K. J. Dillon

K. J. Dillon
Free agent
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	May 11, 1993 (age 28); 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
	Houston Texans (2016); Arizona Cardinals (2017); Arizona Hotshots (2019);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
	Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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[]

^ Sidhu, Deepi (April 30, 2016). "Texans select S K.J. Dillon in fifth round". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
^ "Texans place Dillon, Scarlett on reserve/injured". HoustonTexans.com. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
^ Williams, Charean (December 7, 2017). "Cardinals promote Harlan Miller, place Rudy Ford on IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
^ "Arizona Hotshots football 2019 schedule, roster, coaching staff". azcentral. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
^ "Arizona Hotshots Week One Game Time Changed". oursportscentral.com. February 2, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-12.
^ 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.

External links[]

West Virginia Mountaineers bio

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[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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