2020 SEASON: Appeared in 11 games and had 242 rushing yards and two TDs on 46 carries (5.3 avg.)…Had 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 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 career-long 30 yards for the score to put the Packers up, 33-14. Capped off Green Bay's scoring with a 7-yard TD run with 2:25 remaining in the game for his second score of the night. 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 RB Ahman 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 midway through the fourth quarter due to a quad injury…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 last 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 and two games with 220-plus yards…Registered three receptions of 30-plus yards (33, 36, 42)…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...Rushed for 223 yards and three TDs on 34 carries (6.6 avg.) vs. North Carolina State (Oct. 19)…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)…Totaled 161 yards on 28 carries (5.8 avg.) and scored two TDs vs. Temple (Sept. 29), including a 52-yard run…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 Louisville QB Lamar 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 BC true freshman RB since 2014 to rush for 100 yards in a game…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)…Tallied three TDs and 193 yards rushing on 23 carries (8.4 avg.) at Syracuse (Nov. 25).
PERSONAL: Given name Algiers Jameal William Dillon…Born in Baltimore, Md. …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: Did a virtual visit with patients at Marshfield (Wis.) Children's Hospital.
