AJ Dillon – Noteworthy
AJ Dillon is participating in spring football pain free and emotionally charged. Boston College’s two-time All-ACC running back covered a lot of ground from multiple formations during Day 3 of the team-building exercises on Thursday morning inside the Fish Field House. “I’m feeling good and happy to be back,” Dillon said. “I’m trying to be as healthy as I can be and I really understand about taking care of my body going into my third year. “I’m excited and ready to compete.”
There is a lot more involved in Dillon’s understated outlook. Dillon would qualify for a case study of an athlete performing at high level despite an unrelenting injury that was his constant companion over the final five ACC games in 2018. Dillon was a first-year phenom in 2017 when he set the school record for rushing yards (1,589) by a freshman, which was seventh nationally and second in the league behind Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner. Dillon was named All-ACC first-team at running back, ACC Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the year and Freshman All-America. As a sophomore, he was the league’s consensus preseason Player of the Year nominee and was making good on that through the first five games. – The Boston Herald