20 career 100-yard rushing games were tied for No. 7 in ACC annals and No. 2 in BC history…Was one of only two FBS players (Wisconsin RB Jonathan Taylor) to finish in the top 15 in the country in rushing yards per game each season from 2017-19…Posted 1,000-plus yards rushing in each of his three seasons with the Eagles, becoming the first player in school history to register 1,000-plus yards in each of his first three seasons…Majored in communications…Junior season (2019): Started all 12 games that he appeared in and set career highs in rushing attempts (318) and rushing yards (1,685) along with 14 rushing TDs (tied career high)…Ranked No. 6 in the country in rushing yards and rushing yards per game (129.6 ypg)…Also recorded 13 receptions for 195 yards (15.0 avg.) and a TD…Earned third-team AP All-America honors and was a first-team All-ACC selection for the third straight season…Posted eight 100-yard rushing games, including seven 150-yard efforts…Rushed for two TDs and 150 yards on 32 carries (4.7 avg.) at Rutgers (Sept. 21) on his way to being voted ACC Running Back of the Week for the second week in a row...Recorded a season-best 242 yards on 35 carries (6.9 avg.) with three TDs at Syracuse (Nov. 2)…Sophomore season (2018): Started all 10 games he played in, rushing for 1,108 yards and 10 TDs on 227 carries (4.9 avg.) and earning first-team All-ACC honors...Ranked No. 13 in the nation in rushing yards per game (110.8 ypg)…Became the first player in BC history to rush for over 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons...Missed two games due to injury…Totaled 149 yards and three TDs on six carries (24.8 avg.) in three series of action vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 8), including a 74-yard TD run on the first play of the Eagles' second drive...Was named the ACC Running Back of the Week after recording 33 carries for 185 yards (5.6 avg) and a TD at Wake Forest (Sept. 13)…Freshman season (2017): Started all 13 games and finished the season with 1,589 rushing yards, ranking No. 7 nationally and No. 2 among all freshmen…His 1,589 rushing yards were the most by any freshman in BC history and second in ACC history…Was named the ACC Rookie of the Year and the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, becoming the first BC player to win either award…Was named a FWAA Freshman All-American, the first Eagle to be selected to the FWAA team since LB Luke Kuechly in 2009…Also earned a spot on the ESPN.com Freshman All-American team…Tied for the most All-ACC votes with Jackson en route to first-team All-ACC honors…Was the recipient of the 79th annual George "Bulger" Lowe Award, "New England's Heisman Trophy" and one of America's oldest college football accolades…Posted 14 rushing TDs and tallied four games with 190-plus rushing yards…Rushed for 1,256 rushing yards over the final seven games, the most of any player in the country, and finished the season with five straight games surpassing 145 yards rushing…Recorded at least one run of 50-plus yards in five games, including three contests with a run of 60-plus yards…Registered 120 yards on 25 carries (4.8 avg.) with a TD vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 30) to become the first Boston College RB since 2014 to rush for 100 yards in a game as a true freshman…Rushed for a career-high 272 yards, the most by a freshman in school history, and four TDs (including a career-long 75-yard TD) on 39 carries (7.0 avg.) at Louisville (Oct. 14) and was named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the fifth BC player since 2004 to earn the honor…Also named the ACC Rookie of the Week and co-Offensive Back of the Week for his efforts…Posted 200 yards and two TDs on 24 carries (8.3 avg.) at UConn (Nov. 18).
PERSONAL: Given name Algiers Jameal William Dillon…Born in Baltimore, Md. …Married, wife's name is Gabrielle...The couple has an infant son, Algiers Dillon III ("Trey")...His grandfather, Thom Gatewood, was the first African American captain in Notre Dame history, set school records for receptions both in a season and a career, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015…High school: Attended Lawrence Academy in Groton, Mass., where he was named the NEPSAC Class B co-Player of the Year as a junior in 2015 after leading his team to the ISL and Wayne Sanborn titles…Rushed for 1,887 yards and 26 TDs as a junior and averaged 10.9 yards per carry…Totaled 12 TDs and rushed for over 600 yards in the first four games as a senior before sustaining a season-ending leg injury…Rushed for 297 yards and five TDs to lead the Spartans to a win over Milton Academy the week prior to his injury…Rated the No. 1 player in Massachusetts and the nation's No. 20 running back by Rivals.com…Community involvement: Signed autographs to raise money for The Salvation Army...Did a virtual visit with patients at Marshfield (Wis.) Children's Hospital.
