K. J. Dillon

K. J. Dillon (born May 11, 1993) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football at West Virginia.

K. J. Dillon
Free agent
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1993-05-11) May 11, 1993
Apopka, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Apopka (Apopka, Florida)
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

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 Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[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 drafted Dillon during the open phase of the 2020 XFL Draft.[7]

References
  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 (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  5. "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  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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