Originally a 4th round (115th pick overall) by the Giants in 2010.
TRANSACTIONS
Originally a 4th round (115th pick overall) by the Giants in 2010.
CAREER NOTES
As a rookie in 2010, played in 7 games, exclusively on special teams…Inactive the first 7 games because of a hamstring injury suffered in training camp…Recorded 4 special teams tackles, including 3 vs. Philadelphia (12/19)…Inactive vs. Jacksonville (11/28) and at Minnesota (12/13).
COLLEGE
Played in 45 games with 17 starts at Nebraska – 9 at weakside linebacker as a senior and 7 at middle linebacker during his first 4 seasons with the Huskers…Recorded 173 tackles (90 solo) with 3.5 sacks for minus 33 yards, 15.0 stops for losses of 57 yards and 6 quarterback pressures…Deflected 6 passes and intercepted another for a 9-yard return…Also forced a fumble…In 2009, earned All-Big 12 2nd-team honors…Recipient of the Tom Novak Award, an honor which “best exemplifies courage and determination despite all odds in the manner of Nebraska All-America center Tom Novak,” presented annually at the Outland Trophy Award dinner…Dillard sat out the team’s first 2 games vs. Florida Atlantic and Arkansas State, but played in the Huskers’ final 12 contests, starting 9, including the final 8 at weakside linebacker…Finished 2nd on the team with a career-best 83 tackles (45 solo), just 2 shy of team leader, Ndamukong Suh, the 2nd overall selection of the 2010 NFL Draft…Registered 11.0 stops for losses of 45 yards, including 3 sacks for minus 27 yards and collected 4 quarterback pressures…In 2008, played in 9 games with 5 starts and recorded 38 tackles (13 solo), an assisted sack and 2 stops for losses of 9 yards…In 2007, played in all 12 games at middle linebacker, splitting time with senior Corey McKeon…Started vs. Missouri and Oklahoma State and finished the year with 37 tackles (22 solo)…In 2006, tallied 4 tackles (3 solo) early in season opener vs. Louisiana Tech before suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee…The injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season and he received a medical redshirt…In 2005, played in 11 games as a true freshman, starting the Missouri contest…Posted 11 tackles (7 solo) with 1 stop for a 2-yard loss.
OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY
Attended the Rookie Halloween Party at Tomorrows’ Children’s Fund, a pediatric cancer center at Hackensack University Medical Center.
Served meals at Eva’s Village, a shelter in Paterson, N.J. with fellow rookies.
Attended Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting Hackensack University Medical Center.
Participated in a Shop With A Jock event at Walmart during the holiday season, benefitting children at The Boys & Girls Club.
PERSONAL
Attended Jenks (Tulsa, Okla.) High School, where he was 1 of the nation’s top linebacker prospects after earning Oklahoma All-State honors for 2 consecutive seasons…Led his team to a Class 6A state-runner-up finish in 2004, when he had more than 120 tackles, including 75 solo stops and 3 sacks, along with 7 pass break-ups…In his final 2 seasons, Dillard totaled more than 200 tackles…Also caught 4 passes (3 for touchdowns) as a senior…In addition to his All-State honors from nearly every media outlet, Dillard was named the Jim Thorpe Association Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year as a junior in 2003…One of 7 2005 Nebraska recruits who played in the U.S. Army All-American game in San Antonio, as Dillard helped the West squad to a 35-3 win with an interception…Sociology major…Volunteered his time with the Read to Succeed Book Drive and Nebraska’s local hospital visits…Guardians are Tyrone and Ronda Lynne…Born Dec. 10, 1986.
