Last confirmed: Louisiana, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Tylertown, MS
Joe Dillon: LB · Louisiana · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Joe Dillon
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Joe Dillon has been at Louisiana through two head coaches in four seasons. In 2020 he earned his first career honor: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 4 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas State, Week 9, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-14@ Iowa State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 34-31@ Georgia State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-30vs Coastal Carolina | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-20@ UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 44-34@ Texas State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20vs Arkansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-10vs South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 70-20@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-21@ App State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
4%1 pass breakups26 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.5%
306 pass / 414 run
Plays / game
72.0
10 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
325 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 151 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Recruited as a two-star. He earned the honors anyway.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mark Hudspeth → Billy Napier. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
