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 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. First NFL carry came in the second quarter when he picked up 6 yards…Vs. Detroit (Sept. 20): Had 17 rushing yards on five carries (3.4 avg.), including a 12-yard run on Green Bay's final possession…At New Orleans (Sept. 27): Appeared on six plays on special teams…Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Played three snaps on offense and six on special teams and posted a 3-yard carry…At Tampa Bay (Oct. 18): Posted a season-high 31 yards on five carries (6.2 avg.), highlighted by a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter…At Houston (Oct. 25): Carried the ball five times for 11 yards (2.2 avg.) in 14 snaps of action on offense…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…At Detroit (Dec. 13): Returned to action after being sidelined for five games, appearing on four plays on special teams…Vs. Carolina (Dec. 19): Picked up 18 yards on his lone carry of the game with just over two minutes remaining in the first half…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…At Chicago (Jan. 3): Played five snaps on offense, carrying the ball once for 3 yards, and appeared on seven plays on special teams…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…Vs. Tampa Bay (NFC Championship, Jan. 24): Posted 17 yards rushing on three carries (5.7 avg.) and added a 13-yard reception.
2019: Started 12 games and set career highs in rushing attempts (318), rushing yards (1,685) and tied his career best with 14 rushing TDs…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 All-America honors from AP and first-team All-ACC recognition 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)…Vs. Kansas (Sept. 13): Earned ACC Running Back of the Week honors after posting 151 yards and a TD on 27 carries (5.6 avg.)…At Rutgers (Sept. 21): Rushed for two TDs and 150 yards on 32 carries (4.7 avg.) on his way to being voted ACC Running Back of the Week for the second week in a row...Vs Wake Forest (Sept. 28): Posted his third consecutive game of 150-plus yards rushing with 159 yards on 23 carries (6.9 avg.) to go with a 33-yard reception…At Louisville (Oct. 5): Registered 118 yards on 22 carries (5.4 avg.) and hauled in a 36-yard catch...Vs. NC State (Oct. 19): Rushed for 223 yards and three TDs on 34 carries (6.6 avg.)…At Syracuse (Nov. 2): Recorded a season-best 242 yards on 35 carries (6.9 avg.) with three TDs.
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...Selected to the New England Football Writers All-New England Team...Also finished with eight receptions for 41 yards (4.1 avg.) and TD…Posted five 100-yard games, including four with 140-plus yards…Missed two games due to injury…Vs. Holy Cross (Sept. 8): Totaled 149 yards and three TDs on six carries (24.8 avg.) in three series of action. His three TDs in three series came just 8:05 into the game vs. the Crusaders, including a 74-yard TD run on the first play of the Eagles' second drive...At Wake Forest (Sept. 13): Was named the ACC Running Back of the Week after recording 33 carries for 185 yards (5.6 avg) and a TD…Vs. Temple (Sept. 29): Totaled 161 yards on 28 carries (5.8 avg.) and scored two TDs, including a 52-yard run...Vs. Miami (Oct. 26): Returned from injury to rush for 149 yards and a TD on 32 carries (4.7 avg.)...At Florida State (Nov. 17): Finished with 116 yards on 37 carries (3.1 avg.) and two TDs.
2017: Started all 13 games as a true freshman 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 as well as the fifth most in a single season in school 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 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…Vs. Central Michigan (Sept. 30): Registered 120 yards on 25 carries (4.8 avg.) with a TD to become the first BC true freshman RB since 2014 to rush for 100 yards in a game…At Louisville (Oct. 14): Rushed for a career-high 272 yards and four TDs (including a career-long 75-yard TD) on 39 carries (7.0 avg.) 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. His 272 yards rushing were the seventh-highest single-game total nationally in 2017 and the most by a true freshman. It also set a BC freshman record and was the third-highest single-game total in school history. In ACC history, it was the 11th-best rushing day and the second-most yards ever in a game by a freshman. His four rushing TDs tied for third in BC single-game history while the 39 carries tied for the fifth-most in BC single-game history…Vs. North Carolina State (Nov. 11): Finished with 36 carries for 196 yards (5.4 avg.), including a 66-yard TD run…At UConn (Nov. 18): Posted 200 yards and two TDs on 24 carries (8.3 avg.)…At Syracuse (Nov. 25): Tallied three TDs and 193 yards rushing on 23 carries (8.4 avg.)…Vs. Iowa (Pinstripe Bowl, Dec. 27): Recorded 32 carries for 157 yards (4.9 avg.) and a TD.
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 according to Rivals.com…Rated as the No. 2 player in Massachusetts and the nation's 38th best running back according to ESPN…Listed as the 39th-best running back in the nation, the top running back in Massachusetts and the fourth-best running back in the East by Scout.com.
PERSONAL: Given name Algiers Jameal William Dillon Jr. …Born in Baltimore, Md. …Was the recipient of The Popolo Family Edward Connelly Football Scholarship…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…Residence: New London, Conn.
