#2AJ Dillon

RB·Boston College·2019 20172.2 pts line valueDay 3 (Rds 4–7)

AJ Dillon is a 2-year Featured Back for Boston College. AJ's 2019 season ranks in the 5th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 321 plays — a developing rate for the RB.

What projects, and what doesn't · RBs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.52
Beats guessing the RB average by 18%. n=4,219 RB seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.10
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=3,575 RB seasons
Total EPA (value)0.41
Beats guessing the RB average by 9%. n=3,575 RB seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So AJ Dillon's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

Recruiting Profile· Class of 2017

★★★★★

3-Star · Developmental

Stars: ★★★★★
247 composite: 0.8833
National rank: #406
High school: Lawrence Academy
Hometown: New London, CT

Recruiting data from CFBD/247Sports composite. Sourced from the player's signing-class team — transfers show original school's class.

2019 Production

Rushing

1685 Rush yards14 Rush TD318 Carries5.3 Yards/carry

Receiving

13 Receptions195 Rec yards1 Rec TD15.0 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2019 · vs RB peers

Efficiency5
Volume100
Explosiveness46
Consistency73
Receiving29

Player type

Featured Back

The centerpiece of the run game — high carry volume, used in early downs and goal-line, true workhorse role.

Primary ball carrierHigh volumeGoal-line threat

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)5th %ile · below avg

Game-to-game consistency73th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Below-average efficiency vs RB peers — value comes through volume, not per-play impact.
▸High-volume role — one of the team's most-used RBs by play share.
▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.52 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Richmond.

Historical Comparables · RB · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Saquon Barkley	Penn State	2016	288	0.340	3.9	97.9
Donnel Pumphrey	San Diego State	2016	344	0.320	4.2	110.1
Dalvin Cook	Florida State	2016	292	0.340	4.3	99.3
Eno Benjamin	Arizona State	2018	316	0.330	4.6	104.3
Breece Hall	Iowa State	2020	301	0.340	4.5	102.3

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Car	Rush Yds	Avg	Rush TD	Rec	Rec Yds	Rec TD	EPA/play
1	vsVirginia Tech	W35-28	8.0	23	81	3.5	1	1	9	0	-0.12
2	vsRichmond	W45-13	—	17	86	5.1	2	2	54	1	0.52
3	vsKansas	L24-48	-9.8	27	151	5.6	1	1	-2	0	-0.05
4	@Rutgers	W30-16	-14.6	32	150	4.7	2	1	8	0	0.24
5	vsWake Forest	L24-27	2.0	23	159	6.9	0	1	33	0	0.32
6	@Louisville	L39-41	0.2	22	118	5.4	0	1	36	0	0.16
8	vsNC State	W45-24	-6.3	34	223	6.6	3	—	—	—	0.40
9	@Clemson	L7-59	28.1	19	76	4.0	1	—	—	—	0.15
10	@Syracuse	W58-27	-3.0	35	242	6.9	3	—	—	—	0.46
11	vsFlorida State	L31-38	1.8	40	165	4.1	0	3	25	0	0.08
13	@Notre Dame	L7-40	17.7	14	56	4.0	0	1	14	0	0.14
14	@Pittsburgh	W26-19	4.1	32	178	5.6	1	2	18	0	0.16

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

36.0%

Passing plays

5.8%

Rushing plays

50.7%

Standard downs

44.2%

Passing downs

18.7%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.17
Passing downs: 0.39
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.81 / 0.17

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

Career · rolling EPA, game by game

Per-game EPA5-game avg

EPA per play · 2017 — 2019 · 25 games

Season	Team	Line value	WEPA/play	YoY Δ	Total EPA
2017	Boston College	3.9	0.290	—	90.8
2019	Boston College	2.2	0.230	-0.06	72.0

Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.